American Food
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See here for a visual introduction. Would need @mezzrow or @RAFUH to lead you on the path to enlightenment, but in the simplest terms it's a tenderized beef cutlet, breaded and pan-fried, and a staple food in the Southern US.
*It is beef that has been "chicken fried," although that's a bit of a misnomer because fried chicken is usually deep-fried, not pan-fried. Then there's also chicken fried chicken, but I digress.
Paul w
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So there is no chicken in it,why not just fried steak.
I assume because its flavor is similar to fried chicken, because of the breading, but at the moment I'm more interested in why your response corrected my quote to "chickenpox fried chicken," which sounds like it tastes horrible.
Paul w
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Haha didn't notice that,so if you put breading on Fish is it called chicken fried fish,or is it just for steak?
No, just fried fish (usually catfish). CFS also sometimes called country fried steak and I think it has another name in the Midwest US, but I can't remember that. As Mezzrow points out in another thread, it's similar to schnitzel, although I've only ever had very thin schnitzel and CFS is usually thick and relatively juicy. (Maybe I've just had crap schnitzel--it was in Arkansas.)
For the purpose of confusing you further, let me expand on the subject.
The aforementioned chicken fried steak is called chicken fried steak primarily in Texas. Despite what you may hear from a takeout owner, the best fried chicken is pan fried in a cast iron skillet, like the chicken fried steak will be if done correctly. In the part of the country where I live (@SerenityNigh is not in Texas, but might as well be) chicken fried steak is referred to as country fried steak, since that's the way they do it in the country, as opposed to the city. I credit Texas, though. Here's why.
No matter what you call it, what you have here is a classic schnitzel. In central Texas, you will find many longhorn cattle and many Germans. I don't know whether the cattle attracted the Germans or vice versa, but this is the case. Shiner Bock exists as a result, and also we have chicken fried steak. Legend has it that back in eighteen something hundred or other, a German immigrant cook was introduced to a longhorn steer and about four hours later, a chicken fried steak was produced. I find this plausible, and that's good enough for me.
Cream gravy is another whole post.
Paul w
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Shiner bock?
Very disappointed with the schnitzel I've had then, because it's not even on the bad end of the chicken fried steak spectrum. Can we then resolve to call it chicken fried schnitzel? No person should be required to call it chicken fried steak. You probably call coke pop as well.
It's a regional beer made in the heart of German-Texas. It's decent, and worth a sip when you're in the area.
Paul w
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Don't use alcohol mate,but I have a dog called shiner
We call everything Coke. That's all we drink. That and Mountain Dew. Put the Pepsi down.
The folks at the local German Schnitzel Haus (well, at the beach) will straighten that right out for you. Try a nice Jagerschnitzel with the spaetzel and the red cabbage. M-m-m. Thinner than a CFS, but not that much thinner. The steak empanizado at the local Cuban place is the really thin one.
They'll bring something about that thin, but it'll cover the plate. It's been tenderized too.
mmmmsnouts
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The availability of Shiner Bock has exploded the last decade or so. You can find it in most US cities now.
Not a fan of chicken fried steak or chicken fried chicken for that matter. The breading is usually way too thick and there are loads of better ways to cook meat than that.
I know I will never be a true Texan because of opinions like that, and that is a huge relief.
Don't speak French here in the west mate what is parafer something to do with signing ?
Me no parlez French as well, google just told me it was the same as "ok," parafer?
I guess I would have been better off translating "eh" into French, eh?