This Delicious Guide To Perfect Tennessee Hot Chicken Will Make Your Mouth Water
Hot Chicken. No, it’s not fried chicken exactly – it’s HOT chicken. As in, it burns so good that people will wait in line for hours and Nashville throws the food a festival. There’s something special about a food that will keep families waiting in the summer heat, that will initiate television throw downs and make the heartburn OH so worth it. Take a look at what gives Tennessee that hot chicken, ‘edge’ right here.
Hattie B's has two locations in the heart of Nashville, and is where you will find some great options regarding mild, hot and HOT chicken.
Prince's Hot Chicken is an East Nashville hot spot (Ba-dum tsh!) that brings in local hipsters in droves. With the foundational ingredients of lard and cayenne pepper being used way on back in the kitchen, they really can't go wrong. Depending on where you go, you may find some sauces thicker than others while certain dishes will burn the palate raw while others merely make the tongue tingle. It's up to you which one strikes your fancy. You'll just have to try every single Nashville restaurant. All of them. You'll thank us later.
Peaches HotHouse in Brooklyn, New York has tried to replicate the legendary chicken of Nashville. Unfortunately, no matter the amount of cayenne that's kept in the kitchen they're still in Brooklyn - and we're still in Nashville. Just look at this awesome meal from Pepperfire! There simply isn't a substitute.
Would you wait in this line? Last year, thousands of people showed up to the Hot Chicken Festival that took place over the weekend of July 4th. I don't know about you, but that line doesn't look TOO long if hot chicken is at the end of it.
Don't forget to pick up a beer to wash it all down! Yazoo and Fat Bottom Brewery are located right here in Nashville, so you can have a real homegrown meal.
Sketchy wall murals hide one of the most popular hot chicken spots in the city - Bolton's. Chicken and fish are slathered in spices and fried to perfection, then served with that ever present piece of bread and a couple of pickles.
Nashville hot chicken is taking the nation by storm and for good reason. What do you think? Do you have a favorite hot chicken place? Have you been to Hattie B’s, Prince’s Hot Chicken or Bolton’s Spicy Chicken and Fish? Tell us about it in the comments below!
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Meghan Kraft loves to travel the world, but she makes her home right here in Nashville, Tennessee. She holds a degree in English, and has worked in the digital marketing realm with companies such as Apartments.com, USA Today and HarperCollins Publishing.
