What to eat in Kentucky

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Dee and I are flying to Lexington in May and will spend two weeks
wandering through Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas. Can anyone
recommend what and where to eat. A travel brochure we have says that
"Fried chicken and barbecued mutton may be Kentucky's most famous
contribution to the culinary world". Is this true? What else should we
look for? I already know about the bourbon and will spend some time
sampling this elixir.
 
On Mar 31, 3:13?pm, Wayne wrote:

I lived in Kentucky for a year and never saw any "mutton" on any kind
of menu.

I know the Kentucky Derby and environs serve wonderful "hot browns."
From what I understand, they're kind of a version of a hot roast beef
sandwich, like you find in diners. But different. Someone can
explain what they are, I'm sure.

Other than that? Jack Daniels. LOL.

N.
 
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Nancy2 wrote:


It's definitely a Kentucky barbecue specialty. If I ever get there it's on
my must try list.

Here's where I want to go:
http://www.moonlite.com/

And curiously, the only sorghum I can find on the shelves around here in KC
is Moonlite brand, same drawing of their restaurant on the label as you see
on the website. Almost seven bucks for a jar. I see where it's $4.88 on the
website.


Primarily different in that they are made with turkey rather than beef. Like
hot roast beef, variations abound.


Johnny Walker Black for me please...
 
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On Mar 31, 3:13 pm, Wayne wrote:

I lived in Kentucky for a year and never saw any "mutton" on any kind
of menu.

I know the Kentucky Derby and environs serve wonderful "hot browns."
From what I understand, they're kind of a version of a hot roast beef
sandwich, like you find in diners. But different. Someone can
explain what they are, I'm sure.

Other than that? Jack Daniels. LOL.

The Hot Brown is an invention of the Brown Hotel in Louisville.
It consists of sliced turkey, bacon and other things in a cheese-
cream sauce that is then browned under a salamander. Here is
the Brown Hotel's description and recipe: pretty authentic.
Goes better with Kentucky bourbons than with Jack Daniel's, btw.
http://www.brownhotel.com/dining-hot-brown.htm
pavane
 
On 31-Mar-2011, Wayne wrote:


BBQ mutton and burgoo, which is a harvest stew (a little of every veg in the
fields, plus whatever meat you can kill/find/defrost), are the things I
recall from my childhood in eastern KY. If you get to Owensboro, you could
get good mutton at the Moonlite Cafe, probably burgoo as well. You may
find better mutton and burgoo in other places; but, this place is the one
I've visited most on my rare returns to KY these past 50 years.

When I recently was in Henderson KY, for my mother's burial, the only other
thing I did there was to hit Thomason's Barbecue to pick up three quarts of
bbq mutton to bring home. I have two quarts in the freezer to lift my
spirits at varous points during the coming year. 8-P
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I think those places are in America. The best thing you can do is probably
to take your own sandwiches, keep the windows wound up and don't trust any
taxi drivers. I saw a program on the telly once about some people who went
to America. It was quite frightening. there is certainly nothing good to eat
there.

Timw
 
On 3/31/2011 3:13 PM, Wayne wrote:

We lived in an RV for 9 years and we still do long car trips and now we
have a new little RV that we run around in. We have traveled in all 50
states and 49 by RV. We have always consulted this web site when traveling:

http://www.roadfood.com/

Some of the most interesting local cuisine we've had has come out of
that site.

If you are going to Memphis, there are entire web sites dedicated to
good places to get ribs, wet or dry. You have to Google for it.



--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.
 
On Mar 31, 3:13?pm, Wayne wrote:

Ask locals where they would take an out of town guest who loves food.
My obsession is taqueria fare, so I always ask the hotel staff where
the Mexicans live in that city. I never associated my neighboring
state, KY, with mutton, but I've only stayed there for a week, 25+
years ago (Lexington), and never saw mutton on a menu. Does anyone in
the USA really eat mutton?

--Bryan
 
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My grandfather (born in England, which explains it) had mutton chops for
breakfast on the mornings he didn't have kippers, but I haven't known anyone
since then who ate mutton.

Felice
 
On 3/31/2011 5:24 PM, Nunya Bidnits wrote:


Been there numerous times because I would visit a place right outside of
Owensboro. But you need to do a proper comparison. You should also go to
the Old Hickory BBQ also in Owensboro and another place whose name
escapes me. On one visit I was there for three days and went to all three.
 
Wayne wrote:


Some of the best barbecue I've ever eaten was in western Kentucky, in
Owensboro. A place called Moon-something (looking it up) Moonlite
Bar-B-Q Inn. They have a buffet there, so you can sample the local
specialties, barbecued mutton and burgoo (squirrel stew, but now they
make it with mutton and chicken) without committing to them; then go
back and load up on sausage and brisket and ribs and...

http://www.moonlite.com

HTH, :-)
Bob
 
Wayne wrote:


I believe (not certain) that Kentucky was where we saw them
serving "trout and waffles". A spin on the more usual fried
chicken and waffles, I guess.

Steve
 
Wayne wrote:


I forgot to mention, whenever I drive through Kentucky I take my shoes
off at the state line. It just seems fitting.

-Bob

--
"When I was a child my family would travel
to western Kentucky where my parents were born.
And there's a backwards old town that's often remembered
so many times that the memories are worn" --John Prine
 
On 3/31/2011 6:17 PM, Christine Dabney wrote:

We did a factory tour of Makers Mark several years ago. Very interesting!

We were directed by our tour guide to stick our finger in the vat of
"mash". We questioned the hygiene of that. We couldn't taste the
whiskey but watching the entire process was fascinating.

When we travel, we always look for factory tours. Such fun!

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.
 
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