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On 2/6/2021 4:14 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Sat, 6 Feb 2021 15:49:27 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 2/6/2021 1:33 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>> On Sat, 06 Feb 2021 10:19:27 -0800, Leo >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> My SIL turned seventy yesterday. She wanted a fried meal with coleslaw. She
>>>> got chicken fried chicken and fried potatoes with the slaw. I hadn´t made
>>>> fried potatoes in twenty years and was worried about raw insides, so I cooked
>>>> them to death. There should have been more dressing in the slaw. The chicken
>>>> was great.
>>>> They both gave me a thumbs-up, because they don´t mind lying to me.
>>>>
>>>> <https://postimg.cc/bZ7c58S0>
>>>
>>> Is "chicken fried chicken" a typo or does it mean something? I
>>> understand it didn't come with "potatoes fried potatoes".
>>>

>>
>> It is a real thing though we hear of chicken fried steam more often.
>>
>> https://tornadoughalli.com/chicken-fried-chicken/

>
> Thanks. But why do they say chicken twice? And can you do it with
> anything? We're having spuds oven baked spuds. We're having asparagus
> grilled asparagus.
>


Chicken fried is a style of dipping and breading. I meant to say
chicken fried steak, a common meal in diners, especially in the south.
It is a thin steak dipped and breaded.