I love Southern fried chicken, and I’m pretty fond of waffles (savoury with bacon and maple syrup, or sweet) but I cannot imagine the combination as working at all.

They’re both a little dry on the outside and soft on the inside. It feels like they really don’t complement or contrast with each other. I’m sure I’d eat it if I had so alternative, but I can imagine how it is a classic American paring. I’d much rather have fries, slaw, or potato salad which all seem to offer a creamy or crunchy contrast.

Am I missing something? People who like it, what’s good about it? Is the secret lots of maple syrup? Are the waffles different that usual? Is it not actually that popular? I’m a decadent European, so I can’t just go somewhere and try them myself.

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.socialEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    You don’t need to imagine it. Just try it. It’s good.

    But if you need more convincing: Have you ever had honey glazed fried chicken (they do that in the south, too, but also some Asian dishes used fried chicken glazed with honey)? It’s basically that but with maple syrup instead of honey, while being on or with a waffle.

  • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.net
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    4 days ago

    I didn’t get it either until I tried it. It’s a combination of sweet and fat and heat and salt and acid but also fluffy-crispy waffle texture and crunchy-silky fried chicken texture. It’s almost everything good about eating in a single bite.

    • Acamon@lemmy.worldOP
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      4 days ago

      I assume it works, otherwise it wouldn’t be a thing! Just trying to understand how… Are the waffles the same texture as Belgian style waffles? Or more like a potato waffle? Were they sweet? Did it have a sauce?

      If I can figure out what’s meant to be good about it, I can try making my own!

      • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.net
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        4 days ago

        It works best with a savory batter in a Belgian-style deep waffle iron. You need both real maple syrup and a vinegary hotsauce. Bone-in fried chicken is best, especially thigh. Put the hotsauce on the chicken and the syrup on the waffle, cut a bit of each and eat all four components together in one bite… it’s transcendent.

            • TheRedSpade@lemmy.world
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              3 days ago

              I don’t like most hot sauce because of the vinegar (though I made my own with lime juice, and it was excellent). Salad dressing doesn’t make sense without salad, which has a tendency to be made solely of things I won’t eat. Mustard and pickles are two of the most disgusting human creations.

              • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.net
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                3 days ago

                I don’t want to say you’re wrong about your own tastes, but, uh… You should definitely be eating some of the things salad is made out of.

                • TheRedSpade@lemmy.world
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                  3 days ago

                  My gag reflex won’t allow it. I can season and cook them until their original taste and texture are gone, but most raw vegetables are a no go.