Europeans Try the Best Breakfast in the South - European Reacts

[@juliayoung537]

I promise southern biscuits are nothing like scones 😂! Love from Georgia and Go Dawgs ❤...this southern grandma loves college football

[@european-reacts]

Ty for such an amazing comment! ❤️

[@juliayoung537]

Thank you for your channel!​@@european-reacts

[@lw6084]

Hi from Athens! Woof, woof, woof!

[@barbaracabrera207]

You are right!!!

[@Blakethornton66.]

@@juliayoung537As a Mississippi state fan. You have the fake bulldogs D:

[@propertylady57]

You mentioned the water was nothing but ice. You have to remember they are in the HOT south and they are sitting outside. If you look at their ice later it is almost all melted.

[@xeldinn86]

There was another Brit that lives in the US that made a video on our obession with ICE. I didn't even realize we had one lol

[@propertylady57]

@@xeldinn86 , I know I have one. When my husband and I go out to dinner I always get water with lemon. If the water comes with hardly any ice my husband will ask the server to bring a glass of ice. If I get iced tea I ask for extra ice. I love my drink very cold.

[@suzyd2361]

Both steak and chicken are beaten with a utensil like a mallet, until it is very thin and soft because the sinew is broken down. Then it is seasoned, floured and fried.

[@worldssmallestfan]

6:10 agreed… he forgot hot sauce

[@ZeroOskul]

That has nothing to do with it. In the north, middle of winter, every water glass is still mostly ice cubes. You order just a coke in a bar and they serve you a glass of ice with a spritz of coke in it. Americans are just obsessed with ice. The origin is understood -- "summer is hot and ice is cold" -- but there is no logic or reason in its continued occurrence.

[@teresamonholland3414]

As a southern girl my favorite is biscuits and sausage gravy ❤❤

[@godblesstexas922]

yes!!!!!!!!

[@jtjones73]

Oh yes. My daughters are grown and out the house and still ask me to fix my biscuits and sausage gravy for them when they come over, no matter breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Growing up in Texas has advantages.

[@godblesstexas922]

@@jtjones73 oh how funny so does my grown daughter lol

[@carlospacocordova115]

Yes we agree with syrup on chicken. It’s called Chicken N Waffles. It’s a popular breakfast dish lol

[@TruthTroubadour-xi9cc]

Not me, but this is a personal choice for everyone. For me, hot sauce on fried chicken and eggs, syrup on the waffle.

[@Fallen-el7lp]

Absolutely. Used to make a hot syrup for mine and added a bit of powdered sugar. Salt, sugar, carb, protein, and heat. It was great.

[@jr10spro]

Chicken n waffles like that are amazing!

[@suecbrn]

Yes! It’s a great dish- definitely more prevalent in the south. Very atypical in the north.

[@ricksteen935]

Try that fried chicken and waffles with hot honey!!!

[@olderthandirt7061]

The best way to understand "traditional southern food" is to recognize that it is the food of poor people (black and white) that needed a huge quantity of calories because they were doing hard labor from sun up to sun down. Personally, I've only had fried chicken for breakfast a few times but country fried steak was fairly common. At our house, we preferred ham, sausage, or (my favorite) bacon. I wonder why they didn't include grits? I was also surprised that there were no tomatoes. In the spring we had fried green tomatoes 2-3 mornings of the week and as soon as the tomatoes started to ripen we'd have sliced tomatoes every morning. I don't think I've ever had banana pudding for breakfast, but we usually had what ever type of fruit that was in season. These days we don't do as much of the hard physical labor, so we don't need the calories, but it's hard to give up such good food.

[@lindadeters8685]

Breakfasts like this started in farming communities, where farmers were up at dawn working hard and needed a hearty meal to keep them going. Now, a breakfast like this happens maybe once or twice a month.

[@leslietittle8968]

From Texas, granny kept a bowl of buttermilk biscuits on the table, if you wanted a snack anytime of day you grabbed one with real butter and honey. Nothing better

[@stankmcdankton6204]

She totally has an accent. It's just very subtle. I should mention, there's not one universal "Southern" accent. It changes from state to state, and even region to region. Regional accents and cultures are way more diverse in the US than people realize. A perfect example is New York City. One city has 5 distinct accents. One for each borough.

[@MelissaThompson432]

Her accent flattens the same way the Russian/Slavic accents do. The mouth is broader than, say, a Brit's. It sounds like smiling. She definitely sounds Southern. I live in Tennessee, myself; the people who live around me have more syrupy accents than hers (I don't quite because I didn't grow up here,) like Goober/George Lindsey. He grew up in Alabama not more than 50 miles from here.

[@catherinesearles1194]

There is more than 5 ...

[@gregmarsters2434]

From Southern California she has an accent. And she said "Y'all" :D

[@shariaguillon917]

The only people I've encountered in the US who don't have an accent are Californians. Movie actors have no accents, unless their character has an accent.

[@MelissaThompson432]

@@shariaguillon917 they have an accent; it's the accent we've been trained to hear as "not an accent," but it's a deliberate adoption by tv executives of a "broadly Midwestern" accent, as being the most widely understood and best tolerated among viewing audiences. Johnny Carson famously got work in broadcasting because he grew up in Nebraska and already had the right sound.

[@heatheruptegrove4623]

I can and do make all that food. It’s all delicious!! Fried chicken n waffles is pretty big here. I don’t cook it often bc it isn’t among the healthiest of breakfasts but now n again it’s ok. A lot of us do breakfast for dinner too.

[@anival9576]

Right? So often, it's not a question of if it's possible. It's a question of if it's wise. Amiright?

[@jacqueline1099]

In my opinion, buttermilk biscuits with real butter are the best !

[@cherylthomas5630]

My mother told me that as a family traveling south toward Memphis, my Dad would stop at Loveless and they served sausage and biscuit directly out of a window in the house. That was their beginning.

[@spuds416]

Hash browns are SHREDDED Potatoes that are usually Cooke on a Flattop until crisp

[@dianagunn1168]

Shred the potatoes and place them in water to keep from turning brown. When ready to start cooking them, squeeze out as much water as possible then spread thinly on a hot surface to start browning. Season to taste. Brown both sides and serve hot. Enjoy.

[@donnaanderson2]

@@dianagunn1168 then there a 100 things you can add in while cooking or once on your plate, cheese, chopped ham, sausage, bacon, onion, jalapeno, tomato, cream or sausage gravy, just whatever you like. Amazing! Or just add some catsup like you would on french fries.

[@sandrastear4896]

Hash browns can also be diced potatoes fried in a little oil or butter. Called Southern hash browns. Or to diced you can add green diced bell peppers and diced onions, called O’Brien potatoes.

[@phunkydroid]

2:45 No this is not normal, this is Josh and Olly trying everything on the menu at the same time lol

[@helensarkisian7491]

Never say “No” to our combination of foods until you try it. The US didn’t get to where we are without saying “Why not?”

[@sarahbritt1234]

Well said!

[@zztopz7090]

Oh, we know. Nothing is off limits.

[@jasonpeak8899]

I've seen things that they should have said "no" to...deep fried butter comes to mind...but some of the craziest combos work well.

[@helensarkisian7491]

@@jasonpeak8899 Deep fried butter? I’m trying really hard to justify that one.

[@donnaanderson2]

and you dont run into many skinny people in the south.

[@wandahenry3606]

The ice cubes are to combat our heat! All summer 5:07 can be an average of 40 Celsius! You will learn to cherish ice! 😂

[@amazonhippie7826]

Chicken/country fried steak is a steak that is battered and fried like fried chicken. Here’s the thing about chicken fried steak… They typically come with a serrated steak knife. But if you need the knife, it’s not a good chicken fried steak. It should be tender enough that the side of your fork is sufficient for cutting it.

[@igotnoname4557]

Another thing to know about country fried steaks is that some of them are as you describe but, more often, they are deep fried ground beef. Still very good but country fried cube steak, at best. Worth it to ask if you're thinking of ordering one.

[@bobbiejojackson9448]

@@igotnoname4557 Um... I believe what you're thinking of is cubed steak, not ground beef. It's a tougher cut of beef that is tenderized by using a mallot with little "spikes" on it and that gives it a different texture, like it's been diamond cut. It breaks up the natural fibers in the meat, which makes it more tender. The grocery stores/butchers have a machine that does the same thing. It's just quicker!

[@ddhartma]

In Indiana we do the same process using pork loin/tenderloin, bread it in seasoned breading, and deep fry it. Then put it on a bun with a pickle, and call it a fried tenderloin sandwich. YUM!​@bobbiejojackson9448

[@bobbiejojackson9448]

@@ddhartma We have the same thing here in New York. Sometimes it's called a tenderloin sandwich and others call it a pork cutlet sandwich. It's SO good!

[@tomcren59]

Ill to answer some of your questions. Ice in drinks. Its very hot in the south and cold beverages are better than room temp. When its over 35 or 36 degrees C and the high humidity a cold beverage is just better than room temp. These guys are sampling all the favorite meals at this location. Noone in america would have all of this for breakfast. Yes southerners would eat fried chicken ( usually leftover)for breakfast but not with mash potatoes and green beans. Hash browns are grated potatoes that are fried crispy. That casserole has things like cheese and sour cream mixed with the potatoes and cooked in the oven and not fried. So far as the best anything in America that is a matter of opinion. Chicken and waffles are indeed a thing here. Syrup, waffle and fried chicken is usually drenched in hot sauce is a great mixture of sweet heat and is delicious! Country fried steak is just as it sounds but not what you thing. We do not fry a Tbone or Sirloin steak. THe steak we fry is round steak that comes the hind quarter of the cow. Its usually tough so they pound the meat to tenderize it, dredge in flour then pan fry it until the outside is crispy. Served with gravy made from the pan drippings. They mention Grits also mentioned. They are coarsely ground corn which is then cooked until soft and creamy. Served with butter they are wonderful! Many places that serve them and they taste awful for many reasons. When they are good they are good. Biscuits are made from scratch in many places. Its only flour, lard, levining and butter milk. Hope this answers some of your questions. From the heart of dixie have a great day.

[@royfrye2871]

Exactly. Well stated🤤

[@virginianoone9395]

Being from the south, I can tell you that this type of breakfast is not eaten EVERY DAY unless you work in labor. My family didn't work on a farm, so this type of breakfast is more rare. You would eat this on weekends or holidays. Otherwise I might just eat something quick and simple like granola and an egg. Southern biscuits are very delicious. They are not like scones-- they are soft and fluffy, not hard and dry. You can easily tear them apart with your fingers, and they should be warm so that the heat comes out when you tear them. They have a simple, savory flavor and are not sweet at all, more so a little salty. You eat them with butter, sometimes jam or marmalade. If you make a big batch of biscuits, you can make sandwiches with them later-- ham biscuits or chicken biscuits are really popular, but you can also have steak biscuit, egg biscuit, anything you want. :)

[@t.j._fury]

I eat my Biscuits with honey.

[@roger5322]

​@@t.j._fury have you ever tried.... Biscuits with molasses and butter? 👍

[@t.j._fury]

@@roger5322 I can't say I have. 🤷‍♀️☺️

[@roger5322]

@@t.j._fury it's different, it's old school deep southern biscuit. My mamaw would eat it from time to time. She grew up with it back in the depression.

[@mommacrow3170]

​@@roger5322they are so yummy... take the butter and blend it in with the molasses... now I've got to go bake a batch of biscuits...lol. that's probably our finner tomorrow... biscuits and sausage gravy... with molasses.

[@Tatersmama101]

Don't forget... Josh and Ollie have a whole crew along with them, so what may look like a lot of food to you and I, ends up being shared with several others! Because in the south, we don't let anyone go away hungry! I grew up in California and then moved to Georgia 8 years ago, so when I heard about Chicken and Waffles, I couldn't wait to try it... and man oh man... I'm so glad I did!! Mmm Mmm ! 🥰🥰

[@TrueLibraGirl]

Our meals are made to be eaten together. Mixing the salty food with sweet foods is top notch! 😋 Chicken & waffles & country fried steak & eggs are just normal to me. My favorite is Biscuits & Gravy or Corned Beef hash with scrambled eggs with/extra cheddar cheese. We were definitely were blessed with delicious food living in the South. It’s amazing what my ancestors created from the scraps they were given.

[@ruthpierson940]

My favorite big breakfast consist of grits eggs over easy, thick sliced bacon crisp hot butter biscuits and cane syrup, that you mop up with the biscuits.

[@ruthpierson940]

That will put you on about a 24hour sugar rush

[@keryoka1]

We don’t eat like that. They order the whole menu to show you everything for their video. Normal people don’t order like that.

[@HikingPNW]

You'll probably notice them talking about preserves, jams and jellys but they are actually different. Here is a breakdown. You don't see Chutney and Compote very often but you'll see jars of jelly, jam, preserves, and marmalades being sold at grocery stores. Jelly: fruit juice + sugar Jam: chopped or pureed fruit + sugar Chutney: chopped or pureed fruit + sugar + vinegar + spices Preserves: whole fruit or fruit chunks + sugar Marmalade: whole citrus (either chopped or left intact) + sugar Compote: whole fruit or fruit chunks + sugar (but usually eaten immediately, not preserved)

[@lordmortarius538]

I'm Ukrainian-American, and let me tell you, we slavs do not _eat_ our компот, we _drink_ it :)

[@brianpleshek5593]

You can see a pattern here though.

[@donaldpoling4459]

"Country Fried" and "Chicken Fried" means the same thing... it's comparing the way you fry the steak to how you fry it like you would chicken.

[@carolynbertram5598]

Making biscuits is an art form! My mother taught me. The secret to getting them really fluffy like those biscuits is both in the flour and shortening used, as well as a really light touch. That's it. The secret is... a light touch makes a light and fluffy biscuit... Those look perfect and delicious, (though a little pale.)❤

[@mommacrow3170]

Completely agree with you.

[@Rose-z4h6k]

Amen sister. I don't have an ounce of southern heritage and it shows in my biscuits. Hockey pucks anyone? Even Bisquick can't save 'em. I probably could wreck the ones in a can.

[@jaredmartin2297]

You are correct but the best biscuits are made with butter. No substitute beats Buttermilk biscuits made with fresh well salted butter. I don't do it very often but i have made my own butter and butter milk to make from scratch biscuits.

[@everettputerbaugh3996]

@@Rose-z4h6k Try using soft winter wheat instead of the hard wheat grown north of the Mason-Dixon line. It is often labeled "cake flour". It's amazing what it does for scone recipes.

[@Rose-z4h6k]

@@everettputerbaugh3996 Thanks for the tip.

[@danielr116dr]

I feel sorry for people who haven't had our sausage gravy it goes on the chicken, biscuits fried steak eggs waffles potatoes , seriously everything perfection order it find it you must try once in your life

[@hughfuller8416]

We(Americans) are all over the place with what we eat for breakfast.

[@ShakesSphere]

What, and or when!

[@hughfuller8416]

@@ShakesSphere both

[@starparodier91]

@@hughfuller8416 A “food habit” I picked up while living in Japan was having macaroni salad as a side for breakfast. It’s not quite the same as the ones here… but it works! 😂

[@tarantulasandmore2264]

This is true!

[@Leonnie13]

Coffee is my breakfast.

[@randyinchesapeake8129]

Never had biscuits? I would have been less shocked if you said you were still a virgin at your age! I'm a 68 year-old MAN, and my deep South Mother taught me how to make biscuits when I was still counting my years in single digits! HER Mother; half English, half Native American, taught me how to cook the same biscuit dough in a cast iron skillet on top of the stove to make "pie bread". (yes, you flip it) You end up with a plate-sized piece of hot biscuit bread to rip off a chunk as big as you like! (it was a BIG hit when I made it while working on a Tug Boat years later!) So ... putting it simply ... I'm SHOCKED at your reality! NEVER had a biscuit? OH MY! FOR YOUR BENEFIT, know this. All biscuits ARE NOT EQUAL. There are plenty of biscuits available which just aren't that impressive. YOUR FIRST BISCUIT should be either home-made, or at a source well known for making good biscuits. Generally speaking here in America, if a place makes good biscuits, word gets around! And it should be fresh-hot out of the oven. Biscuits are very simple to make. I was taught with only 3 ingredients. Self-rising flour. Some shortening. And milk. Buttermilk is best. The key to making GOOD biscuits is either experience or blind luck, as GOOD biscuits are a result of just the right proportions of ingredients baked just the right way ... and YOU CAN TELL when it's just right. Biscuits are a simple food, and simply delicious!

[@gayleroberts-stewart3016]

In the USA, in rural area especially, there are often two breakfasts. First Breakfast is often leftovers from the night before, coffee, or something easy to stir up. This is served before going out to do morning chores, feeding, milking, etc. After chores, you are ready for a hefty Second Breakfast. So, it's not unusual to see this kind of spread.

[@european-reacts]

What? Two? Thats amazing.

[@Paige-py7pu]

@@european-reacts A lot of these super heavy breakfasts were historically eaten before doing a full day of hard manual labor, such as working on the farm, since you often wouldn't eat until long after sundown. You needed enough food to get you through your day.

[@gayleroberts-stewart3016]

Just as an aside, I come originally from a part of the country where the breakfast menu ALWAYS included pie. Fruit pie or cream pie, not pudding, PIE. Maybe I'm old and times change, because in Arkansas I haven't been able to find pie on the breakfast menu here.

[@Paige-py7pu]

@@gayleroberts-stewart3016 I have family from Arkansas too and granny NEVER made breakfast for us without at least 2 kinds of pie.

[@frankenz66]

​@@Paige-py7puMy mother and her family grew up on a cotton sharecroppers setting in the 1930's into the 1950's in Arkansas. They ate cold leftovers on their ( in the twilight of morning) way to the bottoms, worked until late morning, nearer noon, then came back for breakfast. That was only during prepping, planting and harvesting times. Of course they were all tough, wiry built, and thin people. Women included.

[@robcolditz7000]

3:44= the more ice the better, no matter what cold beverage you're drinking.

[@mindisnyder8454]

I'm from Atlanta, Georgia, and Chicken and Waffles are a big thing in the south. Delicious. Savory and sweet all at once.

[@tammiebutler4432]

I love your reactions and feel blessed to be in the south with this food

[@michaelshields5921]

A couple of things you need to know . Southern fried food is fried in LARD which is fat from younger pigs that is slow cooked down to a liquid . This give you the ability to fry and heat the food without a saturation of grease or oil in the food . This Lard also make biscuits a light fluffy consistency . A addition to the biscuits is a small amount of real butter or clarified butter which is real butter heated slowly to a boil and skimming and straining off the fat solids that burn and smoke when heated . Clarified butter has a higher smoke point than vegetable oils and a deeper butter flavor . This is what makes the difference in cooking southern and northern .

[@jakemoeller7850]

Sauces and condiments in America hail from many different cultures: Mexican, Central & South American, Indian, African, Asian, European, etc. We are blessed to have such a varied palette from which to choose.

[@BbTenn]

I moved from Canada to East Tennessee a couple of years ago. The food here is amazing, and the people truly are friendly and welcoming.

[@jasonlebeau1288]

Country fried steak and chicken fried steak are the same thing. It's a cube steak (a top round or top sirloin which is a tougher piece of meat so it gets tenderized and flattened, leaving cube shaped patterns along the steak hence the name cube steak) that has been breaded and fried in the same process used for making fried chicken, hence chicken fried steak. The gravy served on it is called country gravy and is the same as sausage gravy without the piece of sausage in it, hence country fried steak. It's lard and flour cooked down to make a roux (the thickener for the gravy) then milk and seasoning (typically salt and a LOT of black pepper).

[@zdiddy4u]

but chicken fried chicken is chicken.

[@ruthpierson940]

Add a dash of nutmeg fresh grated to the gravy. and zdiddy4u chicken fried steak is not chicken . It is cube or thin sliced steak deep fried in a chicken wet dry batter. I also like to add onion powdwe and garlic powder to my country gravy,salt and lots of fresh grated black pepper. I'm 70 plus from south Louisiana.

[@zdiddy4u]

@@ruthpierson940 you are right but Chicken Fried Chicken is Not Chicken Fried Steak. They are two different dishes. one is Chicken and the other is Beef. both are smothered in white gravy.

[@mommalisa52560]

But the waitress brought both chicken fried steak and chicken fried chicken. Right?

[@Kimikikat]

I find this channel so endearing. It’s so fascinating and heartwarming to see people from other cultures enjoying vicariously another culture. I hope you get to come to America and visit the places you want to see and eat the food you want to try 🥰

[@tinahairston6383]

Looking at those biscuits, I know my mom would say "they don't look done because they're pale" and I would totally agree with her, LOL! When Josh added the chicken to the waffle, he was re-creating an American dish that they've already had. Brits don't know chicken & waffles and the rest of the world doesn't either unless they've been here, lol. Hash browns are shredded potatoes that are fried. The casserole is the shredded potatoes baked with cheese, cream of chicken soup and sour cream.

[@TrueLibraGirl]

I was thinking the same thing. They’re supposed to be golden brown on top.

[@tinahairston6383]

@@TrueLibraGirl even just a LITTLE color would work. My mom would think the oven was broken, lol.

[@igotnoname4557]

Also, hash brown casserole can be your entire meal and you'll be happy.

[@tinahairston6383]

@@igotnoname4557 I believe that!

[@bertinamiller9626]

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[@loodiamexican]

The south gets flippin' hot, dude. The ice is necessary.😁

[@theresabeck1029]

If you only put a few ice cubes in the glass, then pour a warm drink on it, it melts the ice, which waters down your drink. If you have a lot of ice , your drink gets cold quick, the ice doesn't melt as fast, so you have a nice cold drink without it being watered down.

[@debbiee6535]

Sausage gravy is usually put over biscuits in the morning like I said sausages of ground pork with spices with a capital S on spice

[@bynumite76]

60 year old Southern man from Alabama and I never heard of Chicken and Waffles until maybe 20 years ago when we got the Food Network on cable tv. I think the internet and cable tv etc has made it more widespread nowadays than in the past. Anyhoo, come to Alabama. We have mountains(not as much as TN) and beautiful beaches!

[@sherryheim5504]

Hash browns are shredded/grated potatoes that are fried in oil or bacon grease (if you are living large duck fat) so the outside is crispy and the center is creamy.They are usually about an inch thick in the pan while cooking. Some people like them more crispy so they make them in small piles that they flatten so they have more crispy, less creamy. Chicken and Waffles is a thing in America. The chicken is salty, the maple syrup is sweet and the waffle soaks up all that syrup...what's not to like? I am actually making biscuits today, so yes we do make biscuits. I am simmering off my chicken stock now, I will strain it and make some chicken noodle soup with vegetables and will serve it with fresh, warm biscuits with honey butter. Leftover honey butter gets a bit of cinnamon added to enjoy with leftover biscuits later.

[@BriLaLaah]

No, the food always needs sauce. Sauce is the ✨chef’s kiss✨ Josh is pretty much American now. He made 0 mistakes with his food.

[@chriswampler1]

Crystal Hot Sauce. Yurm! Yes, I typed Y U R M!

[@TruthTroubadour-xi9cc]

Hash browns are shredded potatoes, usually fried in a skillet with oil, sometimes mixed with grated onions before frying. In this casserole, the shredded potatoes are not fried, but baked in the oven.

[@cindydegraaff5083]

Just a reminder that we also have maple flavored sausages and bacon for sale in our grocery stores. We love our syrup. Hash browns are julienned potatoes that are fried with seasoning ( usually salt, pepper, onion etc…) Hash brown casserole takes those potatoes, adds cheese and some cream cheese or sour to make them creamier and bakes for a bit to melt ingredients together. Very good.

[@Xiphos0311]

Chicken and waffles with syrup is OUTSTANDING.

[@1984Musicforever]

I like hot sauce in the syrup. Epic.

[@danielm7435]

@@1984Musicforevermikes hot honey is really good too

[@joy7363]

Funny thing is, until I moved away from Pennsylvania Dutch country I thought chicken and waffles was waffles with pulled chicken and homemade chicken gravy on top. That is the Amish way. The first time I ordered chicken and waffles out of state and got a waffle with a piece of fried chicken on it I was quite disappointed 😅

[@1984Musicforever]

@@joy7363 sounds great.

[@jimreilly917]

Your expressions when he put hot sauce on it😂 I feel ya. Food done right doesn’t need sauce. That said…hot sauce or salsa is a totally American way to do spice on food.

[@ontxtteredwxngs]

I’m Texan and I put hot sauce on everything idc how it’s made. I like hot sauce.

[@Royalcie]

Hey im from the south (Geoergia)and the resturants put so much ice so they use less drink. As for the waffle, eggs, and sauseage together some places STUFF their waffles with other things like eggs or berries or sausage. Not everyone apeaks with a thick accent but if we go up north they will know that we arent from there lol. For the fried chicken try it with syrup and a touch of hot sauce soo good. Some things require sauces but if its seosoned right it doesnt need sauce. Finally they ask you what you want to drink Jolly was probably sweet-teaed up.

[@sarahmitchell8914]

I grew up in the Nashville area. Loveless Cafe is such a beloved part of local tradition. My mom’s scratch biscuits are just like these. She made them almost every weekend. We didn’t have the full spread in the video at our house. We usually just had sausage, gravy, and eggs with biscuits.

[@notmyrealname8282]

Hahaha, Andre said “I have a note, I love you all”. I can’t I’m dead. This guy is too wholesome.

[@Tubalcain422]

5:16

[@carlaferrovecchio950]

I’m from Texas and here it’s a little bit of a competition between friends to see who makes the best biscuits and let’s not forget the gravy. I’ve mastered both and my grown children still ask for some. I love your channel and your very kind personality. 😊

[@MoeRon-ry2zr]

I'm from Memphis and now live in Chattanooga (in Tennessee). I've been to Loveless twice. Can't wait to go again. It lives up to the hype for sure. There a myriad of restaurants in Tennessee and indeed around the South that are extraordinary. If you love America and love to eat, the South (not Florida) is where you need to go.

[@PATRICKFULLAN]

Last time I looked Florida is in the South.

[@mativakuresa6815]

That way you look sound when you said BBQ biscuit, priceless. We Americans love our breakfast that’s why we called it breakfast is champ.

[@mbourque]

I've cooked all of this. I was taught how to cook by my grandmother because she insisted that everyone knows how to cook and keep a house. She always said that you never know when you'll live alone so you need to know how to take care of yourself....

[@earlonaweary9155]

Great advice! 👍🏼

[@TraciPeteyforlife]

Your Grandmother was a great and wise woman.

[@brianpleshek5593]

That's a good grandma.

[@sherisimms9213]

Yes, we make biscuits at home. True southern biscuits are made with soft winter wheat flour - wheat that is literally grown during the winter, so the kernels don’t harden as much. Some southern cooks swear by White Lily flour, while others insist on Martha White, but you’ll notice the word “white” is part of both name brands, because the wheat is white(ish), as opposed to hard red wheat that is used for other types of flour.

[@cee8mee]

That is absolutely the right amount of ice. You want cold water? I do. You want cool water? Heck no! The ice melts considerably mor slowly the more there is in the glass. Always heaps of ice, Andre. Always. (Hurty teeth are the only excuse)

[@sherryjoiner396]

Chicken fried steak is similar to schnitzel. The steak is pounded thin, battered and fried. The waitress had an accent, but not as heavy as you usually find in Tennessee.

[@carolynjensen3648]

I wish I had met you guys when you came to Memphis. So glad you got to experience Memphis food/culture. Hope you enjoyed

[@Merrickbri]

Watch out! You cannot know the secrets of my chicken magicks! HAHAHA! I hate to break it to ya, but everything here was pretty common in the south. The quality can fluctuate but everything they ordered? That's common AF! lol We love you too, my friend, from Arkansas! PS She totally had an accent. I think you're experiencing a charm-like spell. When she said "Ya'll enjoying everythin?" right after you said that? I about died laughing!! HAHA! Keep it up!

[@finariamoorenga6934]

Country fried or Chicken fried Steak are essentially the same dish. A steak is pounded with a meat tenderizer, and hopefully marinated in buttermilk and spices until more tender, then dipped in the same kind of breading you would for fried chicken before being fried up on a griddle. So good. Especially with biscuits and gravy.

[@jessereichbach588]

Waffles and fried chicken , with syrup, is VERY popular in the US. Also waffles egg and sausage or bacon. Fried steak, mostly in the south. Hashbrown is chopped potato, flattened into a patty and fried. And the sausage gravy, a cream gravy, is popular in the south. But usually you will just order one thing, not the whole menu haha.

[@jessicaz4621]

how to make southern bisquits : dummy edition.. all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon sugar 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup shortening or butter 3/4 cup milk Heat the oven to 450°F. In a medium bowl, stir the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt until mixed. Cut in the shortening using a pastry blender or fork, until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Stir in the milk until mixture forms a soft dough and leaves the side of the bowl (dough will be soft and sticky). Lightly sprinkle flour over a cutting board or countertop. Place dough on floured surface; gently roll in the flour to coat. To knead dough, fold dough toward you. With the heels of your hands, lightly push dough away from you with a short rocking motion. Move dough a quarter turn and repeat 10 times. Dough will feel springy and smooth. On the floured surface, flatten dough evenly, using hands or a rolling pin, until dough is 1/2 inch thick. Before cutting each biscuit, dip a 2 1/2-inch round cutter into flour to lightly coat it so it will cut cleanly through the dough without sticking. To cut, push the cutter straight down through the dough without twisting or turning. Cut the biscuits as close together as possible. On an ungreased cookie sheet, place biscuits about 1 inch apart for biscuits with crusty sides, or place with sides touching for biscuits with soft sides. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.

[@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay]

My sister's house is less than 4 miles from the Loveless Cafe. In fact one of the roads off of the main road thru their community goes right down to it. Her and her husand have been there several times. Andre, there is no such thing as too much ice. I completely fill up my Yeti Thermal cup with ice before going to bed, as the dispensed water will melt down thru it somewhat as you dispense it. But the ice lasts until sometime in the morning. Country Fried Steak is a highly tenderized round steak, covered in egg batter and then deep fried. Served with white country gravy. Best go-to dish in any restaurant that offers it. Can't hardly go wrong with a country fried steak dinner. Best sides are green beans, mashed potatoes or a good hash brown, and corn. Hash browns are grated potatoes that are browned on a flat grill. Do this, take like a flat grill you find at a restaurant, grate up some potatoes. Put them in a pile on the grill, spread them out a little bit. And they'll start to brown, and then kinda start scooting them around a bit to cook them, and once they're nice and brown, scoop them off and onto a plate. Whalla...hashbrowns. Chicken & Waffles with Maple Syrup is actually quite good. Look...just think Sweet and Savory. Almost any combination of a sweet item and a savory item works. It's just something within our human taste bud pallet that says, "Yes, this works." The reason the green beans didn't work with the biscuit is because green beans are neither, sweet nor savory.

[@genepippin5544]

Not deep fried, pan fried.

[@trentk268]

Hash Browns are raw potatoes run through a slicer into thin medium long strips. They're usually run under cold water and dried, then fried in a pile under medium to high heat. The resulting dish is crispy on the outside and warm and savory on the inside.

[@JennyLeigh5309]

I’m from northern Louisiana and My Mamaw taught me how to make biscuits and gravy starting at four years old. There is absolutely nothing like a homemade southern biscuit with homemade brown gravy or white gravy. Also chicken fried steak and country fried steak are the same thing. I can’t wait for you to actually experience it for yourself!! And he is ruining good food putting hot sauce on the wrong things. 🤣 Bless his heart!!

[@eriolduterion8855]

Southern biscuits are totally amazing. They make very good sandwich foundations for country ham, bacon, sausage patties, eggs, country fried steak, chicken, turkey, cheddar cheese, Sawmill Gravy, honey, molasses, and all varieties of jams & jellies. They are a staple at southern dinners, where they are usually simply buttered while hot so the butter melts throughout the biscuit. (When passed around the table, common practice is to take 2 and butter them immediately.) Note tat a "normal" Southern breakfast usually consists of eggs, bacon or ham (frequently the country cured variety), or a small steak, grits, homony or sometimes a bowl of oatmeal with brown sugar/syrup or other cereal with milk occasionally with fruit, or "hash browns" (which before the modern commercial shredded potatoes were cubed potatoes fried until a golden brown), or sometimes pancakes, waffles, or French toast with maple syrup, molasses, or honey, and buttered biscuits, with the syrup, honey molasses or jam.. And to drink, orange juice, grapefruit juice, lemonade, apple juice, coffee, hot tea (Black tea) & sometimes iced tea (almost never sodas). It is not unheard of to have fried chicken at breakfast, but it is very rare - that is usually reserved for dinner.

[@patriotjon8535]

Hash Browns = Shredded potatoes, and shredded onions, Combined, Then the liquid is squeezed out. Then they are ready for frying. a Typical southern breakfast consists of two eggs, overeasy, Hash Browns, and 1 or 2 Biscuits with pan drippings gravy, Or Red eye gravy. They were served, Breakfast AND lunch together. No southerner would eat that much food, and something that heavy in the morning. We got work to do, And that type of meal, Would just make us go lay down for a while and take a nap.

[@mommacrow3170]

This is a lazy Sunday brunch type meal.

[@MelissaThompson432]

1) if you can get a hold of self-rising flour, take some, and pour some heavy cream into it, and combine it till it's the consistency of a scone. Either drop or roll the biscuits out, and bake. Serve with butter and whatever kind of sweet condiment you prefer. Syrup, honey, jam.... 2) I don't remember what 2 was.... Hash browns are shredded raw potatoes, cooked either by frying or baking. 3) the white gravy is meant to go with biscuit.

[@Lumpygrits76]

I live about 20 minutes from this place. They are legit. I grew up about 90 miles south of Nashville, out in the sticks and dirt roads. We had things like fried chicken or pork chops and fried potatoes with breakfast on a regular basis. Country ham and red eye gravy was also in the rotation. And NOBODY can say that they are a part of the Grits culture if you don’t eat them in every variation. Sweet buttery grits, salt and pepper grits, cheese grits or shrimp and everything but the kitchen sink grits. We’d snatch a chicken right out of the backyard (yard bird), neck swing it, hot water dunk and plucker that clucker and it would be in some hot grease by mid day 😂😂😂. We always had leftover fried chicken and biscuits cornbread on hand.

[@pnutbutterwalrus3626]

I’m almost 40 and my mom used to make biscuits 3-4 times a week when my brother and I were growing up. Now that she is older she only makes them one day a week so you damn sure don’t miss Sunday dinner. Lucky for me my brother moved halfway across the country so now I don’t have to share and she sends all the leftovers home with me they’re not planning to eat. It’s been a blessed life.

[@accident12123]

Their combining with a couple exceptions is very much the way it's eaten. Steak and eggs is also a common breakfast combo.

[@kelleewolfe2834]

A hash brown is fried, shredded potatoes. Super simple! Just shred your potato with your cheese grater and fry it in a little oil in a frying pan. You can add shredded cheese, diced onions, green peppers, and that is delicious! They're also good just plain with salt and pepper.

[@Tii12319]

6 Ollie goes too far with trying weird combinations 😂 They also didn't put any butter on their biscuits. There is a bowl full of butter packets and I was waiting for one of them to try it!

[@kittyplay9410]

You're right. How could they miss the butter? A hot buttered biscuit with jelly, jam, or syrup, yummy!!!!

[@ninaradio]

To be fair, while Loveless biscuits are not worth the hype, they come to the table already super buttery.

[@catherinesearles1194]

I don't think they know to do that.

[@preacherbillf]

They did need better guidance from their host.

[@stephaniefain1863]

I have been ill. Nothing serious, and I am well now, but food became an enemy. Recovery might take months. For my first meal today, I had a hot buttered biscuit and a handful of walnuts. A cup of coffee, and a cold beer. i forgot to mention the syrup.

[@mareencope8421]

In some parts of the country, a cheesy hash brown casserole is called Funeral Potatoes. When there is a funeral, family comes from out of state and they need to be fed. The church puts on a meal for the family after the burial. There is usually ham, green beans, some salads and the potato casserole along with cakes and pies for dessert.

[@Mallaien]

I gets hot in the south, hotter than Europe, so that's why we have a lot of ice in our drinks. Tennessee accents are not as pronounced as it is in Texas or Georgia.

[@decipherlogic]

And there are free refills

[@donnaanderson2]

that was fun, thanks for the giggles and reminding me how good we have it here in the south. Im in SE Texas, though miles away from them, it's still southern cooking. Seeing someone try our food for the first time is glorious. Made me hungry too. Dayum! And I just made Oatmeal chocolate chip M&M cookies. They wont see the morning Im sure.

[@PriscillaV1964]

Hash Browns, . . . Are leftover boiled potatoes that have been diced, or shredded a.k.a. "hashed" that are usually mixed withsalt, pepper, a few herbs, or spice maybe and some minced onion. It gets fried up. This casserole takes the hash browns, mixes them with a blend of cheeses, puts the mix in a casserole dish and bakes it.

[@lindacarroll6896]

She told them what hash brown casserole is when she set it down. I am disappointed in them that they did not listen. Of course, they were busy exclaiming over the food. Hash browns, cheese and sour cream. Hash browns are shredded potatoes browned in butter and/or bacon fat.

[@debbiee6535]

You can also order steaks or pork chops as well with breakfast

[@starparodier91]

My parents went here about ten years ago and loved it (my fav tea mug is also from there haha)! I haven’t gone yet, but next year I’ll be traveling the world and it’s on my list once I’m back in the US! 😊

[@pnutbutterwalrus3626]

Country fried steak is a flank steak pounded flat to tenderize it then put in flour, an egg bath, seasoned batter and then fried for the simplest ones. Reason it’s so tender is because it was properly tenderized. If it wasn’t you’d be chewing on $2 leather and you’re going to get a tendon or two that are inedible no matter how long you chew them.

[@mbourque]

Most people drink coffee, water, or juice for breakfast. Tea is usually lunch or dinner....

[@emmanarotzky6565]

Or if you want some caffeine in the morning but not as much as coffee

[@Vortexstorm921]

My mom used to cook me biscuits and sausage gravy sometimes for breakfast before I moved out, I will always look back fondly of those days.

[@nancyminton3064]

The women in my husband's family are the best southern cooks; my mother-in-law would make biscuits for every meal, served rice at every meal, and served tea sweet enough to use for dessert. I was married for 10 years before they started to teach me their recipes; I still haven't passed the secrets on to my 32 year old daughter, lol!

[@sandygrunwaldt1780]

Love you too. Yes every day could be a bad day for me. I had a Dr botch a surgery and now I live in horrific pain every day. So thank you so much for the kind words ❤️ 🙏

[@asiaroberson3442]

I'm sorry 😞. I hope you sue that doctor

[@khem127]

I hope that you feel better. I am sorry.

[@suecbrn]

A hash brown is a shredded potato that can be fried up on the grill and be loose, or can be molded into a waffle, a little patty or in a casserole. Typically, the grated potatoes (hash browns) are grilled on until browned on the grill (at least here in the north)

[@Suz242]

I think people mistake southern food for "deep fried" the fried steak is cooked in a skillet with only enough oil to crisp one side at a time. The fried chicken is not "deep fried" and submerged when we make it at home its done usually in a skillet, so the oil doesn't soak into the chicken it just cooks it. Some restaurants may deep fry things but they don't let them soak in the oil. The steak is called chicken fried steak because it is fried in a skillet like we fry our chicken. Same method.

[@dalesplitstone6276]

Is there a difference between Country Fried Steak and Chicken Fried Steak?

[@melissam9514]

​@@dalesplitstone6276Same thing.

[@slb159]

It is popular to put syrup on breakfast sausages here. Some grocery store brands even have "Maple-flavored" sausage, referring to Maple Syrup from states up north like Vermont. Unlike pancake/waffle syrup, which is more thick and gooey, maple syrup flows easier. You can look up videos on how it's produced. The basically hammer spouts into maple trees and let them bleed their juice into a container. You heat it to boil off most of the water and then you're left with Maple Syrup. Locals wouldn't use anything else.

[@NickBLeaveIt]

Say you sleep in until noon one day. You crawl out of bed, see some leftover baked ziti in the fridge, and warm it up in the microwave. You would then “break” your “fast” with a dinner pasta. Ergo, literally everything can be breakfast.

[@ruthpierson940]

leftover pizza is always quick and filling.

[@seanroberts4011]

Yeah, we typically have 'breakfast for dinner' - scrambled eggs, bacon, and toast - at least once a month. There are no 'breakfast foods' or 'dinner foods', there is only food.

[@marciaramirez3791]

Waffles with syrup accompanied with sausage is wonderful, the sweet and savory flavors are made for each other. Growing up we had fried chicken, biscuits and gravy, grits with homemade blackberry jam for breakfast on Sunday mornings, Saturday mornings we would have pancakes with scrambled eggs and bacon. We always looked forward to the weekends and our special breakfasts. During the week mom and dad both worked and we kids usually had toast with jam and a glass of milk or cereal before going to school. Virginia's accent is a middle Tennessee accent, not so much drawl.

[@introvertedrat]

Not everyone in the south has a southern accent. However, the accent can be found in any southern state, but most commonly in the deep south. I'm from Alabama and the southern accent is very common here🤍❤️

[@ruthpierson940]

I'm from Louisiana ,we have cajun southern and creole combined

[@tristiansmoviereview8886]

From South Carolina. A great breakfast is home made buttermilk biscuits with apple butter. Thick cheese grits with chrispy bacon and cheese scrambled eggs. Pancakes with sausage and heated pecan maple syrup. Topped of with a ice southern sweet tea.

[@Xiphos0311]

mixing and matching all parts of your breakfast is encourage in the US of A.

[@suewyatt2546]

Josh and Ollie have ordered almost everything on the menu. Many southerners would simply have biscuits and gravy or grits and sausage gravy for breakfast, or they might order simply biscuits, gravy, eggs and bacon. If they were really hungry they might want a side of potatoes, too. We wouldn't NORMALLY order dessert at breakfast, but banana pudding is always welcome at lunch or dinner!!

[@TheSpanishInquisition87]

Hot sauce is an acceptable condiment under any circumstance.

[@smokedbrisket3033]

Jams, jellies, and honey go great on biscuits, but what goes even better is a béchamel (white) style gravy with lots of browned sausage in it.

[@creinicke1000]

Of course you eat fried chicken with your hands... I laugh even thinking about someone trying to use a knife and fork.

[@Clarice-rp7mh]

Chicken and waffles is a Southern thing, with maple syrup. It is very good. Also bacon, sausage, or ham with waffles or pancakes and syrup is extraordinarily. Hash browns are shredded potatoes with onions usually fried. But the casserole is baked with other ingredients, butter, cheese, sometimes sour cream and baked.

[@darrenoetinger7876]

Theres a certain type of steak used for country/chicken fried steak. It's pounded out thin with a (spiked hammer) meat tenderizer then battered and fried.

[@khem127]

Yup, it's called Cubed steak in Chicago(lil Mississippi).

[@kbraxton45]

The ice melts fast so it's always cold. There's got really hot weather down there ~

[@bethdabruzzo7112]

I want to visit Nashville & go to this cafe. The biscuits do seem pale, but they're obviously baked through.