For Quebec-style hot chicken, see Chicken sandwich § Hot chicken sandwich.
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Hot chicken
Prince's hot chicken
Alternative names
Nashville hot chicken, Prince's chicken, Nashville-style chicken
Course
Main course
Place of origin
United States
Region or state
Nashville, Tennessee
Created by
Prince family
Serving temperature
Hot
Main ingredients
Chicken, cayenne pepper
Variations
Deep fried, skillet fried, hot fish
Media: Hot chicken
Hot chicken (or Nashville hot chicken) is a type of fried chicken that is a local specialty of Nashville, Tennessee, in the United States. In its typical preparation, it is a portion of breast, thigh or wing that has been marinated in a water-based blend of seasoning, floured, fried and finally covered in a paste or sauce that has been spiced with cayenne pepper. This method of preparation originates within African American communities in the Southern United States. A richly pigmented seasoning paste gives the fried chicken its reddish hue. Spice blends, preparation methods and heat intensity vary from recipe to recipe or depending on the chef.
It is served atop slices of white bread with pickle chips. It is both the application of a spicy paste and the presentation that differentiates it from similar dishes, such as Buffalo wings. It can be viewed in similar context to other foods that have been tweaked to be unique in a regional way, such as the slugburger or the Mississippi Delta tamale.
There are many restaurants in Nashville that serve a variant of the dish and there is a citywide festival and competition celebrating it.[1] The popularity of hot chicken has spread beyond the Southern United States due to the influence of Nashville's music industry.[2]
^"Music City Hot Chicken Festival". Musiccityhotchickenfestival.com. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
^Raskin, Hanna (May 26, 2009). "Hot Chicken - What the Heck is It?". Slashfood.com. Archived from the original on May 28, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
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