Hoecake my ass.....Hey Zagats, THIS is a Tennessee sandwich!

(02-18-2014 07:25 PM)tnzazz Wrote:  

(02-18-2014 05:13 PM)72Tiger Wrote:  What in the world is a hoe cake?

It's more prevalent in middle TN, but I don't agree. It's basically a pulled pork sand which on top of a cornbread pancake. Traditional BBQ sand which should have been TN, IMO.

Correct, tnazz. Hoe cake is very much more prevalent in middle TN. Although I'm not familiar with it being related to an open face BBQ sandwich.

For those unfamiliar with the term, it comes from farm hands mixing water with meal and cooking a "pancake" on the hoe that they were using to plow/clean/weed the field with.

...and transitt is correct in his picture above. That's the real TN sandwich.....at least the part of TN that counts for anything.

(02-18-2014 03:38 PM)wavefan12 Wrote:  

(02-18-2014 03:29 PM)JDTulane Wrote:  Mothers?

They should change the name to Tourist's.

While Mothers tries to serve almost everything, their best item is still the Debris Po Boy



As others noted, many other restaurants have better Shrimp Po Boys or Jambalaya, but Mothers does the Debris (Roast Beef Drippings) right.

When I use to live in New Orleans...and use to cover Lafayette (heart of Acadiana), restaurants there easily make the best Shrimp Po Boys by far.

New Orleans, where the melting pot of cultures produces amazing dishes, Acadiana (area in/around Lafayette and around the Bayous where most of the Cajuns live), is the place to go if you want amazing Cajun dishes chow.

(02-19-2014 05:21 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  When I use to live in New Orleans...and use to cover Lafayette (heart of Acadiana), restaurants there easily make the best Shrimp Po Boys by far.

New Orleans, where the melting pot of cultures produces amazing dishes, Acadiana (area in/around Lafayette and around the Bayous where most of the Cajuns live), is the place to go if you want amazing Cajun dishes chow.

Refreshing to see an "outsider" recognize that there are differences between New Orleans and 'Cajun' cuisine. I've always termed the former style of cooking, creole.

If you ever find yourself in Lafayette again on a work day, make a point to try Dwyer's Cafe in the downtown area......my recommendation would be the pork roast plate lunch with eggplant dressing. Dayum. Just dayum.

I don't get the Hoe Cake Denigration (possible episode of hit tv show?). I've never had pulled pork on hoe cake, but this makes me want to try it.

Pork just goes with corn. Whether it's carnitas on corn tortillas, or pork in a tamale, or ham and cornbread, it just works. So, consider the pulled pork hoe cake sandwich on my bucket list.

And the roast pork with broccoli rabe is now high on the list too. A good sandwich needs a balance of flavors, and that sounds like a winner.

(02-18-2014 08:44 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  

(02-18-2014 06:10 PM)MemTGRS Wrote:  I am mildly surprised that he did not list a cheesesteak from either Geno's or Pat's for Pennsylvania.

They tried to forget that tourist trap horsemeat exists.

Gotcha. Tourist trap is how many of us view the "can't miss!" Rendezvous in Memphis.

(02-18-2014 01:28 PM)coogrfan Wrote:  

(02-18-2014 12:12 PM)Juan Tibonya Wrote:  South Carolina



Pimento Cheese Burger!!!! Mmmmmmmmm

I don't think I will ever understand your state's curious obsession with pimento cheese.

It is awesome, that is why

(02-18-2014 01:58 PM)panama Wrote:  

(02-18-2014 01:29 PM)CitrusUCF Wrote:  Uh, Zagat's description of a Cuban sucks. It's ham, roast pork, Swiss cheese, mustard, and pickles. There's no salami bull****.

What the ***??? Salami? Go to Hialeah and get a real sandwich Zagat's. How embarrasing.

"Depending on who you ask..."

Ummmm...NO!

I need to take a trip...

http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/el-rey-de...PzLiV7chBg

(02-19-2014 05:21 AM)KnightLight Wrote:  

(02-18-2014 03:38 PM)wavefan12 Wrote:  

(02-18-2014 03:29 PM)JDTulane Wrote:  Mothers?

They should change the name to Tourist's.

While Mothers tries to serve almost everything, their best item is still the Debris Po Boy



As others noted, many other restaurants have better Shrimp Po Boys or Jambalaya, but Mothers does the Debris (Roast Beef Drippings) right.

When I use to live in New Orleans...and use to cover Lafayette (heart of Acadiana), restaurants there easily make the best Shrimp Po Boys by far.

New Orleans, where the melting pot of cultures produces amazing dishes, Acadiana (area in/around Lafayette and around the Bayous where most of the Cajuns live), is the place to go if you want amazing Cajun dishes chow.

That looks delicious.

(02-19-2014 09:36 AM)MemTGRS Wrote:  

(02-18-2014 08:44 PM)JHG722 Wrote:  

(02-18-2014 06:10 PM)MemTGRS Wrote:  I am mildly surprised that he did not list a cheesesteak from either Geno's or Pat's for Pennsylvania.

They tried to forget that tourist trap horsemeat exists.

Gotcha. Tourist trap is how many of us view the "can't miss!" Rendezvous in Memphis.

Despite what anyone on here or otherwise will tell you, those places are pretty much tourists and blue collar workers. Places that emphasize cheese wiz are pretty gross. I dont get cheese wiz on a cheesesteak. American or provolone only. If it has neon signs, you should probably avoid it. A lot of the better cheesesteak places are nondescript neighborhood storefronts.

If you're feeling really adventurous, the $100 wagyu cheesesteak at Barclay Prime is pretty damn good.

Willy Mae's in NOLA is one of the few tourist traps that really lives up to the hype. Amazing fried chicken, and ask for the sweet potato fries even if they are not on the menu.

loved my wm trip. left stuffed

Going to another tourist trap tomorrow night: Mulate's

Coop's Place. I try to tell everyone going to Nawlins about the place. Great stuff.

Man, I love me some Muffaletta!!!

Never in my life have I heard of a Hoecake. & I've been in TN a long time.

Hell, if anything food wise should be mentioned in TN, I'm sure most know where that would come from ...not Centerville

(02-19-2014 04:38 PM)wavefan12 Wrote:  Willy Mae's in NOLA is one of the few tourist traps that really lives up to the hype. Amazing fried chicken, and ask for the sweet potato fries even if they are not on the menu.

Man my arteries clog just thinking about that place.