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Contents 1 I don't believe chicken-fried and country-fried are the same 2 == 2.1 Agree with ben. 2.2 Perhaps a list of varients should be made 2.3 Dish Name 2.4 City chicken? 2.5 Chicken Fried Chicken 2.6 Be careful about the name 3 ==

[edit] I don't believe chicken-fried and country-fried are the same

chicken-fried steak is usually deep fried and country-fried is usually pan fried; there is a difference: country-fried steak can be easily cut with a fork whereas chicken-fried is crispier

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In the Southern regions where the dish developed, "country fried steak" is preferred as the name, with "chicken fried steak" being more common in non-Southern regions of the U.S.

Is there any attribution for this? I've always gathered that chicken fried steak was developed in Texas by Germans settlers, as an adaptation of schnitzel to local beef. The term "chicken fried steak" is more common in Texas. So what's the source on its origination in "country fried steak" regions? -Ben 02:58, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

It's history is much more varied and complicated. [1] is one good source. I agree, the text needs to be changed (or deleted for now), but perhaps we can do some digging around and find something better and more conclusive. (While it's original research, when I lived in TN some of the locals would get really bent out of shape if you called it Chicken Fried Steak---that's what Yankees and Texans called it...) -- Kaszeta 14:51, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Agree with ben.

I currently live in Central Texas and have lived in Texas my entire life and "chicken fried steak" is the vastly more common nomenclature.

In Texas. The dish has a much longer history than just Texas. -- Kaszeta 14:51, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Perhaps a list of varients should be made

In addition to Chicken Fried Chicken, I see Chicken Fried Pork in grocery stores. Joncnunn 21:21, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dish Name

Born in Georgia, I had never heard anything but country fried steak. However, I have heard the term chicken fried steak used almost exclusively in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Georgia-raised Chef Alton Brown, on his Food Network show Good Eats, has an episode called "Cubing Around," in which he starts with the same cut of beef, tenderized round steaks IIRC, and sends them in three directions: Chicken-fried, country fried, and Swiss steaks. Chicken fried steak is, as described, breaded and pan-fried, and served with a pan-gravy. Country-fried is dredged in flour, browned in a pan, and then stock is added to deglaze and make a braising liquid, to which the steak re-added until it is much more tender. Likewise, Swiss steak is pan-fried for browning and then braised, but the braising liquid is a more complicated tomato-based affair. He presenting the differences as geographical ones, and the show includes multiple names for the three dishes, but that one should not order one in a place not accustomed to serving it. At any rate, the comments make it fairly clear that Chicken-fried and Country-fried should not be converging at Chicken-fried.

[edit] City chicken?

Why does City chicken redirect here? Chicken fried steak is not the same as city chicken. Here is the best page I could find about the history of city chicken.

It appears to have been fixed to reflect the differences in the recipes. Jo7hs2 03:19, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Chicken Fried Chicken

How is "chicken friend chicken", quote, "very different from fried chicken, even fried chicken made with boneless chicken breasts". This line basically says "frying a chicken like you would fry chicken isn't the same thing as fried chicken". Someone please add some insight, I've added a "cite" tag for the time being. JD79 03:15, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

Other than the "even fried chicken made with boneless chicken breasts" bit that passage makes perfect sense to me. Where I'm from (Oklahoma) fried chicken is chicken that has been cut up, battered, and fried, while chicken fried chicken is the same as chicken fried steak, but with chicken used instead of steak. Confused? In other words, fried chicken is what you get in a big bucket at KFC-- the bones are still there, the meat can be white or dark, and it is possible/polite to eat it with your hands. Chicken fried chicken is made only with boneless breast meat that may have been tenderized. Since it lacks bones it is not plausible to pick up the dish and it is eaten with a knife and fork. --Lucy 24.12.29.153 21:43, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

The previous poster is accurate, though the article could use some clarification on this point. The key idea is that "Chicken friend chicken" is really a proper name for a specific dish; the dish could as well be called "Mr. Smith's chicken." The original poster erred in trying to translate a proper name into plain English. I've tried to clarify this point a bit by cleaning up the allusions to "fried chicken" in the article, but it still is imperfect. 68.173.25.123 17:48, 28 May 2007 (UTC)Brad

[edit] Be careful about the name

The article as written at the moment implies that "chicken fried steak" has only one meaning in the U.S. which is not the case. I can attest to this personally as I once ordered a "chicken fried steak" at a Perkins in Minnesota and was disappointed to get a breaded chicken breast. The waitress and my inlaws were all surprised by my confusion since "obviously" I got what I ordered. My impression has always been that "chicken fried steak" is really only a term used in Texas and some other parts of the South. To the extent that it is seen in other areas of the country I have always understood this an attempt to "sound Southern." -- Mcorazao 15:08, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

At Perkins, what you wanted to order is a "Country Fried Steak." Perkins Menu Chikanamakalaka 20:04, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

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In Michigan, it's usually known as "chicken fried steak" though "country fried steak" is used at few restaurants. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.41.71.180 (talk) 05:00, 23 May 2008 (UTC)