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Fried catfish plate · Chattanooga
Cornmeal-crusted catfish fried crisp and served with slaw, hushpuppies or white bread, the Tennessee River's standing order, done lemon-pepper style at Chattanooga's Black-owned fish houses.
Catfish came out of the Tennessee River and its feeder creeks long before it came out of farm ponds, and fried fish houses became a fixture of Black Chattanooga's dining life. The local signature is the lemon-pepper dusting applied straight out of the fryer, a style Roadfood pilgrims now drive hours for. River-view restaurants keep it on the menu beside oysters, while the counters around MLK Boulevard sell it as a sandwich on white bread with hot sauce.
Where to eat in Chattanooga:
- Uncle Larry's Restaurant
- Boathouse Rotisserie & Raw Bar
- Champy's Famous Fried Chicken
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