Tennessee Country Ham appears as a signature dish in 1 United States cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
East Tennessee Country Ham · Knoxville
The salt-cured aged country ham of East Tennessee tradition, served thin-sliced with red-eye gravy and a buttermilk biscuit on Knoxville breakfast plates.
East Tennessee country-ham curing traces back to the Appalachian smokehouse tradition of salt-curing whole pork legs through the winter. Knoxville breakfast plates pair the ham with red-eye gravy made from black coffee and ham drippings. Pete's Coffee Shop and Litton's both run the Tennessee country-ham breakfast year round.
Where to eat in Knoxville:
- Pete's Restaurant and Coffee Shop
- Litton's Market and Restaurant
- The Plaid Apron