White Lily Biscuits appears as a signature dish in 1 United States cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
White Lily Biscuits with Sausage Gravy · Knoxville
Knoxville's signature Appalachian biscuit, made with hometown White Lily 9-percent-protein soft red winter wheat flour milled here since 1883.
White Lily flour was founded by J. Allen Smith in Knoxville in 1883, named for his wife Lillie. The low-protein soft wheat flour became the Southern biscuit standard for over a century. Pete's Coffee Shop on Union Avenue has served the canonical Knoxville version since 1986. The International Biscuit Festival on Market Square each May anchors the city's biscuit calendar.
Where to eat in Knoxville:
- Pete's Restaurant and Coffee Shop
- The Plaid Apron
- Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen
- Litton's Market and Restaurant