# Fried pickle

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{{short description|Snack food made by deep-frying sliced battered dill pickles}}
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| name = Fried pickle
| image = Fried pickles closeup.jpg
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| image_alt = Fried pickles
| caption = A serving of fried pickles
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| type = 
| course = Snack/side dish
| country = [United States](/source/United_States)
| region = [Southern US](/source/Southern_US)
| main_ingredient = [Pickled cucumber](/source/Pickled_cucumber)<br/>[Batter](/source/batter_(cooking))<br/>[Cooking oil](/source/Cooking_oil)
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'''Fried pickles''' are a side dish and appetizer found commonly in the [Southern U.S.](/source/Southern_United_States) They are made by [deep-frying](/source/deep-frying) sliced [battered](/source/Batter_(cooking)) [dill](/source/dill) [pickle](/source/Pickled_cucumber)s.

== History ==
Fried pickles first appeared on the American culinary scene in the early 1960s. The first known fried pickle recipe was printed in the [Oakland Tribune](/source/Oakland_Tribune) on November 19, 1962, for "French Fried Pickles", which called for using sweet pickle slices and pancake mix.<ref name="hotty2014"/>

Fried dill pickles were popularized by Bernell "Fatman" Austin in 1963 at the Duchess Drive In located in [Atkins, Arkansas](/source/Atkins%2C_Arkansas).<ref name="hotty2014">{{cite news|url=https://hottytoddy.com/2014/06/20/on-southern-cooking-pickles-to-fry-for/|title=On Cooking Southern: Pickles to Fry For |first=Laurie |last=Triplette |date=June 20, 2014|publisher=HottyToddy.com|accessdate=December 3, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2922|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture|title=Fried Dill Pickles|accessdate=17 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author1=Jones, Janie  |author2=Jones, Wyatt|year=2010 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LDaTjZR3M5EC&pg=PA142 |title=Arkansas Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff |page=142|publisher=Globe Pequot Press|isbn=978-0-7627-4894-5}}</ref>  The Fatman's recipe is only known to his family and used once each year at the annual Picklefest in Atkins, held each May.<ref>{{cite book| author=Taylor, Nelson |year=2000 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GdfC19Wikv8C&pg=PT22 |title=America Bizarro: A Guide to Freaky Festivals, Groovy Gatherings, Kooky Contests, and Other Strange Happenings Across the USA |page=11 |publisher=[St. Martin's Griffin](/source/St._Martin's_Griffin)|isbn=978-0-312-26286-0}}</ref> 

Fried pickles are served at food festivals and menus of individual and chain restaurants throughout the United States and elsewhere.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Alfeld, Beverly  |author2=Couch, Ron |year=2008 |title=Pickles to Relish |publisher= [Pelican Publishing](/source/Pelican_Publishing) |page=189 |isbn=978-1-58980-489-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JcirBFKs5SEC&q=fried+pickles&pg=PA189 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ledgerdata.com/restaurant/hooters/310/ |title=Restaurant Review - Hooters (Lakeland, Fla) |date=March 4, 2010 |author=Rowe, Trent |work=TheLedger.com |publisher=[The Ledger](/source/The_Ledger) |access-date=July 22, 2010 |archive-date=July 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713194539/http://www.ledgerdata.com/restaurant/hooters/310/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Crocodile Lounge a high class swamp |publisher=[The Deseret News](/source/The_Deseret_News) |author1=Christiansen, J. |author2=Campbell, L. |location=Salt Lake City |date=May 1, 1998 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Vb4RAAAAIBAJ&dq=fried-pickles%20review&pg=6738%2C451138 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-dd-whole-foods-pasadena-open-sit-down-restaurant-20141119-story.html|title=Boozy nachos and fried pickles at new Pasadena Whole Foods restaurant|last=Harris|first=Jenn|date=November 19, 2014|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=December 3, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.9and10news.com/story/27518943/inside-the-kitchen-with-jenny-buechel-farwells-mad-cafe|title=Inside the Kitchen with Jenny Buechel at Farwell's MAD Cafe|last=Buechel|first=Jennifer|date=December 1, 2014|publisher=[WWTV](/source/WWTV) 9&10 News|accessdate=December 3, 2014|location=Tustin, Michigan|archive-date=February 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212072203/https://www.9and10news.com/story/27518943/inside-the-kitchen-with-jenny-buechel-farwells-mad-cafe|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/restaurants/where-to-eat-deepfried-pickles-in-london-9074752.html|title=Where to eat deep-fried pickles in London|last=Butter|first=Susannah|date=January 21, 2014|work=[London Evening Standard](/source/London_Evening_Standard)|accessdate=December 3, 2014|location=London, United Kingdom}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/entertainment/eating-out/lobster_kitchen_great_russell_street_wc1_1_3865085|title=Lobster Kitchen, Great Russell Street, WC1|date=December 1, 2014|work=Islington Gazette|quote=... the deep fried pickles were tangy little beasts and ...|accessdate=December 3, 2014|location=London, United Kingdom|archive-date=February 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213045646/https://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/entertainment/eating-out/lobster_kitchen_great_russell_street_wc1_1_3865085|url-status=dead}}</ref>  They can be eaten as an appetizer or as an accompaniment to other dishes.<ref>[http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/pickles/recipe-fried_pickles.html "Recipe: Fried pickles"]. ''The Accidental Scientist: Science of cooking''. [Exploratorium](/source/Exploratorium).edu.</ref>  Fried pickles are frequently served with a [ranch dressing](/source/ranch_dressing) or other creamy sauce for dipping. In 1963, before the culinary world knew of ranch dressing, the Fatman offered ketchup as a dipping sauce.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-06-14 |title=The History of Fried Pickles |url=https://affotd.com/2017/06/14/history-of-fried-pickles/ |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=America Fun Fact of the Day |language=en}}</ref>
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==See also==
* [List of deep fried foods](/source/List_of_deep_fried_foods)
* [List of pickled foods](/source/List_of_pickled_foods)

==References==
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Category:American snack foods
Category:Cuisine of the Southern United States
Category:Deep fried foods of the United States
Category:Pickle dishes

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