Fried Green Tomatoes

[Ramblin Wreck]

This came up at lunch today, and it seem that the folks from Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia grew up eating them, while those from North Carolina northward did not.

[uncle Will in In.]

I'm afraid your information is flawed. They were eaten in Indiana.

[Lynne]

There are eaten here in Maryland too.

Don't care for them myself - now fried okra is tasty.

[HilltopDaisy]

I made a mistake when I voted, I misread the options! Yes, I grew up eating them in NY, so did everyone I knew.

[NCGirl]

I had never heard of them until the movie and I grew up in NC. So, how do you prepare them?

[ozark_jewels]

We grew up eating them in Ohio.......YUM! We also ate grits and okra.....they are not just a southern *thing*. And no, we do not have southern ancestors.

[Ramblin Wreck]

Originally Posted by NCGirl

I had never heard of them until the movie and I grew up in NC. So, how do you prepare them?

Maybe it was just the NC and Virginia folks...with a couple of reps from Cleveland and Chicago...that had never heard of them.

[fastbackpony]

NC - I slice them and shake them in a ziplock bag with flour salt and pepper, and then fry them in butter. They are yummy, i like them sliced fairly thin.

I also grew up in Kansas - with no southern relatives - that i know of, and we had them every year, and my parents, and grandparents liked them too.

[ozark_jewels]

Originally Posted by fastbackpony

NC - I slice them and shake them in a ziplock bag with flour salt and pepper, and then fry them in butter. They are yummy, i like them sliced fairly thin.

Yep, that sounds about right. Sometimes we use a little cornmeal.

[cowgirlone]

We eat them here in Oklahoma too.

I like to use panko bread crumbs in my flour, makes them crispy.

Thanks to Melissa, I have been canning them in the fall for frying all winter. they are soooooo yummy!

[Ramblin Wreck]

Mom battered ours in corn meal too, and fried it with some onions. In our family, onions were added to just about everything though.

[james dilley]

Fried green Tomatoes squash, Eggplant. All of it is good food. But then ,Theres not much I won't eat. when it comes to food. Ohio Indiana and even folks in West Virgina eat them. As I know ,I have family in all 3 states.

[uncle Will in In.]

Fried pumpkin and squash blossoms are better than green tomatoes.

Green tomatoe pie is pretty good. Tastes a lot different than you would imagine.

[dezeeuwgoats]

My option is not on the list - never had one - but would love to try 'em!

My little, old neighbor lady from Arkansas introduced my family to fried okra - YUM!

Love fried eggplant and squash too. Fried potatoes are my favorite food.....I've just gotta try the tomatoes too.

Niki

[sullen]

Growing up in NC I never heard of htem until I heard of the movie.

[Meg Z]

I grew up in Georgia and I never heard of them until the movie.

[SteveD(TX)]

Originally Posted by Wind in Her Hair

I eat 'em in Minnesota -but then again, I'm not from around here!
And I make green tomato mincemeat and green tomato relish, mmmmmmmm

Green tomato relish, of course, is a requirement when eating fried catfish. Along with sliced onion, pinto beans, and cole slaw.

[LisaInN.Idaho]

I had them when I was a kid in Georgia. Yum...southerners know how to cook. North Idahoan's...not so much.

[mtman]

i ate them growing up in NJ and my grandparents ate them they were from Italy

[insanity]

We eat them all summer long. Humm hadn't thought about canning them green. I might have to try that.
Yep sliced thin, breaded in corn meal and fried in oil here.
If you can fry it, I'll eat it.