cornpones
Fried cornmeal patties
Cornpones are small oval-shaped breads made from cornmeal, water, and salt, baked or fried without milk or eggs.
The word is Southern American, associated with rural and traditional cooking.
As an adjective, cornpone describes something unsophisticated or folksy: cornpone humor, cornpone wisdom.
The singular cornpone can refer to the bread or the adjective sense.
Griddle-cooked cornmeal flatbread
- hoecakeFried cornmeal flatbread
- skilletShallow pan for frying
- buttermilkFermented dairy beverage
- cast-ironHard molded alloy
baking · Southern · homemade · rustic · crispy · golden · crumbly · molasses
Of the region below
- ruralOf the countryside
- hillbillyRural mountain dweller stereotype
- folksyInformally friendly and simple
- down-homeUnpretentiously simple and welcoming
unsophisticated · country · homespun · backwoods · rustic charm · Americana · old-fashioned · traditional
johnnycake
Griddle-cooked cornmeal flatbread
- hoecakeFried cornmeal flatbread
- skilletShallow pan for frying
- buttermilkFermented dairy beverage
cast-iron · baking · Southern · homemade · rustic · crispy · golden · crumbly · molasses · side dish
Southern
Of the region below
- ruralOf the countryside
- hillbillyRural mountain dweller stereotype
- folksyInformally friendly and simple
down-home · unsophisticated · country · homespun · backwoods · rustic charm · Americana · old-fashioned · traditional · regional
cornponesbrioche
Enriched French bread
croissants · angel food cake · dinner rolls · soufflé · white bread
cornponesFrench patisserie
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