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Country Ham
Tennessee's country salt-cured ham-broiled, boiled or fried-retains a distinctive, delicious salty taste. In pioneer days, meats were salted, peppered and smoked before hanging in the smokehouse to "cure." Today, it's that salt, pepper and smoky flavor that we find irresistible in country ham.
Enjoy a fried piece between a warm, golden-brown biscuit. Pair it with freshly fried apples, and be smitten with the combination. Top it with preserves, jam, honey or jelly. And, do not miss the chance to break apart a biscuit, spread it on your plate and spoon over some red-eye gravy, made from pan drippings, water and coffee. (Although, there are as many debates about fine tuning red-eye gravy as there are Tennesseans!) The ham is also an excellent accent for flavor in a pot of long-simmered green beans.
Tennessee boasts some of the finest purveyors of country ham, among them: Benton's Smoky Mountain Country Hams, Madisonville, available unsmoked or hickory smoked; Tripp Country Hams, Brownsville, available whole or in slices; Clifty Farm, Paris, available whole, half or sliced; Rice's Country Hams, Mt. Juliet, whole or half. If you are looking for something unique to serve--or you would like to send a Tennessee flavor to someone special--order some country ham. Southern supermarkets also stock country ham in sealed packages in the meat department.
Bite down into vividly fruity blackberry preserves piled atop a split biscuit on a backdrop of country ham at Beacon Light Tea Room in Lyles. Homemade apple fritters, apple butter and cider greet you at Carver's Applehouse, Cosby, in preparation for an out-of-this-world center-cut country ham entree. Mouth-watering country ham, biscuits, gravy await you at the Log Cabin Pancake House in Pigeon Forge, or have your ham with pancakes. Any way you order it, Tennessee's country ham is a delectable adventure in taste.
Bell Buckle Cafe
Great country cooking. Try our specialties such as fried biscuits, curly chips, smoked pork chops and BBQ. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Bell Buckle, TN
Phone: 931-389-9693
Bell Buckle Cafe & Music Parlor
Something fresh and different is happening seven days a week at Bell Buckle Cafe on Railroad Square. We have delicious, tasty food in a world-class cafe, with live music on Thursday-Saturday. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Bell Buckle, TN
Phone: (931) 389-9694
Benton's Smoky Mountain Country Hams & Bacon
Benton's Smoky Mountain Country Hams & Bacon is in Madsonville, Tennessee. Started by the late Albert Hicks in 1947, Allan Benton and his father, B. ...more
Region: Knoxville & Middle East
City: Madisonville, TN
Phone: 423-442-5003
Boyette's Dining Room
Boyette's at Reelfoot Lake specializes in catfish, country ham and Certified Angus Beef steaks. Tradition and delicious food brings diners back again and again to this top west Tennessee dining favorite. ...more
Region: Northwest
City: Tiptonville, TN
Phone: 731-253-7307
Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store/Casey Jones Village
Enjoy world-famous buffets daily at Brooks Shaw's Old Country Store. Award winning Southern restaurant, charming Gift Shoppe, 1890's Ice Cream Parlor & Fudge Shoppe and the Old Country Store To Go. ...more
Region: Southwest
City: Jackson, TN
Phone: 731-668-1223
Buttonwillow Civil War Dinner Theater
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Located in the old Buttonwillow Church just outside of Chattanooga. . ...more
Region: Chattanooga & Southeast
City: Whitwell, TN
Phone: 423-658-7478
Campbell Station Country Store
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Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Culleoka, TN
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Cardin's Drive-In
If you just happen to be passing through East Tennessee and just happen to be on Asheville Highway, there is a restaurant that you do not want to miss. Even if it is 50 miles out of the way, you still do not want to miss it. ...more
Region: Knoxville & Middle East
City: Knoxville, TN
Phone: (865) 933-3251
Carver's Applehouse Restaurant & Orchard
Overlook the Smokies and apple orchards and have a delightful meal at Carver's Applehouse! Actually a family farm orchard, the Carvers have been growing apples in the area since the 1940s. Kyle Carver started his orchard in 1942, hand grafting and planting apple trees in his cornfield. ...more
Region: Smoky Mountains
City: Cosby, TN
Phone: (423) 487-2410
Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre
Nashville's oldest professional dinner theatre. They have provided a delicious Southern buffet and Broadway-style plays for over 40 years. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Nashville, TN
Phone: 615-646-9977
Clifty Farm
Truman Murphey cured his first ham over 70 years ago, not realizing the "family tradition" he had begun. Now, the third generation is curing hams in this family- owned business. ...more
Creamery Park Grille
A family-owned and operated, quaint, neighborhood parlor set in an historic building, Creamery Park Grille has taste bud appeal. The Sunday brunch features such delicacies as Crabcake Benedict, Apple-stuffed French Toast Croissant, Belgian Waffles with mini potato pancakes, cheesy grits and more on the side. ...more
Region: Knoxville & Middle East
City: Knoxville, TN
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Dotson’s
A meat and three tradition. A great stop along the Nashville Trace Trail. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Franklin, TN
Phone: (615) 794-2805
Fall Creek Falls State Park Inn & Conf. Center
Travelers from across the country come to Fall Creek Falls each year to experience the highest waterfalls in the eastern United States. This paradise of more than 20,000 acres on the Cumberland Plateau is one of the most scenic, spectacular outdoor recreation resort areas in America. ...more
Region: Chattanooga & Southeast
City: Spencer, TN
Phone: 423-881-5241
General Jackson Showboat
Take a musical journey with us as we cruise the Cumberland River. Join us as we explore the history of country music through the songs that gave a voice to America. ...more
Region: Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City: Nashville, TN
Phone: 615-458-3900
