Southern-fried

English

Alternative forms

• Southern fried
• southern-fried

Etymology

Because the particular style of frying is seen as characteristic of the Southern United States.

Adjective

Southern-fried (comparative more Southern-fried, superlative most Southern-fried)

1. (chiefly US, not comparable) Coated in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs and then deep-fried.
2. (US, comparable) Characteristic of the South of the United States; authentically Southern.