FAQ 6 What is Fry Bread?
Northern Arizona FOOD
Northern Arizona FOOD
In my novel, Murder@ the Black Mesa Cafe, Minerva and Flynn eat a traditional type of meal called a Sheepherder. It's a specialty at the Hopi Trading Post in Keams Canyon. It's made up of Fry Bread, similar to a crepe but heartier. Inside is mutton, Hatch green chiles, onions, jalapenos are optional, and hot sauce optional. Pinto beans and spicy rice are served on the side. So good!
I joked around with the ladies at the restaurant.
"My grandma Ruth used to make fry-bread. "
"Oh" said the Navajo ladies, "Are you from here?"
"No, Terre Haute Indiana, she took Wonder Bread and fried it in bacon grease and plopped an egg on it."
The Navajo ladies thought that was funny.
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For a demonstration on
how to make frybread click the links below:
For a demonstration on
how to make frybread click the links below:
Navajo fry bread: yum with mutton, hatch green chiles, and onions.
Good Fry Bread demo, however, Navajo Rez uses mutton, not beef.
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