A ‘Redneck Taco’ in the Deep-Fried United States

Martin’s Barbecue Joint in Nolensville, Tennessee, makes a good one, at least according to Southern food guru John T. Edge. Martin’s “redneck taco” is pork-shoulder barbecue on hoecakes, which Edge calls “a cross between a cornpone and a blini.” Visitors might cackle over the name, especially if they’re dainty eaters, but ignore this beautiful open-faced sandwich at your own peril. Barbecue should be anointed the eighth wonder of the world, and hoecakes should be worshiped at least as much as hush puppies. Edge sampled hoecakes across Georgia, Tennessee and Kentucky for a recent Gourmet story.

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