Volume 12 , Issue 25

Native American Fry Bread

Have you ever tried "Elephant Ear" or "Native American Frybread" at the State Fairs? The Frybread is also known as "Indian Taco" and "Native American Frybread." Frybread is also known in South American cooking as cachanga.

Michael sent us a suggestion about doing a feature on "Frybread" when he watched a cooking channel program that featured Ted's near Durango with fresh frybread. Mike says, "I think you need a feature on this in your journal."

We found a recipe for Apache Fry Bread on the Food Network website that sounds really simple and easy to do. We thought we might share it with all of you out there. If you find another recipe or suggestions for using frybreads, send us a link or an email.

Here is what we found when we did a search for "Ted's Taco" in Mancos, Colorado. Ted's is just a stone throw drive from Durango, Colorado. I have never been there or experienced Ted's fresh, homemade frybreads, but I am encouraged to try Ted's Taco in Mancos, Colorado after reading the TravBuddy Review of Ted's Taco located in Mancos, Colorado.

Ted's was also featured on the Food Network with Alton Brown!

Through more Google searches we found this web site, called Cookin With Three Sisters - Native American Frybread recipes. It includes recipes for the Blackfeet, Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Navajo, Old Fashioned, Osage, Seminole Traditional and other recipes. We may need to try our hand at making some Native American frybread sometime.

Wikipedia says, "Fried bread (also spelled frybread or fry bread, also known as bannock) is a Native American food, found throughout the United States. It was first made in the early 1600s. Frybread is a flat dough fried or deep-fried in oil, shortening, or lard. The dough is generally leavened by yeast or baking powder."

You can top frybread with the following additions such as beans, ground beef, or shredded cheese. Frybread is served as Indian tacos or Navajo tacos.

If the frybread is sweetened, or served with sweet toppings such as honey or powdered sugar. Frybread is very similar to an elephant ear or to the confection simply known as fried dough.

Did you know that "Frybread" has a significant role in Native American cultures? It is often served both at home and at gatherings like pow-wows and state fairs.

Frybread was named the official "state bread" of South Dakota in 2005. In 2005, frybread became the center of a controversy involving its role in obesity and diabetes among Native Americans.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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