Nashville Hot Chicken Seasoning

Nashville Hot Chicken Seasoning
This style of fried chicken is the Music City's claim to culinary fame and fits the bill of a unique food tied closely to a city or region. Our Nashville Hot Chicken Seasoning is a great way to give your chicken a nice blast of fiery heat that more and more of us are craving in our everyday meal planning.

There are numerous restaurants throughout the Nashville region that serve up their version in a variety of clever ways. Nashville Hot Chicken has become such a hallmark of the local scene that in 2007 they launched their first Annual Music City Hot Chicken Festival and it has been going strong ever since.

The Story of Our Nashville Hot Chicken Seasoning
Some of the city's old timers believe that another local restaurant, called Bo's, started serving hot chicken around the same time. Over the years the Barbecue Chicken Shack called several locations throughout Nashville home. In the 1980's ownership of the restaurant was passed down from uncle to niece and the restaurant's name was changed to Prince's Hot Chicken, which it is still called today.

National chains are starting to get into this growing culinary trend, as KFC and Captain D's have taken notice of Nashville Hot Chicken and started to recreate it on their menus. Whenever a culinary trend hits the mainstream, the company bringing it to the masses is looking to maximize profit. The fear of Nashville's hot chicken devotees is that these corporate players will start diluting the dish's signature flavor in order to appeal the widest audience possible. They fear that instead of hot chicken Nashville style they will instead start passing off less spicy chicken recipes, like pepper chicken, while still calling it Nashville Hot Chicken.

What's in it?
Our Nashville Hot Chicken Seasoning is hand blended from cayenne, sea salt, raw cane sugar, yellow mustard, garlic, black pepper and paprika.

Flavor Profile
Our Nashville Hot Chicken Seasoning has a burst of upfront heat that dissipates quickly with a hint of sweetness and pungency.

Where to Use
Traditionally, this seasoning has been used for fried chicken, but it's also incredible as a rub for grilled chicken.

Helpful Hints
If you are going to use the Nashville Hot Chicken Seasoning as a rub, 1 tablespoon of seasoning per pound of chicken is recommended.

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