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To Celebrate 50 Years, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Releases Southern Fried Chicken
LEBANON, Tenn., April 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store today announced the launch of Southern
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n LEBANON, Tenn., April 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store today announced the launch of Southern Fried Chicken, the newest addition to its menu of homestyle, made-from-scratch offerings. To pay homage to one of the most well-loved dishes in Southern cooking, each piece of bone-in Southern Fried Chicken is authentically prepared, double-breaded by hand with a custom blend of three types of black pepper and several seasonings and spices, then fried until it is perfectly crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside.\n\n \nFor five decades, guests at Cracker Barrel® have enjoyed generous portions of high-quality, homestyle food offered at an everyday value. Southern Fried Chicken further delivers on this promise to provide authentically prepared homestyle cooking at a fair price, as each plate features a half chicken – a breast, thigh, leg and wing – and is served with two country sides and homemade buttermilk biscuits or corn muffins, for $10.79 (price and availability may vary by location).\nTo complete this unique, craveable experience, made special by Cracker Barrel's beloved brand of friendly and hospitable service, each dish of Southern Fried Chicken arrives at the table with its own bear-shaped bottle of honey. This adds a touch of amber sweetness for guests to enjoy their meal in iconic Southern fashion.\n\"This year will mark Cracker Barrel's 50th anniversary, and we are so pleased to offer guests our take on a classic dish like fried chicken for this occasion,\" said Cracker Barrel's Vice President of Culinary Cammie Spillyards-Schaefer. \"To celebrate this milestone, we felt our guests were deserving of something special, from the heart, and as good as home. Our culinary team traveled throughout the South, noting what makes fried chicken so delicious and so popular in order to develop the perfect recipe rooted in traditional Southern cooking.\"\nWith the introduction of Southern Fried Chicken, Cracker Barrel is one of the few casual-dining restaurants with national reach offering bone-in fried chicken to its guests. This latest addition to the Cracker Barrel menu is the result of in-depth research into guest preferences and rigorous product development and testing to ensure Southern Fried Chicken met both the high standards of Cracker Barrel and the expectations...