What is Oklahoma cuisine?

[floater]

Stemming from the Memorial Rd. thread's talk of California cuisine. What restaurants and foods are "Oklahoman" - not just ones started or headquartered here, but permeate the culture? Steak and beef (such as chicken fried steak) are obvious, but what else represents Oklahoma cooking? What ingredients, dishes, philosophies, techniques represent Oklahoma cuisine?

[Pete]

To me, it's always been chicken fried steak with white gravy and fried okra.

Typically, the dishes are heavy, such as macaroni and cheese, biscuits, baked beans, chicken and dumplings, meatloaf, etc.


That style of cooking is very hard to come by out here and I always load up on it when I visit OKC.

[mranderson]

To me, it's always been chicken fried steak with white gravy and fried okra.

Typically, the dishes are heavy, such as macaroni and cheese, biscuits, baked beans, chicken and dumplings, meatloaf, etc.


That style of cooking is very hard to come by out here and I always load up on it when I visit OKC.

Actually, that is "country" cuisine (an oxymoron in grammar). There really is no such thing as Oklahoma cuisine sine no foods were actaully created here.