- Nashville hot chicken is a spicy fried chicken dish with roots in the African American community of Nashville.
- The dish was reportedly invented by Thornton Prince in the 1930s as a revenge meal, when his girlfriend doused his fried chicken with an excessive amount of hot spices.
- To her surprise, Prince loved it, and he later perfected the recipe at his restaurant, Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack. Today, hot chicken is a symbol of Nashville’s bold, fiery culinary identity and a must-try dish for visitors.
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