Chicken fried steak (also known as country fried steak) is a piece of beef steak (tenderized cubed steak) coated with seasoned flour and pan fried. It is associated with Southern U.S. cuisine and hospitality. Its name is likely due to the dish's similar preparation as with fried chicken, and chicken fried steak is also similar to the classic Austrian dish Wiener Schnitzel, a tenderized veal cutlet, coated with breadcrumbs and fried.

Mayor to town- "Lose 1 million lbs" With a button-popping spread of cornbread, sausage and gravy, chicken fried steak and pecan pie designated as Oklahoma's official state meal, it's no surprise that Oklahoma City's mayor wants to put the city on a diet.

With a button-popping spread of cornbread, sausage and gravy, chicken fried steak and pecan pie designated as Oklahoma's official state meal, it's no surprise that Oklahoma City's mayor wants to put the city on a diet.

All my opining about the conceptual affinities between ice cream and cream gravy went out the window with the first bite of the meaty frozen custard.