Talk:Hushpuppy

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What are they?[edit]

Speaking as a person who came looking to find out what Hushpuppies actually are, this article is almost no help. What does "savory starch based food" even mean?

Can someone who has eaten one perhaps describe them a little? --xurble (talk) 07:43, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Image of Hushpuppies[edit]

Yes the old image was blurry. Can some one make a replacement, preferably when you have lunch at a fish place. Whitebox 10:56, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wait about a month. Hopefully, I'll have a digital camera and a trip to Long John Silver's.--BigMac1212 22:38, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Etymology[edit]

Hi, OED doesn't give any etymology for Hush Puppies. Should we mention this in the article?

I have to say that the etymologies provided smack of folk etymologies. It's not very convincing that those deep-fried cornmeal dumplings originated as convenient dogfood. That would be about the most extravagant dogfood imaginable (except maybe sushi). Maikel (talk) 09:36, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

They didn't. They're called "frittierte Polenta" in Germany. Never were dog food. 89.166.239.154 (talk) 19:54, 17 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If it helps at all, I found the following: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=hush+puppy&searchmode=none Etymonline claims that the term was first encountered in 1918, so it's hardly as old as it's made out to be, if so. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.197.213.245 (talk) 04:59, 19 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It says 1899, and I added it.TuckerResearch (talk) 05:56, 31 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

To my knowledge, all over the world feeding leftovers to dogs is common. So, giving a dish - not a leftover - consisting mainly of dough and vegetables the name of some dog food is highly improbable. Also, I wonder why nobody seems to take in account that the origin of the dish is in parts of the USA that were originally French speaking. Being neither a native French nor English speaker, still a combination of hacher (chop) and pate (dough) comes to my mind - chopped onions in a dough ball. "hache pate" could easily have been transformed to "hushpuppy", as for instance "boeuf a la mode" to "Beuflamot" in Bavarian German. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Haraldbre (talk • contribs) 12:31, 3 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ingenious! Especially for a non-native English speaker. Your etymology may well be true, or at least, very close to the truth. 'Hush-puppy' seems like a case of Hobson-Jobson to me.121.44.176.153 (talk) 23:04, 3 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia wants cited independent statements, not ingenuity. -Jason A. Quest (talk) 13:06, 24 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sorullitos[edit]

Just a small question, should I add some details about Puerto Rico's own version of a hushpuppy? I know their sweetness are popular to young children, but the "" are also popular among some adults. JMBZ-12 (talk) 23:07, 3 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hush Puppy[edit]

The name of a charactor in the movie, Beasts of the Southern Wild, directed by Benh Zeieltlin. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Blackbfly (talk • contribs) 15:44, 26 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Historical context of red horse bread[edit]

This is an interesting link that breaks the topic into folklore and history with quotes from various periodicals. I don’t know if it would help, but it certainly convinced me that some of the stories seem like folklore.

https://www.seriouseats.com/real-history-myths-hushpuppies — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.76.12.168 (talk) 19:50, 15 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: Black Foodways in the United States[edit]

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