What is Deep South Toast?
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A small chain of takeaway chicken stores in Queensland Australia sell Deep South Toast. Looks tasty but what is it? Is it similar to French Toast?
ALoungerAtTheClubs@reddit
It must be Teas Toast, as others have said, but that's not actually part of the Deep South. So 0/10 naming.
Boring_Kiwi_6446@reddit (OP)
Oh heck. Facepalm. I didn’t make that connection. Better go have more coffee then.
Drew707@reddit
That chicken looks pretty fucking good. Is the Nashville Hot actually hot, though?
Boring_Kiwi_6446@reddit (OP)
I don’t know. I’ve only eaten there once and had a fine chicken burger.
trampolinebears@reddit
Are chicken burgers common in Australia? Our usual ground poultry in the US is turkey, so you’ll see turkey burgers often. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a chicken burger before.
Catalina_Eddie@reddit
Brits and Aussies seem to call everything in a bun a "burger".
Dustteas@reddit
Anything served on a hamburger bun is a burger in Europe.
RachelRTR@reddit
I wonder if they would call cold cuts on a bun a burger.
Dustteas@reddit
I think they do
Loud_Ad_4515@reddit
A local burger chain in Texas calls their chicken sandwich a burger. They also call their breakfast sandwich a "breakfast burger." But they're definitely an outlier, and that's part of their branding.
Boring_Kiwi_6446@reddit (OP)
A breakfast burger in Australia bacon and egg. Same thing?
Loud_Ad_4515@reddit
This particular beloved local chain, a breakfast burger is breakfast sausage (patty), egg, and cheese on a hamburger bun.
MyUsername2459@reddit
Yeah, there's some "breakfast burger" type burgers in the US that is a cheeseburger with a fried egg and bacon added.
The most common exanoke in US fast food would the Breakfast Baconator from the Wendy's fast food chain.
shelwood46@reddit
They call those chicken sandwiches, ala Chik Fil A or Popeyes, "chicken burgers". I do not know why (it seems to be used in other Commonwealth countries, I assume it's the UK's fault).
TooManyDraculas@reddit
The UK made the weird assumption that "burger" means the bun, and not the patty and then just popularized that habit.
SabresBills69@reddit
I think the person is referring to a burger shape., not a chicken patty or filet. some places make chicken meatballs which look like meatballs but they are not beef.
Boring_Kiwi_6446@reddit (OP)
They’re quite popular here but I’ve not seen one using ground meat. It’s a filet, sometimes crumbed.
riarws@reddit
We only call something a burger in the US if it’s ground meat. It doesn’t have to have a bun or anything. If it isn’t ground, it isn’t a burger, even if the “bread” is a burger bun. Hopefully that clears it up.
Practical-Ordinary-6@reddit
Yeah, you can eat a burger plain right on your plate with a knife and fork and whatever you want on it. It's not the most common way, but it's still a burger because it's ground up beef formed into a patty. That's what burger means here. Sticking something on a bun and doesn't make it a burger. You can put tuna salad onto a bun but it doesn't make it a tuna burger. You can put barbecue on a bun but it doesn't make it a barbecue burger.
SabresBills69@reddit
Arby’s….roast beef on a bun…..
CJK5Hookers@reddit
This is my favorite argument between different English speakers because the term “cheeseburger” doesn’t make sense either way
riarws@reddit
That’s why I, personally, prefer to order patty melts.
illegal_miles@reddit
They just mean a chicken sandwich. Everything in a burger bun becomes a burger over there 🙄
They are good though. Have had some fantastic chicken sandwiches down there lol
Love me a “brekkie burger” too.
Drew707@reddit
Man, you guys with calling everything with a bun a burger... SMH
throwa1589876541525@reddit
To clarify, folks in the US almost exclusively mean a beef patty on a bun (with other toppings) when they say burger. After that you have the less frequent meanings like ground turkey or vegetarian/vegan substitutes for beef. What the Deep South restaurant has is what we would call a fried chicken sandwich, like what we get at Chick-fil-A. Looks delicious too.
Drew707@reddit
I think it's simply a patty which is exclusively ground material regardless of source.
pinniped90@reddit
This.
Turkey burgers filled the bird-burger niche here, although butchers can usually get you ground chicken if you want it.
The chicken sandwich restaurants went out of their way to market their products as NOT burgers to compete against burger chains. So they always show the single piece of chicken breast or thigh, not ground.
And the humble McChicken sits this one out... it's kind of a fried chicken burger when you really get down to it.
big_sugi@reddit
Yep. A Turkey burger is going to be ground turkey. An elk/bison/ostrich burger is going to be ground meat from the relevant animal. A veggie burger is ground/minced non-meat.
Scavgraphics@reddit
Salmon burgers are pretty common too.
Boring_Kiwi_6446@reddit (OP)
I just realised a chicken burger is the only one in Australia that isn’t strictly ground meat. We don’t have those animals you mentioned of course but a kangaroo burger is always ground meat.
Darryl_Lict@reddit
They seem to fry everything in beef tallow. I'm sold!
Fappy_as_a_Clam@reddit
I wonder if they are even talking about the US?
In New Zealand, on the south island, there is a lot of references to being in the Deep South. And I mean, theres not many places that are deeper south than the south island of NZ lol
ALoungerAtTheClubs@reddit
They are. I found the chain, and it's chicken sandwiches with sauces that are "Nashville hot," "Atlanta honey," etc.
amc365@reddit
Probably Texas Toast. Basically garlic bread
Zizi_Tennenbaum@reddit
Why do people think Texas Toast is garlic bread? Is it because of that one brand of frozen garlic Texas Toast? We have it all the time down here as regular toast.
frisky_husky@reddit
Is there a different kind of Texas Toast? I've only ever heard the term applied to garlic bread, but I'm not even remotely Texan. Enlighten me!
SeaGurl@reddit
Texas toast is a thicker slice of usually white bread thats buttered in both sides. You usually butter than grill in a pan so you get a nice crispy outside with a soft inside.
You can add garlic but thats not usually the case.
PitbullRetriever@reddit
Hey can you come help me convince u/nalonrae that you’re supposed to butter the bread before you toast it 😆
King_Darkside@reddit
Texan here; and I agree with you 100%
NOTcreative-@reddit
thick bread slice buttered and toasted.
CreepinJesusMalone@reddit
Doesn't require butter. At the vast majority of diners and breakfast places that do it correctly it's just extra thick white bread.
The butter comes on the side.
Phour3@reddit
it’s toasted in a buttered pn
Beautiful-Report58@reddit
You can buy the loaf of oversized bread slices just about anywhere.
frisky_husky@reddit
Huh, never seen that. I live in Canada now but I'll have to look for it the next time I'm in the states.
Beautiful-Report58@reddit
Well, the bread aisle has 796 different breads, so it’s not surprising that you’ve never seen it.
frisky_husky@reddit
The grocery store in the last neighborhood I lived in in the US (shout out Somerville Market Basket) had three separate bread sections, which I'm sure didn't help
Beautiful-Report58@reddit
I’m originally from Mass too. MB has the bread aisle, the bakery and the bread in front of the deli counter. I have never understood putting the bread under the deli counter, it gets squished and leaned upon.
frisky_husky@reddit
There's also the secret fourth (Portuguese) bread section. The Somerville one has a random bread section by the eggs as well but that's laid out differently from every other location I've been to.
Drew707@reddit
It's probably called Alberta Toast up there.
Scrappy_The_Crow@reddit
It's just thick white-bread toast. I've never seen it as garlic toast, no matter the restaurant.
nalonrae@reddit
Texas toast is just a thicker slice of toast compared to normal.
amc365@reddit
So it's just toast?
PitbullRetriever@reddit
Its bread fried in butter in a pan
nalonrae@reddit
Nah, it's just a thicker slice of toast.
PitbullRetriever@reddit
It’s a thicker slice of bread that is grilled in butter. Both are true.
nalonrae@reddit
It has nothing to do with butter. It's just about thickness.
PitbullRetriever@reddit
Bro out here making the world’s driest Texas toast
nalonrae@reddit
You like wet toast? Weird. I usually make toast then add butter.
PitbullRetriever@reddit
Literally google Texas toast recipe and look at any of the results
nalonrae@reddit
Lol, I believe the people in Texas over Google. Check their comments.
PitbullRetriever@reddit
Sure. The top comment from a Texan is from u/SeaGurl:
“Texas toast is a thicker slice of usually white bread thats buttered in both sides. You usually butter than grill in a pan so you get a nice crispy outside with a soft inside. You can add garlic but thats not usually the case.”
SubstantialPressure3@reddit
It's double thick white bread, but toasted in a pan with butter on both sides.
nalonrae@reddit
It's literally just thick sliced. That's it.
SubstantialPressure3@reddit
You're supposed to toast it in a pan with butter, though. Otherwise it's just thick soft white bread that sticks to your teeth.
nalonrae@reddit
Take that up with Texas because it's just thick sliced bread. Some BBQ places will serve it untoasted.
SubstantialPressure3@reddit
Yeah. They do. 🤢
Cinisajoy2@reddit
Yes. What you are thinking is garlic spread on Texas toast. Or it could be just thick bread that you can toast.
rantmb331@reddit
Double thick slices of white bread
enyardreems@reddit
Because the steakhouses started that shit.
RachelRTR@reddit
Nah, texas toast is just thick white bread.
TopGinger@reddit
This was the only thing I could think of. The Texas toast I’ve had was always slathered in butter, but it’s twice as thick as regular bread so it makes a good base for tons of meals. I’ve had it with cheese on it before too, I think. Haven’t had it in a long time.
Phour3@reddit
interesting. I have never seen garlic involved in Texas toast. From the flairs it looks like New England does it different than the South
pizzaerry2days@reddit
Because someone asked for a Texan. It’s literally extra thick sliced bread. That’s it. It’s “Texas Toast” bc it’s big. There is not special Texas bread recipe. This is a marketing thing that caught on for thicker sliced bread. It makes a good base for patty melts and French Toast. The only place I ever see toast advertising as “Texas toast” is Dairy Queen even though it isn’t the proper thick type. The other being Raisin Cains which I’m pretty sure is from Louisiana. In 30-something years in Texas that I experienced this was not a tradition. White bread, untoasted, on the side with BBQ is. I always hated and never understood that but that is the only traditional Texas bread thing I can think of.
nogueydude@reddit
Not a single Texan in the comments to correct us
peaveyftw@reddit
I'm from Alabama, which is deep south as you get, and I've never heard of it.
TheJokersChild@reddit
That's not something we've heard of, so we have the same question you do.
PenelopeLumley@reddit
I'm just learning here that "Texas Toast" outside of Texas has garlic on it.
What's up that?
MindInTheClouds@reddit
It’s honestly very scary. The picture of “Texas Toast” on Wikipedia from a national chain is an abomination.
Granted, it looks like it could be delicious, but it’s not Texas Toast.
SeaGurl@reddit
The one from Canes or the one from the box?
MindInTheClouds@reddit
The one from Canes with all of the cheese and such is definitely not what I called Texas Toast growing up in Texas.
I hadn’t seen the loaf from Safeway, which looks pretty reasonable, depending on what you do with it. I’d argue it isn’t toast until you, you know, toast it, but that bread is the right style.
SeaGurl@reddit
Its not cheese. That's just a ton of butter crisped to perfection.
MindInTheClouds@reddit
Hmm, interesting, thanks for the clarification. I may have to try it sometime, but I wasn’t super impressed with their chicken last time I tried it.
SeaGurl@reddit
I may also be biased because their toast was a major craving I had when pregnant 🤣
DankItchins@reddit
There's a line of frozen garlic bread that's branded as Texas Toast, so I imagine that's what a lot of folks are picturing
tvgirl48@reddit
It's a common frozen garlic bread. Until this thread, I thought it was just the name of a brand of garlic bread.
StupidLemonEater@reddit
Sounds made-up, like how London Broil has nothing to do with London or England.
"Texas toast" is a thing but that's just thick-sliced bread.
SeaGurl@reddit
Thick sliced, buttered on both sides, and typically white bread and delicious.
lemonprincess23@reddit
Yo Texas toast when you’re making French toast, and using egg nog instead of regular eggs is the greatest thing in the world
xworfx@reddit
Oh snap
SuperSecretMoonBase@reddit
I used to work at a pizza place on the west coast that sold "Burgh-style Wings" which is not a thing, just the dude who worked there whose recipe they used, was from Pittsburgh.
dontdoxmebro@reddit
“Deep South Toast” is not a name used in the US.
Texas Toast is a sliced bread that is sliced considerably thicker than regular sliced bread. Fried chicken finger restaurants (Zaxby’s, Raising Canes, Guthrie’s) often serve it toasted with butter and garlic.
shelwood46@reddit
If you get the chicken strip basket from Texas-originating Dairy Queen, they will include one slice of buttered white bread toast, normal thickness, buttered, no garlic. It's weird (I assume it originated from BBQ places doing it). I still eat it.
big_sugi@reddit
Barbecue places, at least in Texas, serve plain, untoasted white bread of normal thickness. It’s basically an edible napkin.
Cinisajoy2@reddit
Dairy Queen toast is slightly thicker than sandwich bread.
Rhombus_McDongle@reddit
Garlic!? Bwaaaah!
GreenIll3610@reddit
Are you sure thats an American thing ? I’ve never heard of it.
Granadafan@reddit
Lots to d countries have an “American” dish with weird ingredients or names not used here. In some countries in Asia, an American pizza has corn on it.
Boring_Kiwi_6446@reddit (OP)
I gather from this thread it’s just marketing hype. The USA is known for having tasty fried chicken so this Australian store is playing on that.
Bluemonogi@reddit
Never heard the term.
1MorningLightMTN@reddit
It's drizzled in a sweet tea reduction with a dollop of lemon foam.
BeneficialShame8408@reddit
probs texas toast. my dad eats that with three wholeass pats of butter. he's turning 79 in a month, somehow.
robotfindsme@reddit
Never heard of it. If it is actually "Texas toast", then it's garlic bread made with a thick slice of white bread instead of an Italian roll or something.
CreepinJesusMalone@reddit
Lord mercy this is blowing my mind that so many people think Texas toast is the frozen garlic bread from the grocery store.
Texas toast is literally just a thick cut slice of white bread. That's it.
There's no garlic or spread or anything.
If you get it at an actual diner or breakfast restaurant, it should come out with butter packets on the side and nothing else.
Imo, Texas Toast is best suited for sopping up over easy eggs.
Weightmonster@reddit
Toast from Tasmania or New Zealand?
Similar_Jackfruit555@reddit
Toasted garlic bread with cheese on top
panda2502wolf@reddit
Never heard of it and I live in the South. More details. Ingredients etc.
biggcb@reddit
Never heard that phrase
exackerly@reddit
Just did a quick google, looks like it’s a fancy French toast. But there are a lot of variations.
rantmb331@reddit
Southern French toast would be freedom toast, wouldn’t it?
OhThrowed@reddit
No idea, sounds Australian.
VeckLee1@reddit
You vegemite not know what you're talking about.
wormbreath@reddit
Something branded to be SUPER ‘MERICAN that isn’t at all.
battleofflowers@reddit
Never heard that term before.
wetcornbread@reddit
It’s called Texas toast in America and it’s cheesy garlic bread but the bread is thicker than a regular slice.
sics2014@reddit
No idea. Is it like Texas Toast?