It's fried chicken that's spicy. That's really all you need to know.
Over the past few years, Nashville hot chicken has become a bit of a fad. Once confined to the traditionally black, working class neighborhoods of Nashville, the spicy fried chicken can be found throughout Middle Tennessee and on menus peppered throughout the South. Rumored to have been first concocted by a jealous cook looking to enact revenge on her philandering boyfriend, hot chicken is a dish that's as unforgiving as it is delicious. When done right, it's crunchy, juicy, and hot enough to rival some of the spiciest dishes you've had.