A Hog Fry is a traditional Oklahoma Cherokee social meal.

Cherokee Man Cooking at a Hog Fry

At the meal, large iron kettles filled with oil or lard are placed over open fires. After that, pieces of pork are then placed in the hot oil and fried. [1]

Hog fries are held regularly by tribal,[2][3] and church groups as well as by individual families.

The social aspect of cooking a whole hog at a Hog Fry is similar to the tradition of smoking whole hogs in North Carolina.

References

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  1. Oklahoma History Folk Works
  2. "Cherokee Phoenix "Cherokees gather for annual hog fry"". Archived from the original on 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  3. "Cherokee.org "Rogers County Cherokee Hog Fry and Picnic Set"". Archived from the original on 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2022-03-21.