A hog fry is a traditional Oklahoma Cherokee social meal in which large iron kettles are placed over open fires. The kettles are then filled with oil or lard. Pieces of pork are then thrown in the hot oil and fried until cooked.[1]

Cherokee man cooking at a hog fry

Hog fries are held regularly by tribal,[2][3] cultural[4][5] 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 whole hog barbecue tradition of the Carolinas (but with a different method of cooking).

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  1. ^ Oklahoma Works
  2. ^ Cherokees gather for annual hog fry Archived 2013-11-22 at archive.today
  3. ^ "Rogers County Cherokee Hog Fry and Picnic Set". Archived from the original on 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  4. ^ The News Review - It's like being there
  5. ^ Cherokee Hog Fry and Pow Wow - News - Ridgecrest Daily Independent - Ridgecrest, CA - Ridgecrest, CA[permanent dead link]