Kat Thompson is the audience editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. What is it about hush puppies that make them so charming? Is it their name? Their lumpy, endearing shape? Perhaps ...

There's something about Southern food that just keeps us coming back for more. One of our favorites that we can't ever resist? Hush puppies. These bite-sized balls of fried cornmeal goodness have ...

hush puppies on plate with lemon honey butter - Kate Shungu/The Takeout When you're in the mood for a crispy fried snack, nothing else will really do. One such snack is a hush puppy, which is the ...

I have a confession: I haven’t eaten very many hush puppies in my life up until now. I come from a cornbread family, and the few times I’ve had hush puppies at restaurants weren’t memorable. But after ...