MOST FAMOUS foods and drinks that Kentucky claims to have invented

Kentucky says it invented the Hot Brown, the Derby-Pie, the cheeseburger, beer cheese, and even the Old Fashioned. How many of those claims hold up? We checked 15 foods and drinks, from the mint julep to the fried chicken that started in Corbin, and sorted what Kentucky really created from what it only adopted. You'll hear about a pie whose name has a legal owner, a soda with a formula only two people know, a cocktail historians call a myth, and a Louisville restaurant that says it served the first cheeseburger in 1934. Every date and name comes from historical societies, newspapers, company histories, and museum records. Does your family have a recipe or a food story that comes from Kentucky? Tell it in the comments. Subscribe to Kentucky Unwritten for a new true story of Kentucky, place by place. 00:00 Kentucky Food Claims and Mint Juleps 03:14 Louisville Old Fashioned Claim 04:48 Lexington Burgoo Tradition 06:17 Owensboro Mutton Barbecue 07:37 Louisville Cheeseburger Claim 09:15 Woodford County Pudding 10:40 Louisville Henry Bain Sauce 12:18 Louisville Majeska Candy 13:52 Jenny Benedict's Benedictine 15:30 Frankfort Bourbon Balls 17:00 Winchester Beer Cheese 18:32 Winchester Ale-8-One Soda 20:10 Louisville Derby Pie 21:44 Louisville Hot Brown 23:06 Harlan Sanders and Corbin Fried Chicken #Kentucky #KentuckyFood #HotBrown #DerbyPie #KentuckyHistory