The Fry Bread House is a restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona, serving fry bread, a Native American dish of dough fried in lard, Crisco, or oil, which the restaurant serves with various toppings or fillings.[1][2] Exact recipes and ingredients vary but those typical of frybread are flour, salt, and lard, reflecting the commodities doled out on the reservations by the U.S. federal government.[1]

The Fry Bread House
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Restaurant information
Established1992
CityPhoenix
StateArizona
CountryUnited States

The Fry Bread House was opened in 1992 by Cecilia Miller, a member of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Native Americans.[3][4][2] In 2012, it was recognized by the James Beard Foundation as an American Classic.[3][5] As of 2012 it was one of only five restaurants, and the first Native American restaurant, in the United States to win the James Beard American Classics award.[6] Miller died in 2020 at age 81 and passed the restaurant to her children.[2]

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  1. ^ a b Miller, Jen. "Frybread". Smithsonian.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "From the simplest ingredients to the most delicious dishes, Fry Bread House is cooking up a storm". 12news.com. November 28, 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  3. ^ a b Laura Hahnefeld (1 August 2013), "The Fry Bread House in Central Phoenix Moving to New Location", Phoenix New Times, Phoenix, Arizona: Phoenix New Times, LLC, archived from the original on 17 August 2016, retrieved 29 July 2016
  4. ^ Yvonne Dennis; Arlene Hirschfelder & Shannon Flynn (2016). Native American Almanac: More Than 50,000 Years of the Cultures and Histories of Indigenous Peoples. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9781578596089. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  5. ^ Winners Archived 2012-05-22 at the Wayback Machine 2012 James Beard Foundation
  6. ^ Diane Bair & Pamela Wright (22 June 2013), "Native American cuisine in Phoenix", Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC, archived from the original on 17 August 2016, retrieved 29 July 2016

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