Some would argue that the epicenter of the fried brain sandwich craze was St. Louis in the mid-1900s. “In the mid-1900s to 1970s, East St. Louis was a huge packing town, and those packers ended ...

If fried brain sandwiches aren't something you've seen on a menu, there are still a few places in the midwest where the dish originated that still serve it. Food Republic.

You know gooey butter cake, concretes, toasted ravioli, the St. Paul sandwich, and Provel – but are you old enough to remember fried cow-brain sandwiches? To the uninitiated, this may sound like some ...

Brain sandwiches haven’t entirely disappeared here, though. The fried brain sandwich has been a standout item on the menu at Schottzie’s Bar & Grill for years. “It’s a tradition in South County,” says ...

Fried-Brain Sandwich Defies Mad Cow Scare NPR's Scott Simon notes that despite nervousness about mad cow disease, residents of one town in Indiana continue to eat a local delicacy, the fried brain ...

Fear of mad cow disease hasn't kept customers from eating the deep-fried cow brain sandwiches served Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2004, at the Hilltop Inn in Evansville, Ind.

But 28-year-old Daniel Bromfield, the brains behind the Twitter account @RegionalUSFood, is working to break that misconception, one fried brain sandwich at a time.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- Fear of mad cow disease hasn't kept Cecelia Coan from eating her beloved deep-fried cow-brain sandwiches. She's more concerned about cholesterol than suffering the brain ...