"Who makes the best fry bread? Navajos? Other Natives? It depends if you like it sweet and fluffy or round and flat.

Most fry bread cooks I know aim for fluff. It's good for dipping in a bowl of corn soup and soaking up juice.

But I've met plenty of Navajos who frown on northern fry bread.

My Navajo mother-in-law makes some of the best fry bread I've ever tasted. Half the pleasure is watching her shape it. She quickly pats and flaps the dough between her hands - a real dough flapping pro.

She never rolls or stretches it, either. That's not her style. She helps Navajos take their place among champion fry bread makers."

Get the Story:
Jodi Rave: Do Navajos make the best fry bread? (Lee Enterprises 7/29)

Relevant Links:
Jodi Rave Lee - http://www.missoulian.com/jodirave

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