 Brunswick stew made with chicken | |
| Type | Stew |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Southern United States |
| Main ingredients | Tomatoes, lima beans, corn, okra, other vegetables, meat |
Brunswick stew is a tomato-based stew generally involving local beans, vegetables, and originally small game meat such as squirrel or rabbit, though today often chicken. The exact origin of the stew is disputed. The states of Virginia and Georgia both claim its birth, with Brunswick County in Virginia and the city of Brunswick in Georgia claiming it was developed there. It may have originated earlier in some form in the city of Braunschweig (English: Brunswick) in the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg in today's northern Germany.