Poke Sallet: A unique southern delicacy - Harlan Enterprise

Poke Sallet: A unique southern delicacy - Harlan Enterprise

Harlan County’s Poke Sallet Festival has wrapped up for 2025, having brought all sorts of fun, food and entertainment to downtown Harlan. The unique dish from which the festival takes its name – Poke Sallet – is served mostly in the south and Appalachian areas of the United States. Poke Sallet has even been celebrated in song, although the correctness of the spelling used in the title may be debated. Tony Joe White had a hit with his song “Polk …