Biscuits and gravy

{{short description|Breakfast dish in the United States}}

Image:biscuits-and-gravy.jpg]]Biscuits and gravy is a popular breakfast dish in the United States, especially in the south.{{Cite news|last=Sullivan|first=Barbara|date=February 18, 1988|title=Food Is At The Very Soul Of U.S. Blacks' History Since Days Of Slavery|work=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-02-18-8803310553-story.html|url-status=live|access-date=September 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527001643/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1988-02-18/entertainment/8803310553_1_black-history-month-soul-food-afro-american-history|archive-date=May 27, 2017}} The dish consists of soft dough biscuits covered in white sausage gravy,{{cite book |editor1-last=Edge |editor1-first=John T. |title=The New Encyclopedia of Southern culture. Volume 7, Foodways |date=2014 |publisher=University of North Carolina Press |location=Chapel Hill |isbn=9781469616520 |pages=168–169 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s-qnAgAAQBAJ&dq=sawmill+gravy&pg=PA168 |access-date=29 August 2022}} made from the drippings of cooked pork sausage, flour, milk, and often (but not always) bits of sausage, bacon, ground beef, or other meat. The gravy is often flavored with black pepper, see Sausage gravy.

A variation of the dish served in the US military is sometimes referred to as "SOS" which means "shit on a shingle", and is prepared with either biscuits or toast, and has been a staple military comfort food for over 100 years.{{cite web | last=Collier | first=Sommer | title=Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast | website=A Spicy Perspective | date=2022-12-29 | url=https://www.aspicyperspective.com/creamed-chipped-beef-on-toast-shit-on-a-shingle/ | access-date=2023-12-05}}{{cite web | title=S.O.S. (Shit on a Shingle) – A Reimagined Comfort Food Classic | website=Uncle Jerry's Kitchen | date=2008-02-01 | url=https://www.unclejerryskitchen.com/recipes/sos-shit-on-a-shingle/ | access-date=2023-12-05}}{{cite web | last=Scott | first=Kim | title=US Army Hamburger Gravy – SOS | website=Traveling In My Kitchen - exploring the world - one recipe at a time | date=2021-09-17 | url=https://travelinginmykitchen.com/2021/09/16/creamed-ground-beef-gravy-sos-army-style/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017151157/https://travelinginmykitchen.com/2021/09/16/creamed-ground-beef-gravy-sos-army-style/ | url-status=usurped | archive-date=October 17, 2021 | access-date=2023-12-06}}{{cite web | title=Southern Staples: Biscuits and Gravy | website=1885 Grill | date=2023-04-11 | url=https://1885grill.com/1885-blog/southern-staples-biscuits-and-gravy#:~:text=The%20hearty%2C%20high%20calorie%20dish,hence%20the%20name%20sawmill%20gravy. | access-date=2023-12-06}}