Elvis and cooking
Posted: October 2nd, 2025, 8:08 pm
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Elvis Presley’s eating habits were nearly as legendary as his career achievements, and no one knew them better than his former cook, Mary Jenkins.
Jenkins and Presley's father, Vernon Presley, created the now-iconic fried peanut butter and banana sandwich that's since become synonymous with the King of Rock and Roll. Together they devised a way to ensure that the bread remained crispy and the interior creamy; the secret is toasting the bread before frying it.
''It'd be just floating in butter,'' Jenkins said of how Presley liked his sandwiches prepared. ''You'd turn it and turn it and turn it until all the butter was soaked up; that's when he liked it."
Mary Jenkins died in 2000.
Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Presley's only daughter, claimed she never saw her father eat the infamous fried peanut butter and banana sandwich that's become synonymous with the king of rock and roll. She debunked the myth in a 2003 interview.
Elvis Presley’s eating habits were nearly as legendary as his career achievements, and no one knew them better than his former cook, Mary Jenkins.
Jenkins and Presley's father, Vernon Presley, created the now-iconic fried peanut butter and banana sandwich that's since become synonymous with the King of Rock and Roll. Together they devised a way to ensure that the bread remained crispy and the interior creamy; the secret is toasting the bread before frying it.
''It'd be just floating in butter,'' Jenkins said of how Presley liked his sandwiches prepared. ''You'd turn it and turn it and turn it until all the butter was soaked up; that's when he liked it."
Mary Jenkins died in 2000.
Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Presley's only daughter, claimed she never saw her father eat the infamous fried peanut butter and banana sandwich that's become synonymous with the king of rock and roll. She debunked the myth in a 2003 interview.
