Fried Green Tomatoes Recs

updated 2026-01-27

This post is my complete list of Fried Green Tomatoes recs (includes both book and movie combined), organized by ships (and then author). I will endeavor to keep it updated as new fics are posted. (Since such are few and far between, it should not be difficult.)

( Icon guide )

( Explanation of ratings )

( Content warnings and spoilers )

The recs are organized below in sections by the major ships found in them. If there are any minor/background ships you want to avoid, please leave a comment and ask for a list to be made for you. Note that ships may refer to one-sided or unrequited ones as well as to requited/mutual.

( Buddy Threadgoode/Eva Bates, Idgie Threadgoode/Ruth Jamison )

( Buddy Threadgoode Jr. & Idgie Threadgoode, Idgie Threadgoode/Ruth Jamison )

( Buddy Threadgoode Jr./Peggy Hadley, Idgie Threadgoode/Ruth Jamison )

( Frank Bennett/Ruth Jamison, Idgie Threadgoode/Ruth Jamison )

( Idgie Threadgoode & Ruth Jamison )

( Idgie Threadgoode/Ruth Jamison )

( No major ships )

If any of the links above no longer work, please let me know so I can flag them as "Dead" in my database, thanks!

Enjoy! :)