Graceland archivist Angie Marchese, during a virtual tour of the estate with Express<\/a>, shared that Elvis’ ex-wife Priscilla once told her that he had that exact meal every day for dinner for six straight months. “He definitely was a creature of habit, so if it was made in the South… he liked it,” Marchese explained. The King clearly had a burning love for his favorite Southern comfort foods<\/a>, and his six-month obsession with meatloaf and mashed potatoes is just one of many ways he expressed it.<\/p>\n Read more: 14 Old-School Ground Beef Dishes No One Seems To Make Anymore<\/a><\/p>\n What Makes Elvis’ Meatloaf So Special meatloaf and mashed potatoes served with ketchup and green beans – Food is Love\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n Elvis Presley was a Tennessee boy through and through, from his favorite appetizer<\/a> down to his intensely sweet last meal<\/a>. The meatloaf he enjoyed for six months straight stood out for an ingredient<\/a> you’d find in many Southern kitchens: wheat germ. While it’s typically used in pastries and cereals to add texture and nuttiness, it can also be added to meatloaf instead of bread crumbs, acting both as a filler and a binder while imparting its unique flavor to the dish. The added layer of toastiness could be the reason this specific take on meatloaf was always on his mind.<\/p>\n If you want to know what it tastes like, you can actually have the meatloaf as Elvis would’ve enjoyed it at Vernon’s Smokehouse in Graceland. It’s one of the must-visit places to eat at the estate<\/a>, serving up Southern classics that he grew up with. The restaurant itself is named after his father, which should give you a sense of the home-cooking approach it takes with the food. It’s the closest you can get to eating like the King, and there’s a small chance you’ll be as obsessed with the meatloaf as he was.<\/p>\n![\"meatloaf](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/24f863c6d34a463e9db6181a97179683.jpeg\"\/)
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