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Fried chicken

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Nigerian recipes made up of fried chicken
Fried chicken

Fried chickenare pieces ofchickenthat have been either battered orflouredand then pan fried, pressure fried or deep fried. The breading adds a crisper crust to chickens' exterior. The chicken is cut at thejointswith thebonesand skin being left. Somefast foodrestaurant chains serve fried chicken, most notablyKentucky Fried Chicken,PopeyesandChick-fil-A.

The termfried chickenwas first used in the 1830s. The earlier term was true chicken which was used in 16th century England[1]

Scottishpeople were the firstEuropeanpeople who were frying chicken, they added battering and seasoned it with herbs an cayenne pepper. People in WestAfricalater added different seasonings.[2][3]However, the first dish which was deep fried wasfritters.Fritters were popular during theMiddle Ages.

Some fried chicken ismarinatedinbuttermilkandpickle juicebefore battering.

There is a racialstereotypethatblack peoplelike eating fried chicken.[4]There have been a number of public controversies about remarks that people have made about fried chicken and black people that have been considered racist.[5]


References

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  1. "Medieval cookery".Medieval cookery.
  2. Sumnu, Servet Gulum; Sahin, Serpil (17 December 2008).Deep-Frying.ISBN978-1-4200-5559-7.RetrievedJan 14,2018.
  3. The Surprising Way that Chickens Changed the World(Report). The National Geographic.RetrievedJan 14,2018.
  4. "Where Did That Fried Chicken Stereotype Come From?".NPR.org.Retrieved2021-05-06.
  5. "I've always loved fried chicken. But the racism surrounding it shamed me | Melissa Thompson".the Guardian.2020-10-13.Retrieved2021-05-06.