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6 Things You Didn't Know About Fried Chicken
"Religion is no more the parent of morality than an incubator is the mother of a chicken." ~Lemuel K. Washburn
Now most folks either just plain love or really hate fried chicken...I'm in the first group. My friend Lynda makes the most mouthwateringly delicious, spicy fried chicken I've ever had. (I wish I could eat it every day!)
Love it or hate it, fried chicken has certainly left its mark on our culinary landscape. Here is some food for thought on the oft-praised dish:
1. There's a town in Alaska called Chicken.
While pecking around for a name, the residents of a small town in Alaska almost settled on Ptarmigan. (...heh?) Problem was that nobody there could agree on how to spell it.
Seemingly determined to become the butt of jokes, they simply decided on the name "Chicken" instead. Moist, plump, juicy, and with all the delicacy and richness you'd expect, the year-round population of Chicken, Alaska usually wavers somewhere between 17 and 37 people (they have no power grid and no phones). And when visiting you'll find the usual breasts, legs and thighs -- as part of the poultry and the local citizenry alike.
2. Where to find the best fried chicken.
In the off chance of your being lucky enough to ever experience Lynda's amazing culinary craft, as per the 2007 Bon Appetit search for the "Best Fried Chicken in the U.S," you'll need to travel either to Blackberry Farm in Walland, TN, Price's Chicken Coup in Charlotte, NC, or to Willa Mae's Scotch House in New Orleans to find anything close.
And if you're not a gourmet, and don't mind your chicken fresh from the hopper and served up in a bucket while tailgating, there are pedestrian mainstream varieties available, too. The most famous chain is the one with the old dude with the white hair, beard and suit...you know who I'm talking about. "The Colonel" made fried chicken his finger-lickin' lifetime passion. As the company's spokesperson, he touted its eleven secret herbs and spices all day, every day.
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