The Whole Chicken

Why is it, when someone can't identify a particularwe eat all appendages, such as legs, breasts and
new flavor, they say it tastes "just like chicken"? Forthighs, we eat what comes from it, which of course
example, if someone tastes rattlesnake meat, theyare eggs. We even use the carcass to make stock.
invariably say it tastes "just like chicken". Or it might beStock is the base component in many recipes such as
alligator meat they say tastes "just like chicken", evensoups, stews and sauces. There are hundreds of
though technically an alligator is a reptile, and a chickenrecipes for both, though eggs tend to be solely a
is part of the fowl species.breakfast item. Many websites provide recipes for
When the first chicken was ever consumed remains achicken that are easy to follow.
mystery. It is thought to be a descendant of the wildGourmet recipes that involve chicken are quite plentiful,
Red Jungle fowl found in India. From its eventualfrom those served in restaurants to those made in our
domestication centuries ago, there are now more thanown homes. They range from simple barbeque
24 billion chickens on earth. This constitutes chickenschicken to salads, to Greek Chicken Souvlaki and Coq
as the most populous bird in existence.Au Vin. It is even the principle ingredient in the popular
Has it ever occurred to anyone that a chicken is thehome remedy of chicken noodle soup, a staple when it
only animal of which we eat the whole? Not only docomes to the common cold.