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Fried Chicken!
pwillie
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Hushpuppies were invented by the Brits in Colonial days. The fox hunters kept large packs of hounds. When they turned the dogs lose for the hunt the puppies would raise hell wanting to go hunting too. They gave the puppies little chunks of fried cornbread to quieten them down, hence the name "hushpuppies". This version of history may or may not be true, but that was the history when I was in elementary school.
The History Channel has a history of getting history wrong.
I just took it for granted that everybody knew my mama invented fried chicken. [;)] [:)]
Hushpuppies were invented by the Brits in Colonial days. The fox hunters kept large packs of hounds. When they turned the dogs lose for the hunt the puppies would raise hell wanting to go hunting too. They gave the puppies little chunks of fried cornbread to quieten them down, hence the name "hushpuppies". This version of history may or may not be true, but that was the history when I was in elementary school.
The History Channel has a history of getting history wrong.
thanks I did not know that
Fried chicken, also known as southern fried chicken, is chicken, which is fried after being dipped into a breading mixture. It can be pan fried, deep-fried, oven fried or pressure fried. The breading absorbs the fat and seals in the chicken juices. You can use chicken pieces with skin and a bone or skinless, boneless chicken pieces.
Fried Chicken in Medieval Times
Deep-frying has a long history and fried chicken was well known throughout Europe before it even reached the United States. People have been frying many different foods, such as meat, fish, bread, and vegetables, for a long time because frying is fuel-efficient. Fritters were the first foods ever to be fried and these were enjoyed in medieval times.
Fricassee was also popular and this is a dish, which is simmered in butter rather than fried. Chicken Maryland is reminiscent of fricassee and a good example of how recipes vary through culture and time. Chicken Maryland was served in restaurants as early as 1878.
Fried Chicken Dishes around the World
Fried chicken was known as Ga Xao in Vietnam and Pollo Fritto in Italy in the late nineteenth century. The English preferred to boil or bake chicken whereas the Scottish liked to deep-fry it in fat. The West Africans also used deep frying methods at that time. Dredging the chicken with flour and spices before frying tenderizes the chicken and enhances its flavor.
Slave Foods and Fried Chicken
Fried chicken is thought to have been introduced to the American south by the immigrant Scots and it became a popular staple. As the Africans arrived to work on southern plantations, the slaves worked as cooks and they incorporated the spices and seasonings that were not used in Scottish cuisine, to enhance the flavors of the food. Most slaves were allowed to keep cheap meat sources such as chickens and African communities in the southern states enjoyed their chicken fried on special occasions.
Traditional slave foods such as fried chicken, chitterlings, and watermelon have had a strong association with African American stereotypes since the Civil War. This association was commercialized in the early twentieth century by restaurants like * Chicken Inn and Sambo's. This perception has now faded out and fried chicken has become a well-loved southern dish for all races and nationalities, without the prejudice of almost a century ago.
In those early days, fried chicken was found to keep well for several days longer than other dishes and it traveled well in hot weather so it was often prepared to take on journeys. The earliest deep fried chicken recipe is very similar to the modern day method. Fried chicken is still popular for Sunday dinner and it is also served on holidays such as Independence Day.
The Introduction of Southern Fried Chicken
The phrase "southern fried chicken" first appeared in print in 1925 and this dish was associated with the southern states. Fried chicken was not a popular recipe in the northern states until the latter part of the nineteenth century.
Fried Chicken outside the Southern United States
Breaded fried chicken became an American staple and is served in many fast food restaurants. As these fast food chains spread around the globe, so did fried chicken. Chicken is industrialized to such a point these days that it is actually the cheapest animal protein source.
There's no one around today that was around 150 years ago to see first hand, so anyone that questions it now is called a racist.
Quite true.
I have had "Fried" Chicken in Africa, both east and west Africa and its noting like what we eat.
More revisionist history and white guilt[xx(]
...don't know who invented it but I always enjoyed it. Always said,thank you God for our food,at our table,,[;)][;)][;)]
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quote:Originally posted by pwillie
I ate at a black persons house,they had greens and pot licker,with cornbread and fried squirrel...
Not being a 'southern' person, what is "pot licker?" Can you get drunk drinking it? [;)]
Fried squirrel - to me would be like eatin' fried rat since squirrels are rodents. [xx(]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodent
I ate fried monkey while in Saigon....But back to your answer...Pot Licker is the juice off the greens when they have been cooked down with salt pork! Absolutely delicious! And the fried squirrel is absolutely the same!Folks in the south usually have greens because of the weather...Dipping your cornbread into the juice(pot licker)and eating it along with the squirrel....did you feel the same way before you had your first suck of milk?...LOL! Just funning [:D]LOL!
Usually the liquid turnips are cooked in. Basically water, greese from a pork cut, and water,. Great with cornpone.
quote:Originally posted by us55840
quote:Originally posted by pwillie
I ate at a black persons house,they had greens and pot licker,with cornbread and fried squirrel...
Not being a 'southern' person, what is "pot licker?" Can you get drunk drinking it? [;)]
Fried squirrel - to me would be like eatin' fried rat since squirrels are rodents. [xx(]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodent
Not being a 'southern' person, what is "pot licker?" Can you get drunk drinking it?
Pot licker is just the water the greens cooked in. Kind of like a collard or turnip soup. The guy who licks the pot gets the pot licker. No alcohol involved.
quote:Chicken through the Ages
Fried chicken, also known as southern fried chicken, is chicken, which is fried after being dipped into a breading mixture. It can be pan fried, deep-fried, oven fried or pressure fried. The breading absorbs the fat and seals in the chicken juices. You can use chicken pieces with skin and a bone or skinless, boneless chicken pieces.
Fried Chicken in Medieval Times
Deep-frying has a long history and fried chicken was well known throughout Europe before it even reached the United States. People have been frying many different foods, such as meat, fish, bread, and vegetables, for a long time because frying is fuel-efficient. Fritters were the first foods ever to be fried and these were enjoyed in medieval times.
Fricassee was also popular and this is a dish, which is simmered in butter rather than fried. Chicken Maryland is reminiscent of fricassee and a good example of how recipes vary through culture and time. Chicken Maryland was served in restaurants as early as 1878.
Fried Chicken Dishes around the World
Fried chicken was known as Ga Xao in Vietnam and Pollo Fritto in Italy in the late nineteenth century. The English preferred to boil or bake chicken whereas the Scottish liked to deep-fry it in fat. The West Africans also used deep frying methods at that time. Dredging the chicken with flour and spices before frying tenderizes the chicken and enhances its flavor.
Slave Foods and Fried Chicken
Fried chicken is thought to have been introduced to the American south by the immigrant Scots and it became a popular staple. As the Africans arrived to work on southern plantations, the slaves worked as cooks and they incorporated the spices and seasonings that were not used in Scottish cuisine, to enhance the flavors of the food. Most slaves were allowed to keep cheap meat sources such as chickens and African communities in the southern states enjoyed their chicken fried on special occasions.
Traditional slave foods such as fried chicken, chitterlings, and watermelon have had a strong association with African American stereotypes since the Civil War. This association was commercialized in the early twentieth century by restaurants like * Chicken Inn and Sambo's. This perception has now faded out and fried chicken has become a well-loved southern dish for all races and nationalities, without the prejudice of almost a century ago.
In those early days, fried chicken was found to keep well for several days longer than other dishes and it traveled well in hot weather so it was often prepared to take on journeys. The earliest deep fried chicken recipe is very similar to the modern day method. Fried chicken is still popular for Sunday dinner and it is also served on holidays such as Independence Day.
The Introduction of Southern Fried Chicken
The phrase "southern fried chicken" first appeared in print in 1925 and this dish was associated with the southern states. Fried chicken was not a popular recipe in the northern states until the latter part of the nineteenth century.
Fried Chicken outside the Southern United States
Breaded fried chicken became an American staple and is served in many fast food restaurants. As these fast food chains spread around the globe, so did fried chicken. Chicken is industrialized to such a point these days that it is actually the cheapest animal protein source.
This makes sense, and salt and pepper is all the seasoning one needs for fried chicken, I think the Europeans had these spices as well.
If you pay close attention through Black History Month, you will learn that blacks invented the invention, and are all descended from African Kings who pioneered farming techniques still in use today.
[;)][:D]
W.D.
Your wrong I say! The History Channel says Black Slaves invented fried chicken....but who invented "Water Melon"...?
While composing the lyrics to Amazing grace, no doubt, which is why the white man first it from the holds of the slave ships ya know.
I ate fried monkey while in Saigon....But back to your answer...Pot Licker is the juice off the greens when they have been cooked down with salt pork! Absolutely delicious! And the fried squirrel is absolutely the same!Folks in the south usually have greens because of the weather...Dipping your cornbread into the juice(pot licker)and eating it along with the squirrel....did you feel the same way before you had your first suck of milk?...LOL! Just funning LOL!
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