However, even though they popularized the style of fried chicken, African slaves were likely the biggest influence on what we think of today as fried chicken. These enslaved Africans brought new methods and different seasonings from their former homeland as well as invented new processes here in America that ultimately made fried chicken what it is today.
African slaves were sometimes allowed to keep a few chickens since they took up little space on the property and were mostly self sufficient. As such, like with innovations related to BBQ and preparing cuts of beef and hogs that the master's family rejected, slaves used their creativity and resourcefulness to create delicious food with the little they had available. They would make use of pig's feet, collard greens, kale, or chitterlings and of course fried chicken too.
They would take the spices such as paprika that they had brought from Africa, bread them together with the chicken pieces, and leave it to the season for a while. After preparation, they would dip the meat in boiling palm oil.
Even though they were only slaves, black women started selling fried chicken in the s, bringing them some form of income. We see a similar pattern continue following the civil war as well when despite racial issues and segregation, African-American cooks were prized for their culinary skills. While the origin of modern fried chicken in America may be something invented by African slaves in the southern states, virtually every southern grandma, regardless of race, has a prized family recipe for fried chicken that she will prepare for Sunday dinner!
Even though America is the country most associated with the meal, there are many variations worldwide. The Senegalese coat theirs with peanut flour, while in Japan, they cut the small pieces and fry them like tempura.
They name it karaage. Meanwhile, in Thailand, the chicken is prepared with a strong marinade and is typically served with rice. The Koreans have their method where the chicken is fried two times and then dipped in a spicy yet sweet sauce. The important thing to consider here is that there is "Fried Chicken" and there is chicken that is fried. In America, Colonel Harland Sanders, founder of KFC, insisted that the chicken in his restaurant should be pan-fried when he opened his first restaurant.
However, this method was troublesome as it took too long to cook. While it might work well for preparing at home, it didn't work well for frying up large numbers of chicken pieces for hungry customers. These fried chicken bites are topped with salt, pepper, and chili powder and typically served from street carts.
In this version, morsels of chicken are first marinated in soy sauce and other seasonings, then deep fried in potato starch, providing a light, tempura-like texture. Instead of breading, this chicken dish owes its crispy exterior to lemongrass, turmeric, and garlic, and is fried in coconut oil.
Who Invented Fried Chicken? Here's a quick brief on some of the more popular fried-chicken styles around the globe: Korean fried chicken Twice-fried so it's extra crispy. Taiwanese fried chicken These fried chicken bites are topped with salt, pepper, and chili powder and typically served from street carts.
Some people prefer grilled chicken or even fried tofu. With its long history, fried chicken is a traditional dish for many families around the world. That's so cute, Trenton! Be sure not to give your kitty any foods with salt on it, or they could get sick.
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Try It Out Ready to learn more? Find an adult friend or family member to help you with these activities! Take a look at this fried chicken recipe. Ask an adult friend or family member to help you make it for dinner! Fried chicken is a traditional dish for many families. What traditional meals does your family make?
Make a list with a family member. Do you have any secret family recipes? American fried chicken is part of a category known as soul food. Read more about the history of soul food.
Did you learn anything new? Write a paragraph explaining what soul food is and where it came from. Chickens acquired divine significance in West Africa where the animals were used in a number of religious rituals, and enslaved Africans transplanted those spiritual practices to the Americas. During the 19th Century, the dish became a route to economic empowerment for many African Americans.
Because fried chicken travelled well before refrigeration, white passengers would frequently buy the food from African American cooks through open train windows. Predictably, however, it was a white entrepreneur who caused fried chicken to really take flight in the US. Wherever the franchise landed, it often gave people in other countries their first taste of Southern-style fried chicken.
But interestingly, just as Scottish immigrants may have introduced their fat-fried tradition to the US centuries ago, different methods to fry the birds from around the world have flapped back to the US in recent decades, as new generations of entrepreneurial immigrants have arrived.
More recently, a proliferation of high-end US restaurants serving everything from bite-sized Japanese karaage fried chicken thighs to Palestinian fried fowl seasoned with za'atar a Middle Eastern spice blend featuring sesame seeds, a variety of dried herbs and salt have popped up across the US. Every food tells a story, and as people around the world continue to look for that perfect bite of fried chicken, chefs, food writers, and restauranteurs have a tremendous opportunity to inform them about its origin.
But all is not lost. Perhaps with more Scottish cheerleaders, and fewer Kentucky Colonels, fried chicken can finally come home to roost. If you liked this story, sign up for the weekly bbc. Culinary Roots Food. The surprising origin of fried chicken.
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