american chickens
So my folks came home yesterday, and to show them how well I could survive, and have been surviving, I decided to cook them dinner..
Chicken, I thought, because, well... who doesn't like chicken?
I took a walk to the nearby food emporium and ambled along to the raw meat section.. There I was greeted by a whole plethora of different ways to buy chicken..
skinless
boneless
individual pieces
large birds
small birds
oraganic hens
country hens
jesus.. it was quite a sight.. whatever happened to the good ol' days when you pointed to the bird which flapped its wings the most, and asked the butcher to chop it up and wrap it up?
ok ok.. Im getting sidetracked..
so since I'm a grad student and perpetually short of cash, I bought one of the cheapest kinds.. Regular chicken thighs, with the skin..
what the hell, I thought, It'll take me a couple of minutes to remove the skin before I cook it.
So I got home and started to remove the skins.. and lo and behold.. there was no endd to the fat on this chicken! it was attached to the meat, attached to the skin, ingrained deep in the meatt.. EVERYWHERE!!
This was by far the MOST unhealthy set of birds I've ever seen (I say set of birds because there were 6 thighs, and lets face it, what are the odds that both the thighs of 3 chickens ended up in the same packet?).
It took me a good forty five minutes to clean up all the excess fat, and about 30 minutes after that to cook the damn things.
Its no wonder that so many americans are overweight and suffer from hypercholerterolemia! (its a word)
If they're eating chicken like that with the fat still on it, its bound to likk you sooner rather than later!
i'm still in shock over those birds..
each thigh had more fat on it that an average african individual. what do they feed these things??
Chicken, I thought, because, well... who doesn't like chicken?
I took a walk to the nearby food emporium and ambled along to the raw meat section.. There I was greeted by a whole plethora of different ways to buy chicken..
skinless
boneless
individual pieces
large birds
small birds
oraganic hens
country hens
jesus.. it was quite a sight.. whatever happened to the good ol' days when you pointed to the bird which flapped its wings the most, and asked the butcher to chop it up and wrap it up?
ok ok.. Im getting sidetracked..
so since I'm a grad student and perpetually short of cash, I bought one of the cheapest kinds.. Regular chicken thighs, with the skin..
what the hell, I thought, It'll take me a couple of minutes to remove the skin before I cook it.
So I got home and started to remove the skins.. and lo and behold.. there was no endd to the fat on this chicken! it was attached to the meat, attached to the skin, ingrained deep in the meatt.. EVERYWHERE!!
This was by far the MOST unhealthy set of birds I've ever seen (I say set of birds because there were 6 thighs, and lets face it, what are the odds that both the thighs of 3 chickens ended up in the same packet?).
It took me a good forty five minutes to clean up all the excess fat, and about 30 minutes after that to cook the damn things.
Its no wonder that so many americans are overweight and suffer from hypercholerterolemia! (its a word)
If they're eating chicken like that with the fat still on it, its bound to likk you sooner rather than later!
i'm still in shock over those birds..
each thigh had more fat on it that an average african individual. what do they feed these things??
posted by Hamlet at 12:41 PM
5 Comments:
Lol....you should write a book on obesity in chickens.
Question: When did u ever EVER buy a live chicken that 'flapped its wings the most'???
Ive heard of artistic license, but isnt this taking it a bit too far???
So, must be fun with the whole family under one(ure) roof...what've u guys been up to???
Oh, and pls remove the word verification crap...its really gettin me down.
comment duly noted. word verification has been switched off!
brat: I'm not sure i'm that much of an authority on bird meat! Mebbe after a few more purchases!
Kri: its the only way to buy chickens :-) not that i've ever done it though!
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