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Fried chicken is one of those foods for which I indulge a life long enjoyment. My personal favorite fried chicken is Kentucky Fried Chicken original recipe and it is actively pursued by me on an intermittent basis with my favorite vendor being that KFC on Decker BL in Columbia SC.
The KFC location near my home on 12th Street in West Columbia simply doesn't cut it on the product or the service staff. Both are totally unsatisfactory.
I had been going to the local Zesto in Triangle City for fried chicken but theirs too has began to taste as though it were prepared in rancid oil and the wait staff began to get orders woefully wrong to the point that I never returned for terrible fried chicken and totally inept service.
We have another National Fried Chicken Day upon us.
Fried chicken is a southern concoction consisting of chicken pieces that have been coated with seasoned flour or batter and fried using the method of personal choice.
The aim of breading is a crisp coating or crust to the exterior of the chicken while retaining juices in the meat.
The scots were the first Europeans to deep fry their chicken in fat; though it was originally unseasoned. West African people had traditions of seasoned fried chicken in which they seasoned and battered chicken which was then fried in palm oil. The beginnings of what we call 'fried chicken' nowadays is the combination of Scottish frying techniques with the West African seasoning techniques. These were developed to a tee by the indigenous black cultures of the American South.
National fried chicken day is observed on July 6 and is a celebration of the evolution of fried chicken as it relates to the american palate.
Happy Fried Chicken Day to you !