Full subtitle: "The epic begins 10,000 years ago in an Asian jungle and ends today in kitchens all over the world".
Chicken reigns in the 21st century. [illus. by Tim O'Brien]
Chicken reigns in the 21st century. [illus. by Tim O'Brien]
Still no word on which came first, apparently...
Skevos did well when he decided to stew that old bird up.
Plus, they could always sell a chicken for cash money as the need arose.
When I was quite young I bought a bantum rooster and his brown hen from a gypsy in the community. He could fight like nobody's business.
Tastes like chicken.
its whats for dinner. I remember back to when I got to go and catch a chicken and place it in the funnel....then bleed it out and pluck it with grandma. Yummy! Then it was off the fetch some squirrels and maybe some dove and it wasnt long before we had dinner. Rabbit was excellent when grandma deep fried it as well. Something about lard and butter that made everything she made, better.
Interesting article.
Click on the photo at the link for the full picture.
Chicken is the new steak around here. :)
Ace’s older sister Janie raises a few for eggs. They live just far enough out of Grand Rapids, MI to have them legally.
If chickens were native to Polynesia and found their way to Greece that means there was trade during ancient Greece times.
“The tale does not ... explain why the soldiers found this display of instinctive aggression inspirational rather than pointless and depressing.”
It doesn’t need to, since it’s self-evident. They found it inspirational because they needed the inspiration. It’s the same reason why we don’t critically examine the flawed logic or analogies in locker room halftime speeches. We need inspiration, someone is willing to provide it, so we suspend our disbelief. After the need has passed and the inspiration has served its purpose, we can comfortably look back, like this writer, and say “wait a second, that doesn’t quite make sense...”.
The ever popular General Tso's Chicken
