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Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Even chicken has a dark side

May 30, 2021 07:02 AM IST

American fast food companies prefer bland, white chicken meat, but do you know why it’s the leg that Indians like?

When it comes to chicken do you like your meat white or dark? It is a question that will puzzle many of us in India. (Isn’t all chicken white meat, we may ask.) And it only makes sense to us if we frame it differently: breast or leg? This is sometimes regarded as a politically incorrect description so the white vs. dark distinction is more widely used in America.

Chef Rajdeep Kapoor says Indians rarely prefer white meat for their dishes
Chef Rajdeep Kapoor says Indians rarely prefer white meat for their dishes
Chef Rajdeep Kapoor, Executive Chef of Delhi’s ITC Maurya, says he would only use the white meat for say, a Reshmi kebab or a dish that required minced chicken
Chef Rajdeep Kapoor, Executive Chef of Delhi’s ITC Maurya, says he would only use the white meat for say, a Reshmi kebab or a dish that required minced chicken
Jatin Mallick of Tres says it will always be the chicken leg for him
Jatin Mallick of Tres says it will always be the chicken leg for him
Jatin’s chicken sandwich is called a Crispy Chicken Leg burger because of the taste of the dark chicken meat
Jatin’s chicken sandwich is called a Crispy Chicken Leg burger because of the taste of the dark chicken meat
Dev Lall emphasises that even America is moving away from bland, packaged chicken pieces
Dev Lall emphasises that even America is moving away from bland, packaged chicken pieces
One of the fastest growing products at supermarkets is rotisserie chicken
One of the fastest growing products at supermarkets is rotisserie chicken
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