Today is: National Fried Chicken Day

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USA TODAY NETWORK-Florida newspapers took part in the uber popular #ChickenSandwichWars. In this epic culinary battle, judges tested 8 chicken sandwiches from these chains: Arby’s, Wendy’s, Zaxby’s, Burger King, Popeye’s, Chick-fil-A, McDonald’s, and KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken).

Fried chicken, also known as Southern fried chicken, is eaten today. In order to make it, chicken is usually cut at the joints into smaller pieces, and the skin and bones are left on. It is coated in batter, which is made of ingredients such as eggs, milk, flour, and seasoning. It is then pan-fried, deep fried, or pressure fried in lard or oil. It ends up with a crisp or crunchy outside and a juicy inside.

Prior to the mid-20th century, chicken was quite expensive and fried chicken was only eaten on special occasions. Its price went down with the rise of industrial animal farming, and by the late 1990s and early 2000s, fried chicken was being mass-produced. There are now many fried chicken restaurants, and some of them have deals on National Fried Chicken Day. 

Source: Checkiday.com