Code Delicious With Dr. Mike

Chicken is a mealtime staple. Find out how to get more out of your chicken.Chicken is the most consumed animal protein in the world. It’s the thing that we make for dinner. Chicken readily takes on flavors from spices and herbs. If you cook it properly it is tender, tasty and delicious. The chicken we eat today descended from domesticated birds from southeast Asia about 10,000 years ago. Chickens traveled with explorers to other continents. Look to local and regional farmers for your poultry. The process is typically more humane and is always more nutritious. What Do the Labels Mean? “Free range” appears on labels but only requires chickens have an opening to access the outdoors. The opening may not be large enough for the chicken to exit the coop. It may not be as pastoral as you think. “Farm raised” is misleading. All chickens are raised on farms. “Air chilled” is a process that cools the meat quickly, sending it through cool chambers on conveyers. The meats are typically chilled in cold vats of water. The