Sunday, May 15, 2011
Chicken
In the U.S., chicken wings are more expensive (per unit weight) than chicken legs or chicken thighs. In Australia, it is the exact opposite. That being said, the cultures seem to be very similar and thus presumably Australians love eating wings as much as people in the U.S. I wonder why there is such a difference.
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this reminds me of a british expat had to say about chicken wings: "Oh, by the way, a word to those Americans who think chicken wings are the epitome of conspicuous meat consumption. Yes, you’ll get some prime chicken served with your rodízio [in brazil] as I mentioned, but as for wings, just forget them. I’ve never really figured out why wings are considered such a delicacy in the US. I remember seeing a menu that went something like this: 12 Wings – U$ 6.00; 24 Wings U$ 10; 50 Wings U$ 12.00; 500 Wings U$ 20.00, and so on. I looked at the menu in amazement and remarked to my American companions “In Brazil we throw these things away”. I may be exaggerating, a little, and I know I am, but the wings seem to be one of the last things on a lot of people’s minds when chicken is around." http://www.teclasap.com.br/blog/2006/11/22/artigo-barbecue-in-abundance/
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ReplyDeleteSupposedly once Chinese food really kicked in and became a craze, then the popularity of chicken wings really took off in the U.S.
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