Friday Focus on Food--Chicken

Wikipedia Article on Chicken

Favorite Fun Facts from the Wikipedia Article:

Recent evidence suggests that domestication of the chicken was under way in Vietnam over 10,000 years ago.

With a population of more than 24 billion in 2003,^[3] there are more chickens in the world than any other bird.

Chickens are omnivores.^[7] In the wild, they often scratch at the soil to search for seeds, insects and even larger animals such as lizards or young mice.^[8]


Because of its relatively low cost, chicken is one of the most used meats in the world. Nearly all parts of the bird can be used for food, and the meat can be cooked in many different ways.

In the Hadith, Muhammad commands, "When you hear the crowing of cocks, ask for Allah's Blessings for (their crowing indicates that) they have seen an angel.

In many Central European folk tales, the devil is believed to flee at the first crowing of a cock.

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I roasted my chickens last night(Roast Chicken with Pan Gravy) and they turned out moist and succulent. There'll be many more chicken articles this week!