What is Fried chicken?
[[File:African recipes.jpg|thumb|Nigerian recipes made up of fried chicken]] [[File:Fried-Chicken-Set.jpg|thumb|Fried chicken]] '''Fried chicken''' are pieces of [[chicken]] that have been either battered or [[flour]]ed and then pan fried, pressure fried or deep fried. The breading adds a crisper crust to chickens' exterior. The chicken is cut at the [[joint]]s with the [[bone]]s and skin being left. Some [[fast food]] restaurant chains serve fried chicken, most notably [[Kentucky Fried Chicken]], [[Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits|Popeyes]] and [[Chick-fil-A]]. The term ''fried chicken'' was first used in the 1830s.{{Cn|date=January 2025}} [[Scotland|Scottish]] people were the first [[Europe|European]] people who were frying chicken, they added battering and seasoned it with herbs an cayenne pepper. People in West [[Africa]] later added different seasonings.<ref>{{cite book|title=Deep-Frying|isbn=978-1-4200-5559-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RgU9u9oUSDQC|accessdate=Jan 14, 2018 |last1=Sumnu |first1=Servet Gulum |last2=Sahin |first2=Serpil |date=17 December 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite report|title=The Surprising Way that Chickens Changed the World|publisher=The National Geographic|url=https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/12/141221-chickens-civilization-avian-flu-locavore-turkey-ngfood-booktalk|accessdate=Jan 14, 2018}}</ref> However, the first dish which was deep fried was [[fritter]]s. Fritters were popular during the [[Middle Ages]]. Some fried chicken is [[Marinade|marinated]] in [[buttermilk]] and [[Pickled cucumber|pickle juice]] before battering. There is a racial [[stereotype]] that [[black people]] like eating fried chicken.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Where Did That Fried Chicken Stereotype Come From?|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/05/22/186087397/where-did-that-fried-chicken-stereotype-come-from|access-date=2021-05-06|website=NPR.org|language=en}}</ref> There have been a number of public controversies about remarks that people have made about fried chicken and black people tha