What is Hot chicken?
'''Hot chicken''', also known as '''Nashville hot chicken''', is a type of [[fried chicken]]. It is a specialty of [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. In typical preparation, it is pieces of breast, thigh, leg or wing. The pieces are [[marination|marinated]] in a water-based blend of seasoning, floured. They are prepared with a sauce with [[cayenne pepper]]. Hot chicken is often served with white [[bread]] and [[pickle]]s. There are many restaurants in Nashville that serve their own versions of the dish. Its popularity has spread outside the [[Southern United States]]. In 2016, [[KFC]] began serving hot chicken in its restaurants across the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web|title=KFC Introduces Nashville Hot Chicken|publisher=Time|url=http://time.com/4182303/kfc-nashville-hot-chicken|access-date=December 16, 2016}}</ref> ==References== <references/> [[Category:Chicken as food]] [[Category:Nashville, Tennessee]] {{food-stub}}