Posted on 05/04/2010 9:00:15 AM PDT by jackspyder
Which came first the chicken or the egg? If you believe the Judeo-Christian story of creation found in the book of Genesis the answer is simple: the chicken. God spoke, and bam! Plump juicy chicken. He then observed His creation and said that it was "good." I however have not been so fortunate.
Not long ago, here in San Diego, I ordered the Oven Roasted Chicken sandwich from fast-food giant Subway, and saw that it was not good, because what they called chicken looked more like a white sponge on a bun. I was shocked, realizing that this was not what God intended chicken to be.
I was scared - seriously debating whether I should eat my $5 Foot-long special or not. "Maybe I should have bought a more expensive sandwich?" I pondered worriedly. With fear and trepedation I tried not to think too much about it, yet I cringed while proceeding with my lunch, telling myself: "I hope I'll be alright. I hope I don't get sick or regret this. No one should have to eat chicken like this, if in fact it is chicken." ...
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It was a quote from a Jack in the Box commercial. They were using a hen, but the ad said "chickens".
Chick-Fil-A is the place to go for chicken sandwiches — great sandwiches ... and, its a Christian-run company.
SnakeDoc
Dang it Slim, now ya got me droolin’.
This guy blames hormones and squalid conditions for why “broiler” chickens develop congestive heart failure.
I have a friend who raises chickens for his own food use, and does NOT use hormones on them and lets them wander around the yard all day. His broilers will only live about 18 months max, but he usually kills them between 6 and 10 months. They grow meat so fast that they have been known to break their legs from the weight. He said the bones don’t strengthen as fast as the meat grows. It’s not hormones, per se, it’s just they way they’ve been bred.
One other thing about the broilers: they are STUPID beyond belief. His egg hens will run from you, but the broilers will let you just pick them up and snap their necks.
Oh I am not saying its great, but I am saying cutting up a processed chicken pattey and visually comparing it to an unprocessed chicken breast cut is disingenous. I could take a patty made from the same bird as an unprocessed breast from the exact same bird, and you would still see the differences this blog poster is claiming.
I am not against saying no to industrialized chicken, it is unconcionable that they won’t even let farmers who raise these birds allow fresh air and open walls for these birds, but the visual comparision and implications made in the post cited in this thread are just disingenous. That’s all.
it’s not their best...
I go for the Club or Melt or BMT
It’s my goal to post NM food pics on any food thread.
Wow! Imagine that! Pressed, compressed and repressed chicken looks different and tastes different than “real” chicken.
What’s even worse is that you can go to your grocer’s deli section and see the same meat sitting there in the case next to the “real” thing!
This guy must have lived a sheltered life.
Let me also say that chickens are some of the dumbest animals on the planet. The denizens at DU could even give them a run for their money. They didn't comment too much on being crowded together, in fact, they usually wound up that way on their own. Especially if someone shone any light in the windows at night, they'd all crowd around it and smother each other. (answer? get rid of low windows, gate off the barns so people couldn't get near them...)
Finally, let me say that the chickens (and eggs) that we used to get occasionally from the farm were far, far better than anything I've ever bought in a store. We used to get eggs 30 dozen at a time and keep them in our (cool, dry) cellar - the secret is to only wash them when you're ready to use them.
Even after a couple of months, the eggs tasted better than anything storebought. Makes me wonder how old the ones on the shelf are.
You can see the chicken before it goes on the bread and put in the over...
Maybe if he was a little more observant, he wouldn’t have been so surprised.
And I never order anything but the black forest ham. It’s the only meat I can clearly decipher what animal is came from.
Look, all that needs done is drop whatever it is you just described in a deep fryer. ADD BACON.
Bacon does wonders for lots of things...... subway, eggs, KFC, Big Macs, chocolate cake, cereal, jogging...the possibilities are endless.
She just didn't want to have to clean up your mess after you barfed.
It was worth the trip.
Sometimes wonderful things happen to meat that has been "processed" (said while wishing I had brought a second bratwurst in for lunch).
Agreed. Chik-Fil-A is awesome. Way, way better than KFC.
Another good fast-food restaurant is Panera Bread. Nice size portions, too. It’s not as cheap as a McDonald’s, but it doesn’t taste like McDonald’s either.
I was actually agreeing with you. I generally avoid fast food chicken, but not because it looks different, which, as you point out, is a ridiculous way to judge the quality of chicken.
But having said that, when it comes to Subway, I’m more concerned about what lands in those little veggie compartments, than anything to do with the chicken.
I remember when Sadie’s was in the bowling alley on 4th street. It’s really crowded most times now. They have opened one on the Eastside on Eubank near 40.
“Another good fast-food restaurant is Panera Bread. Nice size portions, too. It’s not as cheap as a McDonald’s, but it doesn’t taste like McDonald’s either.”
Agreed on Panera Bread. That French Onion soup is ridiculously good, and the bread is just how bread was supposed to be. Another good one is Five Guys Burgers.
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