Today, July 6, 2014, is National Fried Chicken Day. Fried chicken is a dish consisting of chicken pieces which have been floured or battered and then pan-fried, deep fried, or pressure fried. The breading adds a crisp coating or crust to the exterior. The Scots, and later Scottish immigrants to the southern United States, had a tradition of deep frying chicken in fat, unlike their English counterparts who baked or boiled chicken A number of West African cuisines featured dishes where chicken was fried, typically in palm oil, sometimes having been battered before.
