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Chicken feet tonight?
Chicken feet are a part of chicken that is eaten in Chinese and South African cuisine. The majority of the edible meat on the feet consist of skin and tendons, without much muscle. This gives the feet a distinct texture different from the rest of chicken's meat. There are many small bones which may make it difficult to eat for some, and are often picked out before service. Being mostly cartilage, chicken feet are also very gelatinous. Some folk medicine traditions claim that chicken feet can prevent or treat wrinkles, due to their high collagen content.
In Chinese cuisine, it is often an option at dim sum restaurants, served as "phoenix talons" . The chicken feet are deep fried first in order to make them puffy before being stewed and simmered in a sauces flavoured with black fermented beans, bean paste and sugar.
In South Africa, chicken feet are mainly eaten in Durban and Soweto, where they are known as "walkie talkies" (together with the head) and "chicken dust" respectively. They are mostly prepared and eaten in the inner cities and townships. The feet are boiled to remove the hard skin and are then covered in seasonings and grilled. The name "chicken dust" derives from the dust that chickens create when scratching the ground with their feet.
(wikipedia)
Chicken feet tonight?
Chicken feet are a part of chicken that is eaten in Chinese and South African cuisine. The majority of the edible meat on the feet consist of skin and tendons, without much muscle. This gives the feet a distinct texture different from the rest of chicken's meat. There are many small bones which may make it difficult to eat for some, and are often picked out before service. Being mostly cartilage, chicken feet are also very gelatinous. Some folk medicine traditions claim that chicken feet can prevent or treat wrinkles, due to their high collagen content.
In Chinese cuisine, it is often an option at dim sum restaurants, served as "phoenix talons" . The chicken feet are deep fried first in order to make them puffy before being stewed and simmered in a sauces flavoured with black fermented beans, bean paste and sugar.
In South Africa, chicken feet are mainly eaten in Durban and Soweto, where they are known as "walkie talkies" (together with the head) and "chicken dust" respectively. They are mostly prepared and eaten in the inner cities and townships. The feet are boiled to remove the hard skin and are then covered in seasonings and grilled. The name "chicken dust" derives from the dust that chickens create when scratching the ground with their feet.
(wikipedia)