Fried chicken

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Fried chicken is chicken which is dipped in a breading mixture and then deep fried, pan fried or pressure fried. Chickens used for frying are usually young, tender birds. Fried chicken has it's origins in Scotland. The Scots had a tradition of deep frying chicken in fat, unlike their English counterparts who baked or boiled chicken. Scots moved to the American South starting in the 1600's and the custom of frying chickens came with them. Later, African slaves were introduced to households as cooks and learned to fry chickens. Since slaves were often allowed to keep only chickens, frying chicken as a special occasion spread through the African American community. After slavery, Afro-americans continued the tradition since chickens were often the only animals they could afford to raise. Southern whites also continued the tradition of frying chicken.