Zoe ,'Bushwhacked'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Some unsupported specuations on reasons for preferring white meat:
A) - less fat - healthier even if not as good tasting.
B) White mean, having less flavor of its own can be a better carrier for intensely flavored(often fatty) sauces. And yes, the parentheses contradict reason A. When it comes to food preferences, captain logic seldom drives this tugboat.
I love marinated/brined/sauced chicken breasts over chicken legs. Brining/marinating takes care of the overly dry problems, as does poaching--cooking them in wine, beer, or fruit juices, especially pineapple juice, works excellently.
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Chicken breasts barely justify themselves to me. Especially if you take the skin off. They're just sauce transmitting media. Contrast that to a simply done pork chop which tastes good just grilled in its own juices--dark meat is the closest a chicken gets to that built in numminess for me.
As for Ike, my reaction is "Oh" and I'm not sure what that means.
Something about the taste of dark meat chicken I just don't like. Also, the texture bugs me. Dunno why.
I think it's all a marketing gimmick. How many things say "all white meat" on them? I agree that the flavor lives in the dark meat.
They're just sauce transmitting media.
YES! That's their appeal. Ditto the appeal of most carbs I like. But I think of the carbs more as a fat delivery system too. As in Alfredo sauce or a slice of brie.
I forgot to take chicken out of the freezer. Crap.
Oh, but the good carbs can stand on their own! I admit, yesterday's English muffins were just so I had something to dip into the baked beans, but proper bread may not even need the smidge of butter.
Proper bread should improve whatever's on it, not just bring it conveniently to your mouth. And it should be tasty by itself.
Some guy at work I've never had a spoken conversation with struck up email with me because my phone's text message alert is the TARDIS whoosh. And he just kinda harshed on Firefly! Not as serious as Trek!
I'm all pouty now.