Episode
Juicy: The Fried Chicken Story
52:51
Published: Tue Dec 27 2022
Description
Fried chicken is Chuck’s favorite food, and Josh sure doesn’t dislike it. It is with this appreciation that SYSK plunges into the hot grease of fried chicken history – and there’s a lot to it!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
The host expresses that while he likes fried chicken a lot, he can't say that he's ever had the "best" fried chicken.
00:00 - 04:44 (04:44)
Summary
The host expresses that while he likes fried chicken a lot, he can't say that he's ever had the "best" fried chicken. However, he has had an experience where he claimed Kroger's fried chicken was hands down the best he's ever had, even though many people in the South are loyal to Publix fried chicken.
EpisodeJuicy: The Fried Chicken Story
PodcastStuff You Should Know
Fried chicken became popular among Black Americans after emancipation when many Black women who became proficient at it, were able to support themselves by selling it.
04:44 - 12:43 (07:58)
Summary
Fried chicken became popular among Black Americans after emancipation when many Black women who became proficient at it, were able to support themselves by selling it. Psyche Williams Forson explores the history of Southern Black cuisine and its diaspora in her book “Building Houses Out of Chicken Legs Colon Black Women Food and Power”.
EpisodeJuicy: The Fried Chicken Story
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The history of fried chicken is steeped in racism and exploitation of black culture, from assigning negative stereotypes to black people loving fried chicken, to white restaurateurs profiting off of the ideas and recipes of black women who originally sold the dish.
12:43 - 21:13 (08:30)
Summary
The history of fried chicken is steeped in racism and exploitation of black culture, from assigning negative stereotypes to black people loving fried chicken, to white restaurateurs profiting off of the ideas and recipes of black women who originally sold the dish.
EpisodeJuicy: The Fried Chicken Story
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The podcast host talks about his admiration for Anthony Bourdain and shares interesting facts about the fast-food chain Popeyes.
21:13 - 33:28 (12:14)
Summary
The podcast host talks about his admiration for Anthony Bourdain and shares interesting facts about the fast-food chain Popeyes.