Inexplicably, as happens with the vast majority of content that goes viral, a video of a boy about to vomit (supposedly) when he cuts a whole chicken into pieces has become a phenomenon on the networks. The young @oscaarfont wants to save some money and has decided, like his mother did at home, to buy the whole chicken and cut it into pieces, following the instructions of another viral video: that of a TikToker who explains how easy it is to cut this animal into pieces. and how to do it to take advantage of all parts.
How does a video on how to cut chicken generate so much interest? Surely a large part of the population doesn't go to the butcher shop, where they cut your chicken into pieces? “The message is that buying whole chicken is much cheaper and also avoids food waste. If everyone orders breasts, this is not sustainable. Let them buy it whole, and if they buy it at a butcher shop, the same butcher or poultry seller can do the cutting,” they say on RAC1.cat from the Gremi Carnissers Xarcuters and Aviram of Barcelona and Regions. We took the opportunity to talk to them about chicken, prices, use of the bird and recommended dishes, since they are great specialists.
As Artur Àngel, member of the Guild board, president of the Sarrià Market in Barcelona, and co-owner of Aviram Carnisseria Mei i Artur, explains to us, “with one chicken you can make a lot of dishes, the options are endless, and it turns out a lot. cheaper. Except for the beak, you can use everything from the chicken.” The approximate prices per piece or whole chicken (per kilo of product) leave no room for doubt:
When paying, how much will the total amount be? “A whole chicken can weigh about 2 kg on average, therefore, it would cost between 6 and 9 euros (and you get two breasts, two wings, two thighs, carcass...). If you buy breasts in a kilo, they give you between two and three (and it costs between 10-14 euros),” explains Artur.
We have no shortage of ideas for cooking breasts or thighs. The breasts can be made in batter, grilled, in small pieces sautéed with vegetables, in Mexican fajitas, with sauces... The thighs can be made in the oven or in stews, too. Boneless, like breasts, they can also be grilled. The wings can be enjoyed with garlic, stewed, with spicy sauce, baked, fried... to give just a few examples.
What do we do with the less noble parts of the chicken? “The chicken gizzard, carcasses, bones or neck can go into the broth. The liver can be frozen and when you have a few, make them with onion, as we do with the livers of larger animals,” says Artur Àngel. In addition, the liver can also be included in minced meat for stews (such as chicken with crayfish, to give an example).
If you can go to a supermarket that has a butcher shop, or - much better - go to a neighborhood butcher shop, or a market (to make local consumption and give life to the families you have nearby), the professional who assists you will cut your chicken to perfection, and you will also have the savings, for having bought the whole chicken. Is butcher's chicken somewhat more expensive than supermarket packaging? Perhaps, depending on the businesses, the difference will be little.
“Our chickens arrive daily, from the slaughterhouse to the store, they have not been packaged for days like those in the supermarket. To last so many days in plastic, they must have some preservative,” says the union member. In fact, the viral video of the young man cutting the chicken does not fail to mention the smell. A common smell when opening a chicken packaged in plastic.
If you still want to butcher the chicken yourself, you can follow the advice from @lacocinadelpirata's video, to which Artur Àngel adds some tips to keep in mind.
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