Duh, duh, duhhh...the plot chickens. It's as American as chicken pot pie. Apple pie can't hold its cheddar, and beef isn't what's for dinner anymore. Apparently, we have the meats, and its poultry. From fried chicken and chicken wings to crispy chicken and finger-sized nuggets, restaurants are pushing our fine feathered friend as it overtakes beef. Even burger joints are going gaga for cockerels.
Check out any fast food menu these days, and it seems restaurants are working around the cluck to come up with the next poultry extravaganza. Braised, fried, stuffed between flour enriched dough, the list runs on and on, but restaurants think consumers can stomach more. And faster than you can say, "Bawk, bawk, bawk", stats would seem to cluck it out. We've been buying and eating more chicken every year since 1960, while red meat consumption has taken an udder decline. You don't need to cross the road to understand why the reasons go beyond taste.
Old MacDonald had a farm, and on that farm all he had was chickens. The supply of chicken available to eat in the U.S. continues to outpace beef, and that has kept costs relatively cheaper than beef. And owing to the relative ease and low cost of raising chickens in comparison to cows or hogs, chicken meat and eggs are widely available and have more uses in different cuisines. Ee i ee i oh!
Bingo may have been his name-o, but it's now spelled H-E-A-L-T-H. Growing health concerns tied to consuming red meat have more consumers opting for poultry as a leaner, healthier source of protein. That's certainly changed our preferences and our diets, and it's understandable that restaurants and fast food chains are in hopes of P-R-O-F-I-T-S.
So is the plethora of sandwiches, tenders, fingers and seasoned items devoted to the clucker overkill? Well, so far it doesn't seem to be. Last year's battle for chicken sandwich dominance saw a frenzy among customers, and we continue to stuff ourselves with over a billion chicken wings every year. For omnivores, I would imagine chicken menu wars are preferable to kale combat or Brussels sprout battles https://lnkd.in/gg7TX2i9 #chicken #poultry #restaurants #fastfood #food #diet #cooking #unitedstates #farming
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2moI am curious how this decision helps "build healthier communities" or is "a positive force on the food system" (from your own mission statement)? Asking for a dying planet 🌍 Beef is neither healthy nor positive for our food system.