How's the Chicken? You'd Better Not Ask
Unlike burgers and pizza, however, chicken — while relatively inexpensive as an ingredient — can fly both high and low in terms of cuisine. It can be served bone-in with morels and a buttery vin jaune sauce; or it can present itself as a little, breaded, irresistible, deep-fried nugget.
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