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Chicken 65 is a spicy, deep-fried chicken dish popular in South India as a bar snack, entree, or quick snack. The flavour of the dish comes from ginger, cayenne pepper, mustard powder and vinegar although the exact recipe can vary. It can be prepared using chicken on or off the bone.
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The name
While the name "Chicken 65" is universally used to refer to the dish, there are many different stories for how the name came about. It is generally acknowledged that no one knows which (if any) of these anecdotal theories are true:
- The 65 in the Chicken 65 represents the year it was introduced by the famous hotel in Chennai called "BUHARI". Hence the name "Chicken 65". They also serve Chicken 78, Chicken 82, Chicken 90 which are all introduced in those years.
- The number 65 is variously said to be the number of days taken to prepare the marinade or the year of the dish's creation. One account claims that the dish emerged as a simple meal solution for Indian soldiers in 1965. Others accounts claim that an enterprising hotelier targeted macho diners with a 65-chilli recipe and named the dish accordingly. [1] [2] [3] [4] [1]
- According to the Vah Chef on Youtube, Sanjay Thumma, the true story behind the name Chicken 65 is that the recipe originated in an army mess hall where the number 65 referred to the recipe number on the cook's menu list.
- It is also told that the name Chicken 65 is evolved from the age of the chicken used to prepare this dish. The original recipe called for Chicken 65 was prepared using chickens which were 65 days or roughly over 2 months old. Since this is a bar-snack, young and tender fried chicken goes as a good starter with wine.
- The number 65 in Chicken 65, in urban myth, is also thought to signify the number of hormones used to raise the chicken. Though, this explanation is undoubtedly spurious, it seems to circulate with some frequency among medical students.
Popular Culture
- There is a song about Chicken 65 by Wilbur Sargunaraj called "First Class Meat"
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