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Access to this page has been denied because we believe homemade french fries deep fryer skin on are using automation tools to browse the website. This article is about the style of fried chicken that originated in the Southern United States. For other fried chicken dishes, see List of fried chicken dishes.

For the restaurant chain, see Southern Fried Chicken. The first dish known to have been deep fried was fritters, which were popular in the European Middle Ages. The American English expression “fried chicken” was first recorded in the 1830s, and frequently appears in American cookbooks of the 1860s and 1870s. American-style fried chicken gradually passed into everyday use as a general Southern dish, especially after the abolition of slavery, and its popularity spread. Since fried chicken traveled well in hot weather before refrigeration was commonplace and industry growth reduced its cost, it gained further favor across the South.

Older, tougher birds require longer cooking times at lower temperatures. Fried chicken has been described as being “crunchy” and “juicy”, as well as “crispy”. The dish has also been called “spicy” and “salty”. The dish is renowned for being greasy, especially when coming from fast food outlets. It has even been reported that some of those who enjoy eating the food limit themselves to eating it only a certain number of times a year, to keep their fat intake reasonably low. Generally, chickens are not fried whole.