On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 23:40:55 -0400, "pavane" >
wrote:
>
> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:43:15 -0700 (PDT), Bryan wrote:
> >
> >> I am very happy. This chicken farmer I know got a request from a
> >> restaurant for airline chicken:
> >>
> >> "Airline chicken is a food dish comprising a boneless chicken breast
> >> with the drumette attached. Skin on breast with 1st wing joint and
> >> tenderloin attached, otherwise boneless."
> >> source-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_chicken
> >
> > I don't recall any Airline chicken being boneless except for the
> > drumette. I've had ones where the cartilage has been removed, but the
> > rib cage was still there.
>
> We had big arguments here a couple of years ago; end result
> was that the breast was boneless but the wing first joint had
> a bone in it. Makes no sense at all (yes, I lost the argument.)
> I grieve for the chickens these things came from.
>

Every airline chicken I've ever eaten lately has been boneless. Has
anyone who is arguing over bone vs boneless airline chicken actually
been on an airplane in the last few years and ordered chicken? I
haven't been served chicken with bones in a long time or I wouldn't
order it. Maybe it's a regional thing. I fly cross country and
international.


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