Chicken Feet?

[Ridgerunner]

In 2009 the US exported $278 million dollars worth of chicken feet to China, where it is considered a delicacy. Since then the trade has dropped some, partly due to our chickens being banned at times by China, partly because of bird flu here and such, partly as a negotiation tool.

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/a...ss-of-exporting-chicken-feet-to-china/250242/

Chicken feet are eaten in China, Indonesia, Korea, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, Russia, Romania, Moldova, Jamaica, South Africa, Peru, Mexico, Philippines, Cambodia and Vietnam. For those interested, you can get an idea how they are cooked here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_feet

I use chicken feet when I make broth. They add a lot of gelatin.

 

[seedcorn]

On an episode of Bizzare Foods, Andrew ate and loved chicken feet. Bones and all. Loves chicken feet and Hates Spam.

 

[baymule]

Interesting article @Ridgerunner I read it, but when the Malaysian paragraph said deep dried........ I would try those! I have always given the feet to the dogs, they love them. I have read about blanching them to peel the outer skin off and using them for broth, but I never have. I am out of broth and that is my grand daughter's favorite, especially when she is sick, so maybe I'd better boil up some feet!

 

[Ridgerunner]

@baymule , if you scald them be very careful to not overdo it. It's just like scalding a chicken to pluck it, if you overdo it the skin tears really easily. When I scald feet to clean them, I bring water to a boil, dump the feet in for about 15 seconds, then dump them and the water into the sink with the drain open. Stop cooking them!

Whether you overscald or not the toenails twist off pretty easily, but if that skin gets overcooked it tears really easily, they become a pain to clean. It takes as much patience as cleaning dandelions if not more.

 

[baymule]

Thanks for the heads up @Ridgerunner I get 50 Delaware chicks April 22, straight run. I am counting on having some roosters to process!