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You are smart enough to kow that type of logic isn't sound
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Plenty of people do not do that.
If that's for safety...cooking the chicken properly will kill all bacteria
If that's for safety...cooking the chicken properly will kill all bacteria
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Yea, I know folks that cook for a living on TV don't. It might be a cultural thing forreal.
You also use those acids to test out how "good" the chicken is. If it isn't good and should be trashed, you would be able to smell it easier after soaking.
https://www.chowhound.com/post/rinsing-chicken-vinegar-cultural-278783?page=2
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You ae right
It is cultural. I did some research and it seems to stem from island countries
Haiti...Caribbean...Jamaica.
But they did that because they weren't getting chicken from the supermarket like us.
It is cultural. I did some research and it seems to stem from island countries
Haiti...Caribbean...Jamaica.
But they did that because they weren't getting chicken from the supermarket like us.
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In the link I posted, it mentioned how people outside of the US might be more prone to pick up chicken from open air markets, or chicken that was hanging out to dry, so they were more likely to wash with vinegars.
I was taught this at an early age and it is just habit.
But you are right, I assume high heats kill the bacteria
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my wifes crazy *** mother washes all her meat with dish soap...
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What is her race
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she's black...i'm white...
my mom would have a spray bottle of vinegar she used for meats...never heard of "washing" meats though...until i met my wife...
my mom would have a spray bottle of vinegar she used for meats...never heard of "washing" meats though...until i met my wife...
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That’s wild.
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Yea that's special
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You can't be serious
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dead...there's a video that popped up a couple of weeks ago with some old dude soap washing his meat...let me try to find it...
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hahaha...
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Yeah I don't care what folks say, I can taste the rawness when the chicken isn't cleaned properly.
Actually had a white coworker that didn't really like chicken, told her how we clean it with vinegar and she did it enjoyed it after that.
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#Cultural
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Yea, I figured that dude was trying to be funny for the internets. No way somebody puts damn soaps on chicken. hahahahahahahha
#DUMB
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West Indians clean all their meat with vinegar and/or lemon or lime juice. We let it sit in that mixture with cool water for a few minutes then rinse it off. Never heard of people using dish liquid though.
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some of yall think using tap water is gonna clean your chicken? 
Vinegar and lemon juice sure.
Vinegar and lemon juice sure.
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change the taste of it?
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Never knew about vinegar, only lime/lemon juice. My grandmother cooks her chicken like that. Might try the vinegar and see what’s up.
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Just something acidic, same concept. Wouldn't say it changes the flavor, just removes the rawness and let the flavor of the chicken shine.
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People use to look at me weird when I told them I wash my chicken with water, vinger, and lemon before cooking it. I even burn feathers off if i see them.
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My aunt wash everything before she put it in her fridge (milk/jucie containers and etc) .
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Heard it tenderize the meat also.
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Indian for lunch today
