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Chicken can be cooked in innumerable
ways; it can be made into sausages, put in salads, grilled,
breaded and deep-fried, or used in various curries. There is
significant variation in cooking methods amongst cultures;
historically common methods include roasting, baking and
frying. Today, chickens are also cooked by deep frying and
prepared as fast food as Fried Chicken, chicken nuggets or
Buffalo wings.
Chickens often come with labels such as
"roaster", which suggest a method of cooking based on the type
of chicken. While these labels are only suggestions, ones
labeled for stew often do not do well when cooked with other
methods.
Some chicken breast cuts and processed
chicken breast products include the moniker "with Rib Meat."
This is thought to be the blackish meat surrounding and in
between the rib cage. The breast is cut from the chicken and
sold as a solid cut, while the left over breast and rib meat
is stripped from the bone. The resulting meat is reduced
and processed with stabilizers and additives into its consumer
form, such as chicken nuggets. Breast meat is often sliced
thinly and marketed as chicken slices, an easy filling for
sandwiches.
While chicken bones are not edible,
they can be simmered with vegetables and herbs for several
hours to make chicken stock.
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