Chicken: Not a classy move?

[PointlessForest]

So I've heard that ordering the chicken at a nice restaurant isn't the classiest choice. Apparently it shows your lack of a refined palette. Anyone else feel this way or heard this before?

[Butcher]

Who gives a fuck, chicken is delicious, if you base your decisions on what other people think of you, you are a mindless robot sheep clone.

[The English Gentleman]

I would agree, a chicken breast anyway is a bit bland most of the time at a restaurant compared to the other offerings.

[AE5150]

I've never heard of that. I prefer thigh meat anyway, but I don't know why they'd assume that a chicken breast is somehow inferior to other items on the menu.

Sounds like someone's being horribly pretentious if they're stating something like that. Game birds and other poultry options aren't exactly easy to come by in many restaurants, so chicken or turkey are often your only poultry options.

[reallystupidstuff]

some cooks I work with say chicken is for people who don't know what they want to eat. I could care less if somebody orders chicken

[The English Gentleman]

Game birds and other poultry options aren't exactly easy to come by in many restaurants, so chicken or turkey are often your only poultry options.

Haha, in Suffolk we have huge amounts of game...

[Euda]

Perhaps they were referring to chicken fingers? Those can come off as a bit immature, if they aren't an appetizer sort of thing.

There are quite a few creative chicken dishes at restaurants. There's absolutely nothing wrong with trying and enjoying them. It's versatile and takes spicing well. A plain chicken breast isn't exactly flavourful, but I'm not sure who would serve it.

[Mantikore]

chicken cordon bleu is delicious and isnt that unclassy

[Alamo]

Like above, if you order fish sticks in a decent restaurant its a little childish but then I have seen some fish sticks that had some kind of expensive fish "cant remember off the top of the head" and it was 25$ a plate which I believe only came with 6 fish sticks with dipping sauce and some side so yeah the dish and restaurant matter if classy would even be a term to use in this occasion.

[ratfrink]

Haha, in Suffolk we have huge amounts of game...

You've also got huge amounts of inbreeding, you pretentious twat.

Whereabouts in Suffolk btw? I used to live in Great Bentley, just over the border...

[The English Gentleman]

You've also got huge amounts of inbreeding, you pretentious twat.



Inbreeding is in Norfolk:facepalm:
And I do not think I will be telling you where I live.

[ratfrink]

No, inbreeding is in Suffolk too.

If you don't believe that you have a reputation for it, go to Essex and ask them there.

And it's a good thing that you aren't giving away your location, even to the nearest large town, for I am actually a psychotic murderer. The way I decide who my victims will be is by finding annoying users on community websites and then asking them for their address, postcode and directions from major trunk roads. You have merely delayed your fate, however, as I will happily kill the families at all the tudor halls in Suffolk just to find you (so which is it shitcock, Kentwell, Priory, Melford, Seckford, Milden, Helmingham, Ravenswood?).

I presume you went to KEGS? That's a shame, I went to Colchester Royal Grammar so I'm already one ahead of you in the posh twit stakes.

[k4aic]

Let me start off by saying I LOVE LOVE LOVE chicken..could eat it everyday and I would be happy. When I was 15 or some shit my dad, stepmom and her family who were here visiting from Cali, we all went to this 5 star rest. the only one in this area, and I ordered chicken..now her side is wealthy and upper class, and IDK I guess they were pissed I wasnt having lamb or anything just gave me a weird look then they said "Well why dont you order something else, you can get chicken anywhere" "This place is known for good lamb"...and its like no fuckheads if I wanted lamb I would have gotten lamb.

I love chicken but yea I have gotten the impression over the years, at nice places I guess you are supposed to order something you dont normally eat ...

[AE5150]

Let me start off by saying I LOVE LOVE LOVE chicken..could eat it everyday and I would be happy. When I was 15 or some shit my dad, stepmom and her family who were here visiting from Cali, we all went to this 5 star rest. the only one in this area, and I ordered chicken..now her side is wealthy and upper class, and IDK I guess they were pissed I wasnt having lamb or anything just gave me a weird look then they said "Well why dont you order something else, you can get chicken anywhere" "This place is known for good lamb"...and its like no fuckheads if I wanted lamb I would have gotten lamb.

I love chicken but yea I have gotten the impression over the years, at nice places I guess you are supposed to order something you dont normally eat ...

Like I said...pretentious people being pretentious.

[The English Gentleman]

I love chicken but yea I have gotten the impression over the years, at nice places I guess you are supposed to order something you dont normally eat ...

I''ve never felt that I should not eat what I dont normally, merely I dont want to. For example, while out at a Restaurant unless their is a very special dish using Seabass (rather than just a fillet with a sauce) I will not eat it as I would rather try something I could not make myself.

Like I said...pretentious people being pretentious.

How...

[lostmyface]

Who gives a fuck, chicken is delicious, if you base your decisions on what other people think of you, you are a mindless robot sheep clone.

i agree, though less militantly. eat what you like end of story.

[AE5150]

How...


pre⋅ten⋅tious
   /prɪˈtɛnʃəs/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [pri-ten-shuhs] Show IPA
–adjective
1. full of pretense or pretension.
2. characterized by assumption of dignity or importance.
3. making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition" .

It seems that if they were placing exaggerated importance on ordering lamb when the guest wants chicken, they're being pretentious and rather unflattering as hosts. That's just me, though, mainly because I'm a fan of people ordering an entree they'll enjoy.

[supperrfreek]

I don't know, I like red meat better anyways. I order red meat, or soup, or pasta and tend to stay away from chicken unless I'm really craving it.

[k4aic]

Like I said...pretentious people being pretentious.

exactly..stuck up snobby assholes...its like wtf we can eat what we want...and if its like 40 bucks for a meal then I think I would want to get something I know I like vs something that looks like its still alive.

[Euda]

If a restaurant, or chef, has a specialty, I'm inclined to try it over something that I eat on a regular basis. I don't care what anybody else eats at a restaurant; it always depends on a person's taste.

[AE5150]

I fully agree, Euda, but at the same time, not everyone takes food extremely seriously or is inclined to ask a staff member what they recommend. Even if they have a specialty (and personally, if I'm at a high class place, I'll ask what the chef's specialties are, but again, not everyone has experience with high class places), I don't think we should look down on someone because they want the Chicken Marsala over fettuccine instead of the lamb.

[The English Gentleman]

I don't think we should look down on someone because they want the Chicken Marsala over fettuccine instead of the lamb.

I should and will...

[AE5150]

I should and will...

Well, being a wanker is your prerogative.

[jimany]

I laughed pretty hardily thinking of some random dude in Wyoming using the term wanker:D

But as far as class is concerned, as long as you have trouble getting the fork into your mouth with your left hand like a 5 year old(crazy yanks), who cares.;)

[Dog]

I'm pretty sure that refers to chicken fingers. If I ordered a nice chicken dish (Kiev, Tandori, Marsala, etc.) and someone looked down on me, I would literally tell them to go fuck themselves.

[AE5150]

I laughed pretty hardily thinking of some random dude in Wyoming using the term wanker:D

But as far as class is concerned, as long as you have trouble getting the fork into your mouth with your left hand like a 5 year old(crazy yanks), who cares.;)

To be fair, the few of us who use that in our vernacular don't exactly pronounce it in proper English accents...usually it comes out "Don't be a wank-R!"

[skinny love]

chicken and steaks are probably the least sophisticated food you could order but who gives a fuck.

[Dog]

chicken and steaks are probably the least sophisticated food you could order but who gives a fuck.

Chicken is a type of animal. Steak is a particular cut of beef. They aren't comparable in the way you just said.

:facepalm:

[skinny love]

Chicken is a type of animal. Steak is a particular cut of beef. They aren't comparable in the way you just said.

:facepalm:

ok you fucking food nazi, they're both things you can order at a restaurant. thanks for your worthless post which served no purpose other than to point out the obvious. and your facepalm emoticon just makes you look even more retarded.

[AE5150]

Considering a well prepared steak is one of the finest culinary traditions in the world, I think you're out of your league, kid.

Chicken can be prepared with as just as much skill and dedication as anything else. Not everyone just chucks it on a grill with salt and pepper and puts it over Alfredo, or breads and and fries it.

[Struwwelpeter]

Chicken is less classy than beef because it is a bird. The cow is a rare, expensive animal. Takes a long time to grow and feed one. It produced a more lovely, bloody, tender cut of meat. Chickens take a few weeks to mature these days. There is no royalle chicken, no Kobe chicken, no Filet Chikmion.

It's no surprised the nigger is defending his fried chicken. Just check out his youtube channel.

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=DerDrache&view=favorites

This nigga looooooveeee chicken. How to breakdown a chicken. Jerk chicken recipe. Fried chicken baby. Nigga stole my chickenzz!!1

[Dog]

ok you fucking food nazi, they're both things you can order at a restaurant. thanks for your worthless post which served no purpose other than to point out the obvious. and your facepalm emoticon just makes you look even more retarded.

My point was that "chicken", the bird, can be prepared in a massive variety of ways. A steak is a rather specific type of dish, thus your comparison didn't really make any sense. It would be similar to saying "Burgers and potatoes are unclassy foods", even though potatoes have a wide variety of preparations, ranging from fast food french fries to some gourmet au gratin dish.

And like AE said, steaks are most certainly a classy dish. Go to any nice restaurant and notice that among the most expensive dishes, several are always going to be steaks.

ANYWAYS, I'm generally of the opinion that no food is really inherently "not classy". Even cheeseburgers can be adapted to be appropriate in a high-end establishment. I think a big part of it has to do with whether it's finger food, as well as presentation/preparation. I reckon they could batter a chicken breast, fry it, have some fancy sauce concoction, dress up the presentation, and you'd have a perfectly acceptable, fancy "chicken fingers-esque" meal.

[The English Gentleman]

Considering a well prepared steak is one of the finest culinary traditions in the world, I think you're out of your league, kid.


And I'm pretentious:rolleyes:

[skinny love]

And I'm pretentious:rolleyes:

lols.

steaks are unsophisticated. it's a fucking piece of beef. price tags don't change that.

[Euda]

There are so many ways to prepare steak that it would make your head spin to try and learn half of them. It's a versatile thing and there are a lot of creative people out there.

I agree with you AE, not everybody has an interest in try new or interesting foods. People should order whatever catches their eye, pleases their palette, and fills up their belly. To some people, food isn't an interest, it's only a means to an end.

[AE5150]

And I'm pretentious:rolleyes:

I never said you were pretentious. I said you were a wanker. Jesus, pay attention.


lols.

steaks are unsophisticated. it's a fucking piece of beef. price tags don't change that.


What, pray tell, would you consider "sophisticated eating," then?

[The English Gentleman]

lols.

steaks are unsophisticated. it's a fucking piece of beef. price tags don't change that.

A good steak is not unsophisticated. It completely depends on the quality of the chef. I had a fantastic steak in Liverpool at the Atlantic tower hotel but the local pub produces the worst steaks ever.

[Ambient]

This is new's too me.

Jews and Muslims dislike pork
Viasnava's dislike eating cows *
And christians will eat anything but not ona friday?

Maybe its the secular thing to dislike chicken.

*Most who follow the vedic conception are vegeterian; but veganism is against their beliefs.

[beergoggles]

Where I work people mostly order seafood. I've always thought of that as a "going out to eat" meat, and I didn't see anyone mention it here. Most people don't want to cook fish at home because of the smell, and people don't like cooking crab, lobster, or calamari.

Come to think of it I don't like cooking crab, lobster, or calamari either but I have to. I don't like ANY meat.

[Toothlessjoe]

Chicken is excellent. Stuffed chicken legs with sausage meat and pistacios is amazing.

[Sleep Is A Curse]

If My Fillet Mignon isn't classy then I don't give a fuck about being classy.

Fillet Mignon is so tasty, tender and sexy, c'mon guys a beautiful woman eating a Fillet Mignon is just sexy as hell too.

[skinny love]

ew fuck no.

[The English Gentleman]

If My Fillet Mignon isn't classy then I don't give a fuck about being classy.

Fillet Mignon is so tasty, tender and sexy, c'mon guys a beautiful woman eating a Fillet Mignon is just sexy as hell too.

Only if fillet mignon is a euphemism for penis and eat does not literally mean eat.

[xoctopusx]

This is a silly thread, because depending on where you happen to be dining Chicken can be costly, and very much so "classy".
Everyone doesn't eat, red meat, or seafood...I rather duck over chicken anyday :)

lulz@ chicken fingers.

[Trix Are For Kids]

A good steak is not unsophisticated. It completely depends on the quality of the chef. I had a fantastic steak in Liverpool at the Atlantic tower hotel but the local pub produces the worst steaks ever.

WTF? I slap a steak on my grill with some fucking pepper, and it's as good as any at the Atlantic Tower Hotel, it's not a matter of whether a fancy hotel cooks it, but rather how it's cooked. As far as I'm concerned, grilled is better than broiled; and medium-rare please, because I may get E.coli, but I will get it with a belly full of tender, juicy steak.

[Dog]

Heh, I never understood why people like medium rare. Medium-well is the perfect middle ground between well done and medium rare. That's what people should shoot for.

[The English Gentleman]

WTF? I slap a steak on my grill with some fucking pepper, and it's as good as any at the Atlantic Tower Hotel, it's not a matter of whether a fancy hotel cooks it, but rather how it's cooked. As far as I'm concerned, grilled is better than broiled; and medium-rare please, because I may get E.coli, but I will get it with a belly full of tender, juicy steak.

I was not saying only restaurant cooked good steaks...

I was simply using both those restaurants to illustrate the difference in quality. For the record I make a damn good steak as well under the grill after having been shown by my father:D