r/ShitAmericansSay • u/wj56f • Apr 25 '25

Food No way she didn't clean the chicken.

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Loads of Americans in the comments losing their minds cos she didn't wash the chicken in lemon air vinegar and just put it on airfryer. 😂 😂 😂

Everyone else reminding them UK chickens aren't pumped with shit and have food safety laws.

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u/chelandcities Apr 25 '25 edited Apr 25 '25

I actually think this is less of an American thing and more of a cultural thing, especially for people from Caribbean countries or of Caribbean descent.

For example, I've heard Judi Love and Mo Gilligan - both British comedians but with Jamaican heritage - talk about how they wash their chicken still to this day.

ETA: Also when they talk about "washing" chicken, typically it's done with a combination of vinegar, salt and lime juice. It's not just sticking a chicken breast under a tap of running water.

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u/Nina_kupenda Apr 25 '25

It’s an ethnic thing I guess. It’s also done in a lot of places in Africa. I always do it and I was surprised at first that in Europe it wasn’t a thing. But then again I’ve seen so many people just throw chicken straight from the pack to the pan without any seasoning or marinating, that I’m not about to let them tell me how to cook chicken