By: Tenten
Recently, Silkie’s or black chicken begun viral on the net saying it has a health benefit and can cure all types of diseases. Even selected restaurants here in metro has this in their menus. So what’s with this chicken? Is it really safe to eat and consume?
Silkie is a kind of chicken breed which is typical has a fluffy and silk- feeling plumage. It also has unusual qualities compared to a regular chicken such as dark colored flesh and bones, blue earlobes and five toes on each foot. Th
ey come in different colors like red, blue, black, white, gold and partridge.
AT THE KITCHEN
The meat of a Silkie is considered unusual to European and American cuisines. But in several Asian countries, it is considered as a gourmet food. In China, they considered this as a special breed of chicken. This is also a common ingredient in some Japanese, Cambodian, Vietnamese and Korean dishes. The usual methods of cooking include making broth, braising, and curries. Traditional Chinese soups made with Silkie uses ingredients such as wolfberries, white yam, orange peel and fresh ginger.
A HEALTHY OPTION
Why?
Because it has a high level of anti-oxidants. Anti-oxidants slow down the oxidation of other chemicals in the human body. And the dominant anti-oxidant present in Silkie’s is carnosine.
Eating is healthy but must be in moderation. Anything less or excess will greatly affect our healthy lifestyle, healthy mind, and healthy body.
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