India Fine Fact, #5. If you want chicken, just buy one.

So we were out running errands a couple days ago and stopped to get some chicken for dinner. Seems simple enough. Nothing is ever quite so simple here, however.

When you buy chicken here, apparently you tell the vendor how much you want and the vendor gives that weight to you. Unfortunately, the vendor starts at the top of the bird, including every and any piece of the bird to make that total weight.

After a few chicken dinners, an edict was set in the Murphy household... there will be no more mystery pieces of chicken. You know, pieces that can't be traced back to a physical location on the original bird?

Not knowing the detail behind this, I was somewhat surprised when we showed up at the chicken vendor to buy chicken....and saw only cages filled with chickens.
The process is that you tell the vendor about what weight you'd like. Based on that, you agree upon a single bird. The bird is immobilized (the wings are broken) to allow the vendor to easily weigh it (fully dressed) and then, well....it's undressed, entirely and put in a plastic bag for the trip home.

Really there is no problem about it, just....surprising to those of us accustomed to foam trays and plastic wrap.

You should see Russel Market where you buy beef, mutton, etc.

There is no refridgeration capability in these markets....part of why most of the country is vegetarian?

I keep learning......

HUGs, W:)