Posted by Farhan
24 June 2005, 10:03am
Why is Chicken 65 called Chicken 65? Does anybody have an answer? Who invented it? Why? If some of the philosophers are to be believed, any question can be the start of an enquiry into the way the entire world is. So this is my start. Does anyone have an answer to it?
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24 Jun 2005, 11:55am
Duly plaigerized
1. It was the 65th item on a menu card
2. It is made of a masala made of 65 Indian spices
3. Story 3
Long time ago, only the Desi variety of Chicken was available in the markets which used to take months to grow (the red indian hen) and then The Broiler chicken was introduced which used to take approx 65 days to get to its full weight and ready to be culled.
The chicken preparation made from the Broiler variety when introduced in restaurants was named Chicken 65 for this reason.
Nowadays the Broiler chicken takes only 45 days to grow to its full weight, but the name of the dish remains Chicken 65.
Story 4
It came from the 65th position in the Kama Sutra.
And this seems to be the true reason. Here is the real scoop on Chicken 65. This is well researched, by the way.
The Chicken Authority Board of India (HQ in New Delhi) originally wanted it to call it Chicken 69. But you know that 69 has all kinds of other meanings. So when they decided that 69 might cause a sexual revolution in India (God forbid that the population should increase) the board decided on a less mundane name and number: Chicken 65.
Story 5
The Actual story of Chicken 65 goes like this. In the 1950s a Punjabi cook was traveling through the American South where he experienced the awesome flavor of Southern Fried Chicken. His Fried Chicken travels took him along the famous American roadway called Route 66. Upon arriving back home the Punjabi dude attempted to make the fried chicken himself, this creation he meant to call Chicken 66, in honor of Route 66. He got the name wrong and accidentally called it Chicken 65