ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Fried chicken

Fried chicken is a delicious food that starts with a chicken- a bird that usually runs around in a farm. A grown-up chef takes that chicken and removes its feathers and insides so that we're left with just the meat.

Then, they take that meat and cut it into small pieces, like drumsticks, thighs, wings and breasts. They dip each piece in a mixture of flour, spices and sometimes milk or eggs. This mixture sticks to the chicken and gives it flavor!

After that, the chef heats up a big pot of oil on the stove. Once it's hot enough, they carefully put the chicken pieces in the oil and let them cook for a little while. The heat from the oil cooks the chicken and makes it crispy on the outside, but juicy and tender on the inside.

Finally, they take the chicken out of the pot, let any extra oil drip off, and put them on a plate. It's now all crispy, hot and ready to eat! Some people like to dip their fried chicken in sauces like ketchup or ranch for extra flavor.

So, to sum up: grown-ups take some chicken, dip it in flour and spices, then fry it in hot oil to make it crispy and delicious. And that, my dear, is how fried chicken is made!