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The ingredients that are not included in the recipe for the boiled Chicken are : zucchinies, tomatoes, rice and potatoes.
Did you know it ?
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You will sometimes find potatoes in the recipe of the boiled chicken.
It was introduced in Europe in 1534 during the reign of Henry IV. But at that time, potatoes were only used to feed animals:
It was not until the eighteenth century that they were grown for human food.
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"If God still gives me life, I will make it so that there is no laborer in my kingdom without a chicken in his pot."
With these words addressed to the Duc of Savoie, the myth of the boiled chicken made history. And yet there is no evidence of the
accuracy of these words and of their realism: only a few centuries later, the progress in poultry farming has made its strong
consumption possible; at the times of Henry IV’s reign, chicken was considered as luxury food and only served on special occasions.
Recipe of the boiled chicken
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