Archaeologists are claiming that “Israel is where the chicken business was invented.” Sometime between 200-400 BC, the raising and eating of chicken began in the town of Maresha in central Israel. When the occupying Romans discovered chicken, the practice spread throughout the empire (“Sorry colonel, Israel had real original recipe chicken,” The Times of Israel, July 21, 2015). This is according to the Zinman Institute of Archaeology at Haifa University. Doctoral student Lee Perry-Gal says, “After the Romans exported what they saw at Maresha, chicken became a culinary craze throughout the Empire.” The researchers found thousands of bones of chickens with knife marks indicating they were prepared for consumption. The Maresha chickens weren’t barbecued, but were either baked, boiled, or fried, since there is no sign of burning on the bones. (Friday Church News Notes, July 31, 2015, www.wayoflife.org, [email protected], 866-295-4143) Comments are closed.
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