Born in a Barn - Malaysia

Born in a barn

Address: 100 E. Ivinson Avenue, Laramie, WY 82070

Website: https://www.borninabarn307.com/

Country Represented: Malaysia

Special: Malaysian Chicken Wings- with turmeric! (back by popular demand from the 2023 festival)

Adlynn Qistina Jamaludin

Journalist, Received a Masters in Communications from UW

It's so simple, but it's such a favorite and comfort food. Because of its simplicity, it's a dish we can eat or pair with many other dishes, or simply eat it just like that. My youngest sister who is a picky eater can eat this dish for days end, and nothing else. What is it? It's simply just fried chicken. BUT - it's not your typical flour-coated fried chicken like how the classic KFC does it. It's simply just coating the chicken with salt and turmeric powder (not too much or it'll be bitter! how much? as my grandma says it "just enough"  no idea what that means, but thankfully I'm a good enough cook to know how much is just enough) and then deep frying it. It sounds simple yet... odd? Because turmeric? But trust me, try it, and you'll be amazed by the flavor.

Aforementioned, it is a simply yet delicious enough flavor that it can be paired with many dishes. Back home, we don't really eat our fried chicken on its own, as most countries do. Well, we actually do because of how good it is, but we don't really sell them just as it is because, again, we usually eat it with other dishes, mostly rice. And that is exactly how my sister eats everyday. Just fried chicken with her white rice.

Ingredients: Chicken, Salt, Turmeric Powder