What you want on your wings girl???

For those of yall who don't know what a chicken box is...lemme school you real quick. A chicken box is NOT just a box of chicken! You can NOT get a chicken box from KFC, Popeyes, or Churches Chicken! True, you can get a BOX OF CHICKEN...but NOT a chicken box. This Bmore favorite is usually 4-6 fried chicken wings and french fries drowned in salt, pepper, ketchup and hot sauce. You get it at any local carry out, which is simply a local mom and pop shop that serves "to go" food. You know your chicken box is gonna be the bomb when your food is about to fall through the bottom of the box because of all the grease and condiments! This is usually around $5.00 and it is served with a big ol' half n half! Now, I know that this is a term  the west coast knows nothing about...but you know what the drink is. A half n half is simply half iced tea, and half lemonade. On this side of the country when I want one of those I have to ask for an Arnold Palmer. I aint gonna lie, it took me years to get used to saying "Can I get an Arnold Palmer". "Lemme get a half n half" just sounds so much better to me. Anyway, I moved here in 2004 and became homesick very quick when nobody knew what a chicken box was. How can I live in a state where half n halfs are served in bottles and named after some golfer! But...I digress, some how the weather and the Cali lifestyle has held me captive for the past 8 years, and it has been nothing short of an ADVENTURE! I have had many great and new experiences and have grown so much in my relationship with the LORD! Despite the lack of carry outs, I have grown quite fond of California and its many different cuisines. Don't get me wrong, I haven't tasted much over here that can hold a candle to a good ol fashioned greasy chicken box, but I have had fun trying new cuisines from different cultures. Have you ever heard of paella, tom yum goong, or ceviche? Would you consider eating escargot, a smoked alligator sausage or crickets? What about drinking a concoction consisting of an oyster, a quail egg, and smelt fish eggs? Well, me neither until I moved here! Now I am THINKIN OUTSIDE MY CHICKEN BOX,  so there will be lots of stuff to share about the good, the bad, and the plain ol nasty!

These crickets taste like pork rinds....weird

Now thats a chicken box yall!!!

One of the best Chicken box carry outs in Bmore...yes...its called HIP HOP Chicken!