🖋Aster Kahumbi BBC

Do you also wash it before cooking the chicken? This is a question that has sparked heated debates in families, among friends, and on social media for years.

Official food-safety recommendations in Western countries are clear on this: do not wash raw chicken meat, because it causes disease-causing bacteria to spread.

But many cooks around the world do this, and it is a long-standing cultural practice linked to the concept of cleanliness and care.

Some cooks, such as April Jackson, a television chef and writer, enjoy discussing the matter on the internet.

She says: “I especially post clips where I’m washing chicken meat, because I know this is a hot topic right now. People say I shouldn’t wash chicken meat in the kitchen sink or a bowl, and some say it’s disgusting and contaminating.”

But others believe eating unwashed chicken meat is unhygienic.

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