When you buy chicken for any recipe, remember that you will need about 300g per person. Buy it often: its meat, as well as being cheap, is also light and healthy, is low in fat (if you remove the skin), and rich in vitamin B, phosphorus and potassium. And of course, it’s an excellent source of protein!

A ‘wild’ chicken can live for ten years, although farmed versions never live for more than 14 weeks. Leafing through the Guinness Book of Records, you’ll see that the world's oldest chicken lived for 16 years. A real curiosity: although they have wings, chickens are not really able to fly. The longest flight they are capable of is only a metre or two.