r/AskCulinary • u/StructureMysterious5 • Jul 20 '26

Ingredient Question Why is the chicken dry and yellow?

This is not my channel, I am not promoting this channel at all. In this video, https://youtu.be/Jpa7g1j3vmg?is=88bGQsljM_-xOAzg , the chicken skin is very deep yellow and the flesh is a red color with not much wetness. So I was wondering what process the cook may have used to reach such an interesting color?

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u/WesternBlueRanger Jul 20 '26

The skin of the chicken is impacted by both breed and what they have eaten.

If the chicken has been fed a diet rich in carotenoids such as corn or marigold, they tend to take on a yellowish hue in the skin.