Anything black in many if not all of the African cultures is related to a bad omen or even worse, dark forces that are often symbolized by Black cats, black hens, black dogs even the night time itself.
A lot of myths and superstitions have surrounded the animals with many people deeming them as a bad omen. A Twitter user going by the name @kgadiyabana made people nearly crawl out of their skins after posting a photo of purely black chicken.
https://twitter.com/kgadiyabana/status/1324779718030299138?s=20
The tweep innocently asked her followers for advice on how to prepare the meal as she waited for lists of recipes. No one paid attention to her plight
https://twitter.com/_xoliseka/status/1325068634994118659?s=20
Chicken probably died by poison pic.twitter.com/sIbrPxWBv4
— JackoHolic (@Jack_Mutsila) November 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/kgadiyabana/status/1324799946508435462?s=20
https://twitter.com/EmihleThePhotog/status/1324816529624543234?s=20
Apparently, the black chicken is not poisonous neither is it associated with the darkworld. The Chicken is called Ayam Cemani, from Indonesia.
This was the worst of all responses
https://twitter.com/Ori_Debig_Beats/status/1324792360128126987?s=20
Here is how it is prepared
Black chicken soup
Ingredients
1 black chicken
8 red dates
1 tsp dried goji berries
1l water
Salt to taste
Method
Wash the black chicken and cut into smaller, soup-friendly pieces.
Boil the chicken in water for 5 minutes and trim away any excess or visible fats.
Place the black chicken, dried goji berries, and red dates into a slow cooker.
Boil the water and pour it into the slow cooker.
Using the low setting, gently simmer for 25 minutes.
Add a pinch of salt to the soup before serving, or more to taste.
