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Delhi enjoys its chicken despite bird flu scare
Published on Fri, Feb 01, 2008 at 00:20, Updated at Fri, Feb 01, 2008 in 
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CHEERS TO CHICKEN: Chicken prices are still as high as Rs 85 a kilo in the capital despite the bird flu scare in other states.
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New Delhi: Despite the bird flu cases reported in West Bengal, ongoing culling operations in Bihar and rumours and scares aplenty in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi has not quite given into the fear of the virus.
In fact, chicken prices, which have fallen in several other cities, are still as high as Rs 85 a kilo in the capital.
Except for some small-time traders who faced a setback initially, traders say that the bird flu scare has not affected poultry sales.
Chicken remains popular in households with the awareness that chicken cooked at temperatures over 75 degrees is safe.
Says homemaker Sangeeta Chadha,”We love chicken and eat it everyday. I just boil it for longer now, but nothing has changed.”
Restaurants, too, still feature numerous chicken dishes on the menu, a far cry from the bird flu scare of previous years.
“Customers do ask us sometimes, just to be safe, but we assure them that we get it from Ghazipur, where everything is checked properly,” explains the owner of Karim’s restaurant, Moin-ud-din Ahmed. “Our customers have been eating with the same zest as before.”
Clearly, warnings of bird flu hitting other states have not affected the appetites of Delhi’s chicken-lovers.
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