London's best fried chicken shops: from Good Friend to Chick'n'Sours

Fried chicken is one of London’s most popular dishes. Some might think the market saturated. It is, really.

The roots of the dish in the UK are somewhat disputed: some trace them back to the 17th century, saying it was introduced to the country by Southern American immigrants. Others argue it was in fact the Scots who first fried it here, and who took it to South America in the first place. Whichever, the dish gained popularity in the 20th century with the emergence of fast-food chains, when American-style fried chicken first appeared as a symbol of indulgence and celebration, later