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Canned chickens seemed to sell very well in Las Vegas. One day they would be fully stocked on the shelf, and two days later, only a couple left. They were never discounted, yet the cycle constantly repeated. I have no idea which demographic bought them since Vegas has such a widely varied ethnic mix.
I saw this at the store the other day, and considered buying it. I bet it makes fast and tasty shredded chicken. Since I never saw this at the grocery store in Northern California or in gentrified parts of Los Angeles, I assume the major demographic is people from Mexico or Central America.
Those happened to me in Alaska.
When you have to camp for a long time and pack your food, some people get sick of dehydrated crap and opt for that monstrosity instead.
As a vegetarian, I was luckily never faced with having to open one of them myself.
Back in my early 20s, I was a food bank frequent flyer. One of the most amazing things I ever recieved was a large metal can with "PORK" in all black lettering right on the can (no label) and the black sillouhette of a pig. Yep, gov'ment issue pork in a can. Inside, it looked like a pinkish brain in fetid water and smelled like dog food. I was desperate, so I think I made chilli out of it.
Shit. I was just trying to convince my friends that I'd had that *exact* can of welfare pork. No recollection of where I got it, but for years it occupied prime display space in my room, house, van, tent cabin, or other residence. I never got the nerve to open mine though. One's twenties can be a difficult time.
Still love welfare peanut butter though. That's the good stuff!
Whenever there was a canned food drive, my mom used to show up with one or two of these chicken-in-a-cans. We used to talk about who might get the chicken in a can, and whether they would be surprised by it, or like it, or maybe even make something that they could eat for a few days with it.
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