A Texan says his grandmother used to refer to the thigh of a chicken as the “second joint.” Martha and Grant discuss whether it’s a regional term. By the way, if you want to know the French term Martha mentions that roughly translates as “only a silly person won’t eat it,” (literally, “the idiot leaves it”) it’s “le sot-l’y-laisse.” This is part of a complete episode.
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