![]() ![]() Where Kalanithi and Gawande look at life immediately preceding death, others focus on what comes after. Gawande, also a physician, takes a hard look at the role of the medical industry in aging and death, examining the ways end-of-life care have worked and not worked as medical technologies have advanced. Kalanithi reflects on the doctor-patient relationship during this difficult time-a theme that Atul Gawande also explores in Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End. The memoir of his final months spent coming to terms with the reality, When Breath Becomes Air, questions what it means to live in the face of death. If you want to try a South Asian spin on fried chicken, look no further than DesiPDX, a North Mississippi Avenue food cart that employs Indian seasonings and local ingredients to create delicacies like chai-brined fried chicken, available by the pound.When 36-year-old physician Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer, he knew he had little time left to live. For irresistibly tangy, Cambodian-style lime-pepper wings, visit Sunshine Noodles in Northwest Portland. Order a set meal, which is served with flaky roti and a side of curry for dipping. Hat Yai, with two Portland locations on the Eastside, is the place for Thai fried chicken coated in fried shallots. Don’t worry - it’s way less lethal than it sounds. Taste of Sichuan in Beaverton serves family-style Chinese fare kissed with mouth-numbing Sichuan peppercorns, including the Chong Qing hot chicken, a dish utilizing bite-size pieces of deep-fried chicken stir-fried in spicy bean paste and smothered with dried chiles. A similar Korean chain, ChimcKing, has locations in Beaverton and Northeast Portland. Get a half-and-half order of soy garlic and spicy - and don’t forget the side of pickled radish. These are the real-deal, rice-flour-battered, twice-fried wings for a superior crunch. In Northwest Portland, Takibi, a restaurant attached to Japanese sporting-goods brand Snow Peak, also makes karaage, marinated in a fermented sauce.īonchon is a chain straight from South Korea, and Oregon’s one location resides in Happy Valley. Afuri, with locations in Beaverton and inner Southeast Portland, is a standout for ramen, but snacks like karaage served with yuzu kosho (citrus chili paste) egg salad also shine. In Beaverton, head to Kizuki Ramen & Izakaya for a taste. If a restaurant calls itself an izakaya (a Japanese bar with small snacks), it’s a pretty good bet they will serve karaage - Japanese fried chicken nuggets. This Southwest stalwart is also one of the few places to offer fried livers, gizzards and hearts for all of you giblet lovers. ![]() On the west side, Cider Mill & Fryer Tuck Chicken has long been the go-to for fried chicken sold by the piece, in snack boxes or as family meals. In Southeast Portland, there’s Reel M Inn for a classic dive-bar version or Jojo PDX, a wildly popular food truck with a brand-new brick-and-mortar location across the river. Old-school Northeast Portland corner store Alberta Market is the place to pick up wings to go fresh from the fryer. Screen Door, with multiple locations in Portland, is also famous for its fried chicken and waffles. ![]() This version uses a cornmeal waffle base and comes topped with three fried chicken wings. Po’Shines, a Black-owned restaurant in Northeast that also functions as a workforce-training program, has chicken and waffles on its breakfast menu. On weekends BAES Fried Chicken in Southeast Portland and downtown makes the specialty with fried chicken tenders and serves it with honey butter and maple syrup. This Oprah-approved choice at Washington Square Mall in Tigard churns out fried chicken marinated in Creole spices and dipped into a cayenne-dusted batter.Ĭhicken and waffles are a class unto themselves, and for fans, there’s nothing better than that sweet-and-savory combo. For a spicy bird that doesn’t reach Nashville hot chicken levels on the Scoville scale, try Ezell’s Famous Chicken. Head to Beaverton, Tualatin, Clackamas or Northeast Portland for a taste of fiery Nashville hot chicken at Dave’s Hot Chicken. Big’s Chicken, with locations in Beaverton and Northeast Portland, serves Alabama-style chicken that’s applewood-smoked first, then fried and drizzled with the signature Alabama-style white sauce spiked with Fresno chiles. In fact, regional variations abound in the Portland region. Fried chicken is synonymous with the South, but even Southern-style fried chicken isn’t a monolith. ![]()
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