A Brief Update on Chicken, Pesach Style.

It is currently Passover, a Jewish holiday which comes with virtually innumerable food rules. Aside from the more popularly known rules prohibiting leavened bread, leavening in general, and any consumption of (most) grains, there is a whole separate class of "can't eat" things called Kitnios. Included in this rather broad category are legumes such as corn (and corn derivatives, which live in just about every processed food we eat) and soy (and soy derivatives which live in just about every processed food we eat). Additionally, many seeds are included, including some tasty spices. Now I had intended on basically repeating the previous broiled butterflied chicken dish, except on the grill. I also have some tasty fennel spice that I wanted to use on the chicken, but because it is kitnios, I was unable. As a solution to the problem, I used licorice tea, which is basically just ground, dehydrated licorice root. After a good stay on the grill (if it's not charcoal, it's not a grill), the licorice gave the chicken delightful flavors, reminding me of a complex red wine. Aside from the licorice flavors, there were lots of fruity, earthy notes too. It was awesome, I say.