Fried chicken (also referred to as Southern fried chicken for the variant in the United States)
I am from Kentucky, which many people consider a major staple for fried chicken.
is a dish consisting of chicken pieces usually from broiler chickens which have been floured or battered and then pan-fried, deep fried, or pressure fried.
Indeed. I would say that the vast majority of fried chicken in my region is breaded by hand and then deep fried.
What separates fried chicken from other fried forms of chicken is that generally the chicken is cut at the joints
I would say that is true as well. When you order fried chicken around here, you usually can specify what kind of cut you would like. People generally like drumsticks (the leg cut) and breast pieces in my experience.
Crisp well-seasoned skin, rendered of excess fat, is a hallmark
One of our friend chicken hallmarks in Kentucky is Kentucky Fried Chicken's secret recipe, consisting of over a dozen herbs and spices. It is a safely guarded trade secret.