On Thu 10 Mar 2005 10:12:33p, aem wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Jeanne Ketterer wrote:
>> I saw packages of froz chicken tenders and breasts today at the
>> grocers. Flipped the tenders package over and the directions said
>> to remove from bag, place in oven, etc. Question: shouldn't
>> these be defrosted first? [snip]
>>
> What they now call "tenders" are just the narrow strip at the edge of
> each chicken breast half. I think Julia Child used to call them the
> "fillet" of the breast. They are part of the breast but often peel
> away from the rest of it. So the packagers peel 'em off and package
> them separately. At a premium price, of course, even though there is
> nothing to distinguish them from the breast. I wouldn't think
> defrosting was important, simply because they are so thin and small.
>
> -aem

The fillet or "tender" is distinguished from the rest of the breast because
it is more tender than the major section.

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