This is the most expensive chicken in the world.

A small town in eastern France may look like a long way to try a chicken dish, but it is worth the effort for many.

The kitchen chief Jean-Michel Carrette heads one of the restaurants valued with the Michelin star in Tournous. He has also managed to hold the star thanks to the high quality of chicken in its menu. Chicken taste is far from that of supermarket chickens, while the chicken price starts from 40 euros per kilogram at Paris meat stores.

Pula Bresse is actually the favorite of all the Michelin bosses as well as French presidents. Francisco Holland refused to serve anything else, and Emmanuel Macron is said to be a hot fan.

Chickens grow up in the historic Bresse region. But since France exports only 5% of its production, then you must travel to this region to taste. The chicken is so important to the area that it is mentioned several times in medieval documents.

“Bresse chicken history can be traced through a series of documents detailing how farmers paid their rents with chickens and how they donated them to invading armies. It is mentioned for the first time in 1591, when it shows how the citizens of Bourg-en-Bresse offered two dozen birds for the Treffort March, because it had sent troops to Savoi”, says Marie-Paule Menunier, from the committee promoting these chickens.

Corn cultivation began right after its arrival from the New World, so Bresse appears to be the first corn - fed chicken.

The chicken fame spread in the 19th century, also helped by the fact that they coincide with the colors of the French flag, blue legs, white body and red wool.

The latest assessment came 60 years ago, when the Bresse chicken became the first living thing to receive a certificate for original protection, valid along the European Union, something usually given to things like champagne, ham from Parma, etc.

In the Bresse region, there are about 180 farms that grow such chickens. The Lawrence family farm increases about 20,000 Bresse chickens a year.

Not only should a certified chicken be raised in Bresse, but it also has to eat only adult food in this region”, says one of the family members, while showing that chickens are released free in fields, while by law should have 10 square meters of space each.

Food mix is also very specific: 700kg of corn, 300kg of wheat and 70% dried milk. Food is deliberately low in protein so that chickens can look for insects, worms, or snails as well as for their diet.

The farm buys the birds from a selection center that guarantees the purity of the race. Birds cost $2.4 each, unlike other races that can be bought for 35 cents, the eye transmits.net. Most Bresse chickens are slaughtered when they reach 4 months of age, while the hens are allowed to live a month longer.

The month is the period of higher consumption, on which an agricultural festival, dating back to 1862, has been established. During the four days of the holiday, festivals are held in various markets, while the price is also given to better poultry farmers.scan.tv.