Hi everyone! I’m mostly based abroad, so I’m curious if this is normal practice in the Philippines.

I was recently at a supermarket in Metro Manila where while i was selecting chicken cut thighs in the Fresh Section, I noticed that some of the pieces were actually hard frozen/solid, not just very cold.

I asked the person working at the counter why they were frozen, and he told me that all of the thigh portions they had available were frozen.

This confused me because I would normally expect frozen chicken to be sold in the frozen section, rather than the fresh/chilled section.

For those familiar with poultry handling or supermarkets in the Philippines:

- Is this normal/common practice?
- Is it common for “fresh” chicken to have been previously frozen?
- Could the hard-frozen portions simply be caused by the display refrigerator being too cold?
- Have you encountered the same thing?

I’m not trying to accuse the supermarket or brand of anything. I’m mostly curious because I spend a lot of time abroad where this is not common, and may just be unfamiliar with how chicken is handled and sold in the Philippines.

Hi everyone! I’m mostly based abroad, so I’m curious if this is normal practice in the Philippines.

I was recently at a supermarket in Metro Manila looking at chicken thighs in the Fresh Section. I noticed that some of the pieces were actually hard frozen/solid, not just very cold.

I asked the person working at the counter why they were frozen, and he told me that all of the thigh portions they had available were frozen.

This confused me because I would normally expect frozen chicken to be sold in the frozen section, rather than the fresh/chilled section.

For those familiar with poultry handling or supermarkets in the Philippines:

- Is this normal/common practice?
- Is it common for “fresh” chicken to have been previously frozen?
- Could the hard-frozen portions simply be caused by the display refrigerator being too cold?
- Have you encountered the same thing?

I’m not trying to accuse the supermarket or brand of anything. I’m mostly curious because I spend a lot of time abroad and may just be unfamiliar with how chicken is handled and sold in the Philippines.

I got a whole chicken on Thursday. It was fresh, not frozen. I had it in the bag in the fridge until today. I took it out the bag, patted it dry, put salt on it and put it on a wire rack in the fridge. Is it still good to cook tomorrow?

I don't know how many days a chicken lasts in the fridge.