Chicken and other poultry have been cooked in hot oil (fried) for hundreds, if not thousands of years, in many parts of the world. Here are some sites that give some story to the history of the dish....
"Fried" means cooked in hot oil. "Chicken fried" means battered and then cooked in hot oil.
"Fried chicken" used to mean the same as "Chicken fried chicken." Then dishes like "chicken fried steak"...
Fried chicken is a very yummy crispy Food but not everyone likes it. It can be dipped/servered with Barbeque and other sauces. Fried Chicken sadly is made from chickens animals. If you wish to know...