Silkie black meat of a Silkie is generally considered an unusual attribute in European and American cuisines. In contrast, several Asian cuisines consider Silkie meat a gourmet food. Chinese cuisine especially values the breed, but it is also a common ingredient in some Japanese, Cambodian, Vietnamese and Korean dishes. Areas where Chinese cuisine has been a strong influence, such as Malaysia, may also cook Silkie. As early as the 7th century, traditional Chinese medicine has held that chicken soup made with Silkie meat is a curative food. The usual methods of cooking include using Silkie to make broth, braising, and in
The Silkie band Hapshash And The Coloured Coat. Ramsden received a kidney transplant in 1993, but prematurely died on 17 January 2004 in Totnes, Devon, at the age of 60, after a long battle with kidney disease. A retrospective sixteen-track album entitled You've Got To Hide Your Love Away was reissued on CD 30 years after the original group had disbanded in 1966. A track listing, together with brief audio samples, can be found here. * "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" (click on the individual track song titles). The Silkie The Silkie were an English folk music group. Their name