What Is Chicken Parma?

Chicken parmigiana, or chicken parmesan, is a dish that consists of breaded chicken breast covered in tomato sauce and mozzarella, parmesan, or provolone cheese. A quantity of ham or bacon is sometimes added. The dish originated from 20th-century Italian diaspora.

Why is it called chicken parm?

As such, the prototypical chicken parmigiana was actually made with breaded, fried slices of eggplant in place of chicken for a dish called melanzane alla Parmigiana. ... Food historians argue that the dish couldn't have been named after Parma, simply because melanzane alla Parmigiana wasn't eaten that far north in Italy.

Is Chicken Parma Aussie?

But what is a “parma” (or “parmy” as some locals call it)? Parma is a classic Aussie dish that everyone in Australia loves, the chicken parma is at every pub and most restaurants in Australia.