One minute you can’t get enough southern fried drumsticks or peri-peri wings, the next it all tastes foul. Here’s how a psychologist explains it

Name: The chicken ick.

Age: Chickens have been around since, well, eggs …

Unless it’s the other way round. Whatever. The chicken ick, on the other hand, is new.

And what is it, please? You know when you suddenly feel disgusted by the chicken you’re eating, possibly mid-bite, despite previously enjoying it?