{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.chicken-marsala","code":"thing-q3400315","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q3400315/","name":"chicken marsala","alternateNames":[],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.1.0-research.1","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.MAT"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"Chicken marsala is an Italian-American dish of thin chicken cutlets sautéed and served in a sauce made with Marsala fortified wine, commonly with mushrooms.","purpose":"Enable an agent to recognise chicken marsala, assess a particular preparation and its handling state, and determine suitable preparation, adaptation and serving actions.","scope":{"in":["Dish identity and boundaries between chicken marsala and similar chicken preparations","Chicken cut, portion geometry, coating and cooking condition","Marsala sauce composition, reduction and relationship to the chicken","Mushroom inclusion, preparation and distribution","Recipe adaptations, dietary compatibility and unresolved ingredient information","Serving, holding, cooling and reheating condition of a particular preparation"],"out":["Marsala wine production, appellation rules and standalone wine evaluation","Chicken husbandry, slaughter and raw poultry production","Mushroom cultivation and species identification","General cookware design and kitchen operation","Independent models of pasta, potatoes and other accompaniments","Chemical constants or purity grades for the dish as though it were a single substance"],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["The principal meat is chicken; a comparable Marsala preparation using veal belongs to a different dish identity.","Marsala wine characterises the sauce; a mushroom chicken dish made without Marsala needs an explicit substitution or adaptation record rather than automatic identification as the same preparation.","The chicken is commonly prepared as thin pieces browned in a pan and combined with a reduced sauce; record departures from this pattern rather than making every technique mandatory.","Mushrooms are common, but their presence alone does not distinguish chicken marsala from other chicken dishes with mushroom sauces.","Creaminess is a variant characteristic rather than a sufficient identity test; a cream sauce without a Marsala component does not establish chicken marsala identity."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"dish-identity-and-variants","name":"Dish identity and variants","description":"Establishes what makes a preparation chicken marsala and how departures from that identity are represented.","layers":[{"id":"identity-components","name":"Identity components","description":"Connects the dish name to its principal meat and defining sauce ingredient.","findings":[{"id":"chicken-and-marsala-basis","name":"Chicken and Marsala basis","description":"Record chicken as the principal meat and identify the actual Marsala ingredient or its declared replacement.","questions":[{"text":"Is chicken the principal meat, and which ingredient supplies the Marsala component?","id":"chicken-and-marsala-basis-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"If Marsala is absent, what supports naming the preparation an adaptation of chicken marsala?","id":"chicken-and-marsala-basis-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"recipe-variation","name":"Recipe variation","description":"Distinguishes recurring variations from requirements that research has not established.","findings":[{"id":"variant-profile","name":"Variant profile","description":"Represent mushroom inclusion, cream enrichment and chicken preparation as explicit recipe choices.","questions":[{"text":"Does this version include mushrooms, cream or a flour coating, and in what roles?","id":"variant-profile-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which recipe or culinary source documents this particular combination of choices?","id":"variant-profile-q02","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"chicken-and-mushroom-preparation","name":"Chicken and mushroom preparation","description":"Captures the preparation of the solid components and their contribution to the finished dish.","layers":[{"id":"chicken-geometry-and-coating","name":"Chicken geometry and coating","description":"Records chicken dimensions and surface treatment before pan cooking.","findings":[{"id":"pan-ready-chicken","name":"Pan-ready chicken","description":"Describe the cut, thickness variation and coating used to obtain the intended chicken texture and browned surface.","questions":[{"text":"What cut is used, and how much does thickness vary between and within pieces?","id":"pan-ready-chicken-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Should the pieces be sliced, flattened or cooked in separate groups to match the intended preparation?","id":"pan-ready-chicken-q02","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"mushroom-treatment","name":"Mushroom treatment","description":"Records how mushrooms are prepared before or during sauce formation.","findings":[{"id":"mushroom-moisture-and-browning","name":"Mushroom moisture and browning","description":"When mushrooms are included, track their quantity, cut and cooking outcome to explain their effect on the sauce.","questions":[{"text":"Which mushrooms are used, in what mass and cut size relative to the chicken portion?","id":"mushroom-moisture-and-browning-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"How should mushroom cooking be sequenced to achieve the desired browning and control liquid entering the sauce?","id":"mushroom-moisture-and-browning-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"marsala-sauce-formation","name":"Marsala sauce formation","description":"Models the wine-led sauce, its supporting ingredients and its integration with the chicken.","layers":[{"id":"wine-and-supporting-liquids","name":"Wine and supporting liquids","description":"Identifies the Marsala product and the ingredients that modify its flavour and concentration.","findings":[{"id":"sauce-input-profile","name":"Sauce input profile","description":"Record wine label information, quantity, stock and enrichment rather than assuming all Marsala products produce equivalent results.","questions":[{"text":"What does the Marsala product label disclose about style, sweetness and added ingredients?","id":"sauce-input-profile-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"What amounts of Marsala, stock, butter or cream enter the sauce for the recorded chicken quantity?","id":"sauce-input-profile-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]},{"id":"reduction-and-integration","name":"Reduction and integration","description":"Captures the sauce endpoint and the effect of returning chicken to the pan.","findings":[{"id":"finished-sauce-endpoint","name":"Finished sauce endpoint","description":"Assess sauce coating, concentration and separation at service, including changes caused by chicken juices and additional cooking.","questions":[{"text":"At serving temperature, how well does the sauce coat the chicken, and is it separated or excessively concentrated?","id":"finished-sauce-endpoint-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"What adjustment can restore the intended consistency without overcooking the chicken or overconcentrating seasoning?","id":"finished-sauce-endpoint-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"serving-suitability-and-handling","name":"Serving suitability and handling","description":"Connects recipe contents and handling evidence to decisions about serving a particular preparation.","layers":[{"id":"ingredient-compatibility","name":"Ingredient compatibility","description":"Makes dietary assessment depend on the actual recipe and ingredient records.","findings":[{"id":"restriction-and-alcohol-evidence","name":"Restriction and alcohol evidence","description":"Track potential restriction conflicts from flour, dairy, stock and wine, and leave residual alcohol uncertain unless supported by evidence.","questions":[{"text":"Which ingredient labels and preparation records establish compatibility with the diner's stated restrictions?","id":"restriction-and-alcohol-evidence-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"If alcohol avoidance is required, should a disclosed substitute preparation be selected given the available evidence?","id":"restriction-and-alcohol-evidence-q02","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"cooking-and-post-cook-condition","name":"Cooking and post-cook condition","description":"Records chicken cooking verification and the subsequent time and temperature history of chicken and sauce.","findings":[{"id":"service-or-reheat-decision","name":"Service or reheat decision","description":"Evaluate handling eligibility against applicable guidance, while considering chicken dryness and sauce deterioration during reheating.","questions":[{"text":"What internal-temperature evidence and subsequent holding, cooling or storage records exist for this preparation?","id":"service-or-reheat-decision-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Under applicable validated guidance, can this portion be served or reheated, and how should reheating preserve chicken and sauce quality?","id":"service-or-reheat-decision-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"evidence-and-external-alignment","name":"Evidence and external alignment","description":"What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.","layers":[{"id":"reported-evidence","name":"Reported evidence","description":"Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.","findings":[{"id":"evidence-confidence-notes","name":"Check these first","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these check these first hold for the sense of chicken marsala this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-confidence-notes-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-real-world-use","name":"Real-world use","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of chicken marsala this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-real-world-use-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards","name":"Failure modes and hazards","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of chicken marsala this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-regional-variation","name":"Regional variation","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of chicken marsala this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-regional-variation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-neighbours","name":"Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of chicken marsala this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-neighbours-q01","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Describe chicken marsala as an Italian-American dish with a Marsala wine sauce.","Tell diners that the sauce is made with fortified wine and may retain some alcohol."],"mustNot":["Present the dish as alcohol-free.","Serve undercooked chicken cutlets.","Hide wheat flour or butter used in the sauce from diners with declared allergies.","Substitute another wine and still sell it as marsala without saying so."],"requiresHuman":["Serving it to a person in recovery from alcohol dependence who has not been told about the wine."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Alcohol in sauces matters to people who avoid it for religious, health or recovery reasons.","Chicken safety depends on proper cooking."],"affectedParties":["Diners who avoid alcohol","Diners with allergies","Cooks"]},"owners":{"steward":"The cook or food business that prepares it; food safety authorities set the rules for sale.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q27994917","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q3776096","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.chicken-marsala","Wikidata: Q3400315 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3400315)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["Identity and adaptation status: Marsala-based preparation | declared substitute preparation | identity uncertain","Chicken cut and thickness: Cut designation; thickness in mm, with range across pieces","Marsala ingredient specification: Link to wine or cooking product used, including label information and amount in mL","Mushroom component: Absent | present with recorded type, mass in g and preparation | unspecified","Coating and sauce enrichment: Recorded flour or alternative coating; butter, cream, stock and other additions; none or unknown where applicable","Sauce condition: Thin | coating | overly reduced; integrated | separated; assessed at recorded serving temperature","Chicken cooking verification: Internal temperature in °C, measurement location and time, linked to applicable validated cooking guidance","Handling history: Freshly cooked | hot-held | cooling | refrigerated | frozen | reheated | unknown, with time and temperature records","Alcohol information: Alcohol-containing ingredient used | substitute used | residual alcohol measured | residual alcohol 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added to a hot pan.","Undisclosed alcohol."]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["The General Principles of Food Hygiene, CXC 1-1969, issued by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, provide hygiene and hazard control principles applicable to preparing and serving this dish.","The Food Code, issued by the United States Food and Drug Administration, provides model requirements for poultry preparation and food holding where adopted by the relevant jurisdiction."]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Chicken marsala is prepared in home kitchens and restaurants as a main course of chicken cutlets with a wine-based sauce and commonly mushrooms.","Recipe assessment considers the accompaniments, ingredient substitutions and dietary requirements of the people being served."]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q3400315: chicken marsala","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3400315","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Chicken 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