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[exmachina64]

Okay so I know everyone claims food they don't like gives them diarrhea, but KFC- 100% literally gives me diarrhea every time I eat it.

I think it's actually the batter recipe. Popeye's is my go to for fried chicken.

KFC tastes okay, but the biscuits are boring and they don't have Cajun gravy on their mashed potatoes so nothing of value is lost by me never going.

Sure, could be a reaction to something in the recipe, could be something with your local KFC. I have to avoid some local places that are a breeding ground for foodborne illnesses.

I avoid my local KFCs because of how greasy the food is.

 

[Easy_D]

mmm yeah my mouth is watering for some foreign KFC

Dat corn, dat cheese, looks great.

 

[TheContact]

Kfc is good. It's no Popeyes but it's still good. Just too expensive. A bucket of chicken costs around $20 and in my grocery store you can get s bucket of hot chicken that tastes nearly indentival for $8

 

[hydragonwarrior]

This.

It was god-tier back in the 80s and early 90s doe

As a kid, KFC chicken skin and greasy McD fries were god tier. And even Burger King's chicken burger which I just gleefully chowed down.

 

[AlteredBeast]

It probably hurts Popeyes in my eyes that the franchisee who owns them in Omaha is obviously horrible, since they are not usually clean, the staff looks unkempt and unclean and you are definitely rolling the dice by eating there.

 

[PHOENIXZERO]

lol this was being talked about in another KFC related topic now here we are.

People feel that because it is a chain restaurant it is trash. Local restaurants often are liked because they are local and not because they are actually good.

The local restaurants in my area have shitty chicken, the only decent place is my local family owned IGA and they too can be pretty hit or miss depending on the person working at the deli and the game of "where'd they get their chicken from this time".

But KFC turned into over priced crap a long time ago. The only thing I really looked forward to there was the original Chicken Littles when I was a kid even if in hindsight that was due to the mayo based concoction they slathered on the bun.

 

[Shmuppers]

:/ I like KFC

If I want fried chicken I go to Bojangles, they have good coleslaw there too

 

[Shinypogs]

I used to like kfc but now the chicken tastes weird and the gravy is no longer as amazing as it used to be. There is a local popeyes but I have never tried popeyes before, eventually I'll give it a shot though and see if it's as good as people fuss about.

 

[Haly]

I used to like kfc but now the chicken tastes weird and the gravy is no longer as amazing as it used to be. There is a local popeyes but I have never tried popeyes before, eventually I'll give it a shot though and see if it's as good as people fuss about.

Yes and get the mashed potatoes.

 

[Commanche Raisin Toast]

Sure, could be a reaction to something in the recipe, could be something with your local KFC. I have to avoid some local places that are a breeding ground for foodborne illnesses.

I avoid my local KFCs because of how greasy the food is.

It's been like that regardless of the location.

If I eat fried chicken with similar batter it does the same thing. Maybe some spices in it? I dunno.

 

[Arksy]

Can confirm, the KFC outside the KFC is amazing. The KFC in the US is for some reason or another, rather poor. However, Popeyes is some next level shit.

 

[Beer Monkey]

I ate Popeye's today because of this thread, haven't had it in a while. Pretty good, definitely better than the average KFC these days. KFC when I was younger was better, I think they were more consistent. These days it's better at some locations than others.

Still, there are several restaurants here in this city that I've been to where I can get better fried chicken than any national fast food chain, hands down. I'll bet most cities in the USA have lots of better options if you seek them out.

There's actually a new Nashville hot chicken place here that is really delicious.

 

[SexyFish]

Dat corn, dat cheese, looks great.

...Where is the cheese? I thought it was just corn and potatoes.

 

[blame space]

are old black women from the south inherently better at making fried chicken 🤔

 

[HStallion]

are old black women from the south inherently better at making fried chicken 🤔

Yes its in their DNA. They know it from birth. They can make fried chicken before they can walk or talk.

 

[RoninChaos]

I wish chicken littles would come back.

 

[Jack The Nipper]

does kffc still have grille chicken, mashed potatoes, biscuits, baked beans an stuff? damn damn good compare to ffast food chains. Id love to have it right now

 

[kewlmyc]

Foreigners should try Church's if they are ever in the states

Why would you do that to them when there a so many better options?

 

[MGrant]

I'm not surprised the Colonel hated US KFC. The selection is super-limited, the chicken is flavorless, and the restaurants are always depressing to enter. And instant potatoes? Fuck off.

KFC in Taiwan is better than in the USA, but there are a million hole-in-the-wall fried chicken places here that are so much better that going to KFC would be like going to the Olive Garden if you lived in Italy. McDonald's still sucks here, too.

 

[Raging Spaniard]

Ever since I found there was a Bon Chon Chicken near me, KFC might as well not exist

Would love to see Sandwers way of making food recreated though.

 

[Stallion Dan]

Okay so I know everyone claims food they don't like gives them diarrhea, but KFC- 100% literally gives me diarrhea every time I eat it.

It's fried chicken, what about that doesn't scream "You'll be on the lav soon"?

Just a lump of grease in meat form, like Doner meat.

 

[Easy_D]

...Where is the cheese? I thought it was just corn and potatoes.

That mash looked like cheese, like it was dripping a bit on the left piece but it's obviously lumpy mash. Ew. Lumps in mash.

 

[VariantX]

Kind of depressed now. I really want to know how the food was intended to taste as the Colonel would have made it.

 

[tanooki27]

I agree KFC is trash tier

compared to Popeye's and Church's, it's the Ritz

 

[PlayALLtheGames]

lol Americans hatred for KFC is weird, you guys must get some budget shit over there, every other country it's delicious

It's fucking fast food chicken. Stop pretending like it's some gourmet shit. It sucks. We know because we have many other chicken places that are pretty much all better.

 

[soundscream]

I love how KFC defenders never mention the size of the chicken they serve. That shit is some roided up mutated slop.

Had some Popeyes today, not only was it normal sized peices, but it also wasnt the slimey mess that KFC is.

 

[Dishwalla]

Only good KFC item is the cole slaw(although I do kind of like the Famous Bowls). Everything else is better at Popeye's, except the cole slaw.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

My local KFC (I'm in London FYI) is much better than any other fried chicken chain I've had. Not soggy or dripping with grease at all. Surprisingly good, actually... but I still need to try proper non fast food restaurant fried chicken.

 

[jstripes]

I love how KFC defenders never mention the size of the chicken they serve. That shit is some roided up mutated slop.

Had some Popeyes today, not only was it normal sized peices, but it also wasnt the slimey mess that KFC is.

That's actually one thing I noticed when we ate at KFC in the States. The pieces seemed abnormally larger than the ones we get in Canada.

KFC.ca makes a point of it:

Hormone-free chicken

We only use premium chicken for our Original
Recipe® Chicken. It’s always on the bone, and
always raised without any added hormones.
And that guarantees your chicken is as wholesome
as it is delicious.

 

[RBH]

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