- It doesn't look like Korean fried chicken.
It looks like poop poop. (laughs)
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- Hi, my name is Sunny,
and today we're gonna be trying Korean men's fried chicken.
- Actually we don't call it Korean fried chicken,
we just call it chicken.
- For me Korean fried chicken is the best food
for non Korean people to try.
- There are various type of Korean fried chicken.
- We are very experimental with flavors,
and for example, my favorite is Yangnyeom,
which is the spicy one.
But you also have like Ganjang,
which is like the soy garlic,
or Honey Butter, which is the more savory sweet.
- Cooking fried chicken in your own house
is really, really rare to be honest.
- And it's just one of those nice meals
to just have with your friends with a beer.
- If someone that I really like
or my family member's birthday, I would cook it.
- I'm ready for some chicken.
Let's eat.
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- So today I cooked boneless chicken with soy garlic sauce.
I use pepper, garlic, and soy sauce,
and some cooking wine for the sauce.
I don't usually cook at home because I'm a DJ,
and then I have to go out for my job.
But I will say my chicken cooking skill's above average.
- Oh?
What's this?
It's just chicken.
- So this one is boneless.
I do prefer a boneless situation.
She a little burnt, not gonna lie.
She a little burnt.
- It doesn't look like Korean fried chicken.
It looks like poop poop. (laughs)
- I'm hoping that the looks are deceiving.
(Sanghyeon chuckles)
I think in terms of the chicken itself
it could have been cooked a bit less just to make sure
that it still retained that like tenderness of it.
But I get it, boneless chicken is hard to ensure
that it's tender all the way through.
- Honestly, the taste is not bad.
It's actually good.
The taste itself is, it's good,
but the only problem is what it looks. (laughs)
And it's a bit chewy.
The crust is bit thick,
so it's like chicken half and crust half.
Probably very, very bad for your health.
- I will happily finish this plate.
I will not be revisiting it anytime soon,
so thank you very much for your services.
- I don't think it's Korean fried chicken.
I mean it's more like KFC,
but I don't think it's KFC either.
Just, it's just, I don't know where it's from. (laughs)
I don't know.
Just fried chicken without Korean.
- It's not mind blowingly on the better end of the spectrum.
So it's just a standard old six.
- I'll give it five because it's 50% of chicken,
50% of crust.
Just it's five.
All five just, it's just five.
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Today I made drumstick fried chicken
I fried it twice and I dipped it in milk,
and I put some salt and black pepper,
and add tempura better.
I didn't put sauce on my fried chicken,
but I hope the other guys put sauce on it.
- I'm gonna guess this is like plain fried chicken.
It is.
I smelt it, I smelt it.
- Oh.
This is big. (chuckles)
Mm, smells nice too.
- For me, the interesting part is
when it comes to plain fried chicken,
sometimes it can be hard to tell
what makes this Korean fried chicken other than the fact
that a Korean person made it.
- Two drumstick, thank you so much. (chuckles)
- I'm not gonna be mad at it
'cause I'm sure it's gonna taste great,
but there is something different about Korean fried chicken
when it is with the cornstarch batter
and like the double fry.
Looks wise, it's low key giving like Tesco Deli,
you know what I mean?
- I want it to be Korean fried chicken,
but I can't really tell just by looking at it,
so I'll have to try it.
- This looks like a crispy one.
Mm-hmm.
- Mm.
- I'm happier now.
I'm happier.
I take back what I said earlier.
- It's very good fried chicken.
Yeah, I like it.
I really like the flavor of crust.
It's really crispy.
I really liked the fact that this thing's really big too.
Yeah. (chuckles)
I love it.
- You can tell that the batter is different
from like your regular KFC.
I don't know how to describe it,
but the flavor is slightly different
and it is like crispier.
- I think he marinated the chicken even before he cook it,
so I can actually taste the marinade inside
so I really like it.
- This is Korean fried chicken certified.
- You know, usually when you cook chicken
you don't know when to stop to cook it,
so you can easily overcook it or less cook it.
He knew exactly when to take it out from the oil.
- It's giving KFC.
And whilst I thought it was Kentucky,
it is definitely Korean.
I would give this a solid 9 out of 10.
- I would give it eight.
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- In my fried chicken today,
it is just a regular battered fried chicken.
And then on top I made some nice young Yum Yum sauce
with garlic, gochujang, honey, all the good stuff.
In terms of what makes my chicken stand out
I would just say, again, the sauce really packs a flavor,
and I really, really hope that the chicken
is nice and juicy still.
- Ooh.
(Sanghyeon chuckles)
- Spring onion on top.
- It's boneless, I love it.
- Well, it looks like it's just proper Korean fried chicken
in Korea.
The color of fried chicken, yeah, it looks good.
- This smells really nice.
- I really want to try this right now like I have no time.
(Sanghyeon chuckles)
- So the best thing about boneless chicken
is that I can have it with chopstick without hand.
Mm.
- Mm.
- This is really good, actually.
I think this chef, who cooked this one,
he can actually make a restaurant.
Maybe he actually owns a restaurant, you know?
- I could taste a bit of soy sauce in it.
I think this guy added gochujang.
Very unusual, especially the spring onion.
Yeah, it's a bit spicy.
(Sanghyeon sighs)
Yeah.
It's coming out. (chuckles)
It's got a bit kick to it.
- It tastes more traditional, I would say.
It actually tastes like Dak Galbi rather than fried chicken.
Dak Galbi is one of other Korean chicken dish.
- I can taste gochujang inside,
but the gochujang's flavor is not very strong
so it's kind of vague.
- Overall, I really liked it.
I think he's really good chef too.
- Chicken is my favorite.
It's very tender and soft and it's not dry.
- I was expecting it to be like more crispy
because Korean fried chicken, but it's not.
It doesn't really taste like Korean fried chicken.
The crispiness of this is the same as chicken nugget.
- Crispy is essential for Korean fried chicken,
and the sauce is not very strong.
I give it six.
- I'll give it eight.
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- Whoo.
I'm the Korean fried chicken king. (chuckles)
I'm the king of fried chicken.
♪ Chicken, chicken ♪
♪ Chick, chicken ♪ (beeps)
I bet my crust was the best one.
It's really, really crispy.
- None of the dishes I had today were particularly bad,
so I'm not mad.
- Thank you for watching.
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