it's finger lickin good just like many other famous restaurant chains the colonel has a few
secrets up his sleeve so let's dig into 10 secrets that kfc doesn't want you to know oh come on
white pepper may be the secret the the secret ingredient so is it a secret anymore
kfc has always been known to keep a close eye on their proprietary blend of secret herbs and
spices used as seasoning for their fried chicken even the employees who work at kfc outlets don't
know exactly what's in the recipe kfc even uses two separate suppliers for the spices so that
no one is absolutely sure what these mysterious ingredients are however this may have all changed
when a chicago tribune writer came across an old family scrap book from the family members of kfc
founder harland sanders and this scrapbook exists a list of 11 herbs and spices that may be the
exact secret kfc has been trying to hide from the public for so long the full recipe can now
be found online but the main ingredients include the following salt thyme basil oregano celery salt
black pepper dried mustard paprika garlic salt ground ginger and white pepper i haven't had
kfc in almost a week this is the secret recipe that other fast food chains and at-home chefs
have been trying to replicate since the famous fried chicken empire began not only did this
lucky chicago tribune reporter find the recipe he also got to sit down and speak with the nephew of
colonel sanders during this brief meeting it was revealed that the recipe was indeed legitimate and
that joe ledington the colonel's nephew had spent his youth mixing together this secret
blend and helping sell it to local restaurants joe went on to say how the most important ingredient
in the mix is white pepper he called it the real secret ingredient after all these years of copycat
recipes and famous chefs claiming that they know the secret to the kfc spice blend we may now
finally have the true source of the legendary 11 herbs and spices you can still create the infamous
double down made of pure chicken two delicious crispy chicken fillets after being tested in a
few smaller markets across the u.s the kfc doubled down hit counters nationwide in april of 2010.
this sandwich was perhaps unlike anything that had found its way into the hands of hungry consumers
before instead of two halves of a bun the double down used two fried pieces of chicken breast if
that wasn't enough of a thrill already the inside of this culinary masterpiece was filled with bacon
cheese and a special sauce when the double down first hit kfc locations nationwide the hype was
unreal so what happened to the bun the double down sandwich has almost an entire day's worth
of the recommended amount of sodium on one hand no one is going to kfc expecting to eat healthy
but to eat an entire day's worth of sodium in one sandwich tends to be a little concerning to health
professionals however from its launch in april to early july kfc reported that they had sold over 10
million units a truly staggering accomplishment for such a unique food item although the double
down stayed on menus much longer than initially agreed upon you'll be hard-pressed to find a
double-down on kfc menus today that is unless you know how to order it a la carte by ordering the
individual components you can have the kfc staff put this incredible fried creation together for
you so here's your chance if you missed out the first time you now hold the power to create one
yourself without the need to get the colonel's permission kfc actually had to sue their own
founder what do you mean you'd be hard-pressed to find a fast food mascot that is more famous than
kfc's colonel his face is plastered across every restaurant on signs and even on the packaging of
most items that the chain sells it may be hard for some to believe that colonel sanders wasn't really
the nicest guy he was said to be an angry rude and racist man who was constantly saying things to
the media that most people would find slightly off color in one instance the colonel was even slapped
with a lawsuit from his own brand for some highly offensive things he said to a louisville reporter
am i allowed to inform him that colonel sanders was never actually in the military the piece which
was supposed to be titled is a chicken wing white meat was filled with hate for many aspects of the
kfc brand he discussed his immense disappointment in how the restaurant chain was making their gravy
describing it as wallpaper paste and even claimed he hated the chicken itself when it came to
discussing the chain's chicken he didn't have much better to say either claiming that it was
nothing in the world but a fried dough ball stuck on some chicken it should come as no surprise
that having the face of your fast food chain publicly admitting his dislike for the products
isn't exactly great for business in the end however court sided with mr sanders and dropped
the lawsuit due to his claims being general enough that there was no defamation taking place
even with colonel sanders himself expressing his hatred for what the chain had become
sales continued to skyrocket for kfc maybe some people like their gravy to have the consistency
of wallpaper paste the controversy over the name change it's faker looking good everyone knows that
kfc stands for kentucky fried chicken for as long as the restaurant chain has been around they have
prided themselves on being known for their fried chicken after all the chicken is what allowed the
colonel to start his journey into the realm of fast food and has proved to be the most important
menu item since the chain's inception however if you listen closely to the newer commercials you'll
notice that they've started referring to the chain as kitchen fresh chicken kitchen fresh chicken
it's a muffle well they just call it kfc after all these years why would they change something
like this now it all comes down to the brand wanting to paint themselves in a better and more
health-conscious light by not mentioning the word fried in their name they assume people will think
of the restaurant as a more health-friendly option sure they have some healthier options like grilled
chicken veggies and salads but overall they're not fooling anyone kfc has long been the mecca of
finger lickin fried chicken and their customers have known all along that what they're eating
isn't exactly healthy it comes as no surprise though that in today's more health-conscious world
fast food brands are trying to show that they too can offer healthy options the real question is
do we want them to kfc started in a gas station is it 80 years in the business when harland sanders
got into the restaurant business he had no more than just a few simple dishes that he would sell
to hungry travelers who would stop by a small gas station in kentucky his original menu consisted of
just chicken country ham biscuits string beans and okra which were all served by the colonel himself
when sanders started becoming more successful in his business for a he purchased a large dining
room across the street from the gas station after his famous fried chicken continued to rise in
popularity the restaurant was expanded to hold 142 seats and a motel was added to the property
inventing a recipe that changed the way we enjoy chicken around the world even with his newfound
success the colonel was disappointed with the amount of time it took to pan fry the chicken
he needed something quicker but was against deep frying as he believed it would lower the quality
of his product with pressure cookers becoming a new item on the market the colonel realized
he could slightly modify one of these new devices in order to fry his chicken in a much
more time efficient manner with his new found technique the colonel could start his journey in
creating a truly global fried chicken brand unlike anything the world had seen before from that point
on he began to franchise his business and allow it to grow at such a rapid pace that it is now
a universally recognized name in the global food industry the original bucket wasn't the colonel's
idea bucket nothing is more iconic to kfc than the kernel the brand's colors and of course
their famous bucket of fried chicken the bucket meal was introduced in 1957 to an overwhelmingly
positive response from the public 14 pieces of chicken five bread rolls and a pint of their
famous gravy was all anyone needed to feed their family and the bucket itself became a legendary
icon in the kfc marketing legacy with so much hype and adoration for a simple bucket of chicken
you would think that this was surely one of the ideas of founder and legendary icon colonel
sanders himself it's not this however is not the case and the true creator of the bucket of chicken
may really take you by surprise wendy's founder dave thomas was once a member of the kentucky
fried family he was not only an early employee but was also a franchise owner who would eventually
break off to create his own legacy in the fast food industry it was apparently dave thomas who
came up with the idea that they should sell their fried chicken in a bucket an idea that has stayed
with the company ever since it's hard to know what this idea did to propel dave's career forward with
kfc maybe he was given a nice promotion most importantly though dave eventually realized that
he was meant for greater things and decided to leave kfc to start his own adventure in the land
of square burgers unique promotional items the kf console kfc has been known to release some truly
out of the ordinary items to promote their brand over the years wherever these ideas come from they
seem to do wonders for marketing the brand in ways that are sometimes a little unconventional take
for instance the kfc prom corsage yes you heard that correctly kfc released a fried chicken themed
corsage for the prom goers that just couldn't imagine their outfit being complete without the
addition of some of the colonel's famous fried chicken that's so weird another promotional item
that was launched more recently comes in the form of a high-end video game system the aptly name
kf console was first mistaken as a joke when the company announced its development in 2020.
fans however were stunned to find out that this gaming console was in fact the real
deal complete with high end specifications and of course a chicken reheating oven the kfc console
may be one of the most over the top promotional products ever designed by a fast food chain
fish donuts kfc's all-new fish donuts while kfc locations in the u.s may be the original home of
the brand locations abroad have taken things to some interesting new levels the singapore-based
locations of kfc not only offer the famous fried chicken but also offer some more unique culinary
delights as well fish donuts boyle what is wrong with you fish donuts and shrimp stars
may sound a little strange to the average american but these menu items are quite the hit overseas
while the idea of eating fish shaped into the form of a donut admittedly sounds quite odd kfc has had
a long history of culinary innovations that have allowed the brand to become a worldwide phenomenon
so if you find yourself at a kfc abroad why not dig into some delicious fish donuts the colonel
dropped out of middle school forget school growing up was not an easy time for colonel sanders he not
only had to deal with his father's death early in his life but he was also forced out of his
mother's house when she remarried working on a farm as a child harland sanders was trying
to balance his job with his school life when it came time to start learning algebra however the
colonel could not wrap his head around the ideas of variables algebra algebra algebra he famously
stated that when it came to algebra he couldn't conceive any part of it the only thing he got out
of it was that x equaled the unknown quantity and since he didn't care about the unknown quantity
his school days ended right there and algebras what drove him off it's finger licking good
good one of the most famous slogans in the fast food world has got to be
its finger looking good the origins of this slogan came from the colonel himself but how this slogan
came to be is quite the interesting tale when advertising for kfc locations in the 1950s colonel
sanders would appear on local television ads promoting his restaurants the advertisements
consisted of mr sanders eating a plate of chicken while his restaurant manager provided narration
one angry viewer complained to the station that colonel sanders was
licking his fingers while he ate when he heard of this complaint colonel sanders simply exclaimed
well it's finger licking good without knowing it at the time colonel sanders had just created
what would become one of the most well-known fast food slogans of all time we can all surely
agree with the colonel that his chicken truly is finger licking good get a taste of more
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