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For the Colonel, It Was Finger-Lickin’ Bad (1976)

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Re: For the Colonel, It Was Finger-Lickin’ Bad (1976)

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Post by fifilura »

nradov wrote: post #40
fifilura wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are many ways to loose control of your company without selling it upfront. For example if you take money from an minority investor with the promise of an IPO (so they can make profit from their minority share). After the company goes public, control is much more iffy. You may for example not have your place in the board anymore even though you are majority owner.

You're not making any sense. Unless the majority owner has a different share class with reduced voting rights then they can absolutely control the Board.

Yeah brainfart. What i meant to say that in a public company you are expected to choose.

Either you have control of the board or you are the CEO having control of the operations. Not both.

Re: For the Colonel, It Was Finger-Lickin’ Bad (1976)

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Post by brookst »

infotainment wrote: post #34
dzink wrote: post #26

The first and second times I visited KFC in the US I was shocked there were no vegetables in their sandwiches. Other than the corn, and coleslaw, no lettuce or other ingredients in the sandwiches. In europe, and China and any other country I’ve seen KFC they have amazing Zinger sandwiches with lattice and sauces and grea flavor. We make it a point to never go to KFC in the US.

One thing I find utterly depressing is how literally every American fast food chain has infinitely better quality and taste in their overseas locations. Evidently they save their absolute worst products for their home market.

I’d say they’re responding to different market demands.

Re: For the Colonel, It Was Finger-Lickin’ Bad (1976)

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Post by sublinear »

fifilura wrote: post #32
peanut_worm wrote: post #7

Miracle whip in coleslaw? Not sure I can trust his judgement

Fantastic rabbit-hole for me as an European! I had never heard of Miracle Whip (or Miracel whip" (sic!) as sold in Germany) Maybe it is the secret ingredient to a perfect cole slaw? More sweet and more mustard. I would really like to try, but I need to find an import shop for this magic paste!

I've made this before in a pinch and it's your usual homemade mayonnaise recipe except you deliberately add too much vinegar and as much sugar as your palate can take. If you want to get it even closer to what we have in the USA, use the lowest quality "vegetable oil" you can find.

It's only purpose in my life is precisely that: coleslaw.

Re: For the Colonel, It Was Finger-Lickin’ Bad (1976)

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Post by dylan604 »

rootusrootus wrote: post #46
dylan604 wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Ingredients: Monosodium Glutamate, White and Black Pepper, Fine Flake Salt, Sage, Coriander, and other natural spices" So if the first listed ingredient represents the most abundant ingredient... Also, such a cop out that the FDA has allowed "other natural spices" to be a legit listing. Supposedly to protect corporate secrets blah blah. What if someone is allergic to one of those "natural spices". Either we're for a…

> So if the first listed ingredient represents the most abundant ingredient... It's seasoning, so it doesn't seem surprising at all that MSG would be pretty high on the list. Do you think that's bad?

When some one says "secret recipe of 11 herbs & spices" my mind doesn't immediately jump to MSG as an herb or spice. Then to see that it is the primary ingredient definitely jumps out to me. Does it not to you?

Re: For the Colonel, It Was Finger-Lickin’ Bad (1976)

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Post by dylan604 »

mort96 wrote: post #47
dylan604 wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Ingredients: Monosodium Glutamate, White and Black Pepper, Fine Flake Salt, Sage, Coriander, and other natural spices" So if the first listed ingredient represents the most abundant ingredient... Also, such a cop out that the FDA has allowed "other natural spices" to be a legit listing. Supposedly to protect corporate secrets blah blah. What if someone is allergic to one of those "natural spices". Either we're for a…

It's so weird to see this completely legitimate critique of food labelling standards is stitched on to a nothing-comment about seasoning containing MSG

How is it any more of a nothing-comment than yours? MSG is fine, but it definitely isn't what I would have imagined being the main ingredient. A little MSG goes a long way, so if that's the main ingredient, how little is used of the actual herbs&spices? I never said anything negative about MSG. You read that into it on your own instead of just thinking about the rest of what was implied

Re: For the Colonel, It Was Finger-Lickin’ Bad (1976)

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Post by mywittyname »

peanut_worm wrote: post #7

Miracle whip in coleslaw? Not sure I can trust his judgement

I also hate MW on sandwiches and whatnot because it's way too sweet. However, most coleslaw recipes add a ton of sugar anyway. So I don't think the end result is that far off.

The primary reason that I suspect he used MW is that it contains a yeast inhibitor (potassium sorbate), which seems to keep the yeast from turning the coleslaw into sauerkrautslaw. The Colonel probably didn't understand this, but knew the results were much better.

I've made coleslaw both ways (mayo and MW) and I do think the MW keeps the slaw crunchier.

Re: For the Colonel, It Was Finger-Lickin’ Bad (1976)

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Post by CoastalCoder »

CrazyStat wrote: post #37
spywaregorilla wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

well the flip side take is that other countries put a premium on the american brands we consider trashy

In Managua, Nicaragua ca. 2000 McDonalds was a sit down restaurant with waiters.

Was it the same food as we get in the US, just with better service/setting?

Re: For the Colonel, It Was Finger-Lickin’ Bad (1976)

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Post by astura »

sublinear wrote: post #48
elchief wrote: post #38

KFC has been garbage for decades, at least in Canada. I hope Popeye's eats their lunch

Not sure if this is also true in Canada, but Popeyes now sells some of the worst quality fried chicken since 2020. They haven't even been anything close to "Louisiana inspired" in years. This is supposed to be their brand differentiator, but I haven't seen jambalaya or gumbo on their menu in over a decade. Most locations in my area haven't brought back the seafood since 4 years ago despite being on the menu (always o…

>I haven't seen jambalaya or gumbo on their menu in over a decade.

Probably because nobody wants it?

I worked for Popeyes 25 years ago. We never had gumbo and people would order jambalaya like every other day, if that. Literally everything was more popular than jambalaya.

Re: For the Colonel, It Was Finger-Lickin’ Bad (1976)

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Post by nradov »

fifilura wrote: post #51
nradov wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're not making any sense. Unless the majority owner has a different share class with reduced voting rights then they can absolutely control the Board.

Yeah brainfart. What i meant to say that in a public company you are expected to choose. Either you have control of the board or you are the CEO having control of the operations. Not both.

There is no such expectation. Some corporate governance experts prefer that the Chairman and CEO roles be split in order to prevent conflicts of interest and protect the rights of minority shareholders but there are many companies where a single person does both.

Re: For the Colonel, It Was Finger-Lickin’ Bad (1976)

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Post by astura »

fifilura wrote: post #32
peanut_worm wrote: post #7

Miracle whip in coleslaw? Not sure I can trust his judgement

Fantastic rabbit-hole for me as an European! I had never heard of Miracle Whip (or Miracel whip" (sic!) as sold in Germany) Maybe it is the secret ingredient to a perfect cole slaw? More sweet and more mustard. I would really like to try, but I need to find an import shop for this magic paste!

For some reason it has a terrible aftertaste that ruins whatever it's on.

It's definitely not just "mayo but with sugar and mustard."

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