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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 brewdad »

astura wrote: post #60
fifilura wrote: post #32

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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."

Like everything else in this article and thread, it probably used to be. Now it’s mostly natural and artificial flavors held together by food chemistry from New Jersey.

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

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Post by brewdad »

gruez wrote: post #78
petre wrote: post #72

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Dunno, I never eat KFC food. I'd rather eat bacon than hormone infused chicken, fully grown in less than a month, pressure fried in a crust of MSG saturated dough, which is supposedly halal and Colonel Sanders actually hates. In fact I just went to the Italian store and bought almost half a kilo of porchetta because of what I read here. It'll keep us well fed for at least two days and has all the collagen my wife oth…

>I'd rather eat bacon than hormone infused chicken, fully grown in less than a month They're both hormone free. "Under Federal law, hormones are only approved for use in beef cattle, swine**, and lamb production. There are no hormones approved for use in the production of poultry, goat, veal calves, mature sheep, or exotic, non-amenable species" https://www.fsis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media_file/202... >pressur…

They must be doping them with something because I’ve encountered chicken bones that aren’t even fully formed inside of chicken thighs that are above average in size.

My MIL used to be a food scientist and spent a few years working with Tyson. She hosted a party once with chicken wings twice the size of my hand. I refused to partake of them especially since she wasn’t allowed to tell me how they got so big.

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Post by crawfishphase »

zamadatix wrote: post #138
crawfishphase wrote: post #134

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the other details are also relatively true. The Colonels employees were armed and yelled at Stewart. Stewart was killed by a cop and rumors say he was paid to inflict retribution. Sanders married Claudia, who was Stewarts-daughter's-husband's-sister (Ona May Stewart married one of Claudia's brothers) and Sanders later co-owned a business with Stewarts daughter , Ona May. Straight shooter quote is true. KFC was born i…

Relatively true in that most of these things are somewhere between a slightly off base and completely false. E.g. Ona May said "I always knew I could count on him" but "a straight shooter" was written in 2022 as an article ending pun for https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/kfc-colonel-sanders-shoot-... , not part of the Ona May's quote. The book referenced is actually a decent read. Another interesting note on Kentucky…

Relatively true in that they all became relatives.

"One guy I know got the title for filing a patent that hasn't even been commercially used"

Make him sing the song for you. Also, who do you think would win in a cage-match? The Colonel or Ray Croc?

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Post by gumby »

hasmolo wrote: post #39
spacecadet wrote: post #19

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Yes, but there is significantly more of it happening, optically, on the west coast than anywhere else in the United States. What is San Diego's unofficial name? "The Home of the Homeless". Before you flame, I spent years touring the United States, living and photographing homeless people and communities. West Coasters should really stop getting defensive and take action, if it actually matters to you all. All that we…

imho it comes from western states not simply rounding them up. in atlanta, before the peach bowl the cops would descend on downtown, arrest all the homeless, bus them up to cherokee, and then the time it took them to return was greater than the length of the event. now that's a little less common and the yearly doctor conference has noticed the homeless and is complaining about it. i think homelessness is a consequen…

> imho it comes from western states not simply rounding them up.

And the supreme court says they should go ahead and do so. After all, there's no discrimination: the police can round up anyone sleeping under a bridge, whether poor or rich.

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

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Post by nineteen999 »

Honestly, just try making buttermilk fried chicken at home. The Gordon Ramsay recipe is a great starting point, it's so freaking easy to make and you can mess with the spices you add to the flour no end to find your perfect flavour.

You end up with hot, tasty, crunchy fried chicken with a juicy center. You'll never eat KFC again once you've tried it.

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

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Post by numpad0 »

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.

US is way less densely populated than most countries[1]. That might add more pressure on stability over taste for industrialized fast foods in the US. By the way, I feel like American fresh meat is superb, if that makes up for it. It could be just that you can't have literal everything.

1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependen...

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

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Post by gruez »

brewdad wrote: post #142
gruez wrote: post #78

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>I'd rather eat bacon than hormone infused chicken, fully grown in less than a month They're both hormone free. "Under Federal law, hormones are only approved for use in beef cattle, swine**, and lamb production. There are no hormones approved for use in the production of poultry, goat, veal calves, mature sheep, or exotic, non-amenable species" https://www.fsis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media_file/202... >pressur…

They must be doping them with something because I’ve encountered chicken bones that aren’t even fully formed inside of chicken thighs that are above average in size. My MIL used to be a food scientist and spent a few years working with Tyson. She hosted a party once with chicken wings twice the size of my hand. I refused to partake of them especially since she wasn’t allowed to tell me how they got so big.

>They must be doping them with something because I’ve encountered chicken bones that aren’t even fully formed inside of chicken thighs that are above average in size.

So your reasoning for thinking there's a conspiracy to hide hormones in chickens involving the federal government, various poultry companies, and the thousands of farmers they subcontract out to, is that you saw a few chicken thighs that looked too big for their bone, and your MIL had a NDA with the company she worked for? The official explanation is "better breeding and growing conditions"[1]. Is there a reason you don't find that plausible? We can see how much of an impact breeding can make on dogs, for instance, and chickens are bred so big that they develop health problems[2]. Maybe the chicken you saw really did had underdeveloped bones relative to how big it was, but it's not because of "They must be doping them with something", it's just how they were bred.

[1] https://livestock.extension.wisc.edu/articles/the-chicken-of...

[2] https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/21437054/chickens-factory...

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Post by infotainment »

m463 wrote: post #132
infotainment wrote: post #34

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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 think in-n-out is pretty good. It seems when the founders died, the formula wasn't changed afaict. That said, they haven't spread far from their original locations. I also remember going to five guys and there was something on the wall about the ingredients never frozen. Five guys is lots more expensive though.

IIRC In-N-Out doesn't have overseas locations, but I agree that it is delicious.

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

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Post by Log_out_ »

numpad0 wrote: post #146
infotainment wrote: post #34

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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.

US is way less densely populated than most countries[1]. That might add more pressure on stability over taste for industrialized fast foods in the US. By the way, I feel like American fresh meat is superb, if that makes up for it. It could be just that you can't have literal everything. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependen...

I blame the beds to heightOverSeaLevel ratio. Manifest destiny to be of with worser food on a larger scale.

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Post by peterashford »

tekla wrote: post #71
dylan604 wrote: post #54

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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?

Call it celery powder then if it makes you feel better

Celery powder isn't MSG?
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