Kentucky Fried Chicken
Good morning. My friends.. Happy Saturday... While I was in Perth, I went to try out the Kentucky Fried Chicken here in Australia. Wanted to know what differences there were as compared to the Malaysian version.
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Looks similar to the Malaysian KFC menu except that the price is in Australian dollars. The Malaysian one is the same price but in the Malaysian ringgit. One thing I noticed about the menu here is that there is no fried chicken. A la carte.
Ordered from the kiosk.
The opposite of KFC is McDonald's.
After ordering, this was the pop-up. Rate my order.
And so the above was what we ordered. We wanted to try their fried chicken, but did not manage to get any here—it was not on the menu.
This particular KFC is located near Perth Airport.
I parked the rented car outside the car park.
For the couple of days that I was here in Perth, this car did a good job. High enough to drive along the smooth Australian roads. Built-in car play for my phone to connect, making going around much easier.
The chicken zinger burger
I was expecting Australian burgers to be bigger than Malaysian's, but nope, the same size. But the Malaysian version doesn't offer any bacon.
These are their fried chicken, but they have no bones.
These were, first of all, not hot enough, and the bones were not there. The chicken did not taste so tender, but slightly on the drier side of things.
This was something that was not available in Malaysia. The chicken salad with lots of cheese and bacon bits inside. The best part was the nachos. This is something that you won't find in Malaysian KFCs.
There were not many people eating here. Overall, this was slightly not to the standard I was expecting. Especially, why call itself Kentucky Fried Chicken, but the chicken served seems to be frozen and reheated.
Thank you very much for reading my post. Have a great day.
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It is interesting to see how fast food joints vary from country to country.
KFC came from a land with few native spices. Malaysia is a land of spices. It seems to me that KFC would have to spice up the chicken to compete.
KFC has one other existential problem. The chain developed its recipe in a day when chickens were smaller and their meat was often dry.
Frying the chicken in a specially designed pressure cooker turned dry chicken into moist chicken. This was the reason why people loved the stores.
Scientists figured out how to make chickens retain moisture.
Since chickens retain water, KFC is no longer competing against dry chicken. The last time I had KFC, I thought it was too moist.
KFC no longer tastes like it is a cut above.
Anyway, I enjoyed reading of your culinary adventure.
!WINE
That's a great point—you've really traced how KFC's original innovation lost its edge over time. I hadn't considered how much the chicken itself has changed. What used to be a game-changer now feels kind of average, especially in places where bold flavors and juicy meat are already the norm.
It makes sense that in a country like Malaysia, where spices are practically part of the national identity, KFC would need to crank things up just to stay relevant. And you're right, if everyone else's chicken is already moist and flavorful, the pressure-fried technique doesn't stand out like it used to. Funny how what was once their biggest strength now just blends into the background—or even backfires, like with the chicken being “too moist.”
Thank you my friend for writing a comment here.. have a wonderful day ahead.
I fear that the stuff farmers use to plump up chickens might have the side effect of plumping up the people who eat the chicken.
The US and other parts of the world are starting to have an obesity epidemic. I suspect that the obesity problem is caused by food and is not a moral fault of the people.
As for KFC, I personally still like the chicken. Sadly, they use MSG. People in my household have MSG reactions; so I have not eaten any KFC for decades.
!WINE
Thank you very much 🙏🙏🙏
I think you will find that generally speaking, UK, USA, Australia, and New Zealand versions of fast food restaurants "care" a lot less than they do in SE Asia. It is just better in Asia and i think it has to do with the overall attitude of the workers that will do this job in both countries. In USA, working at KFC is mostly for kids or young college students for a bit of pocket money whereas in Asia working at KFC is actually a pretty decent paying job. Kids don't really take any job seriously and working at KFC isn't considered a career by anyone in the west. Therefore, you get what you pay for as far as staff are concerned.
No wonder.. I was thinking of an answer to why their KFC had a different taste and vibe. In Malaysia, the fast food joints, yeah, are places where families visit, and the staff are superbly friendly. The chicken is fried at that moment, and it is definitely hot. Or else you can change one. Then one thing I noticed here in Perth is that there are tempered glass in front of the counters. I guess to create this barrier for protection. Nope, that won't happen in Malaysia. hahaha.. Nice insight.. I enjoyed reading it and finally understood why the chicken is different.
I don't really eat fast food very often, but I was always kind of impressed with how KFC is kind of like a family place in Asia and yes, the staff are super friendly and things are made with care. I don't mean to bag on my own home country, but KFC where I lived is kind of a place where sort of nasty people hang out, it isn't a family place at all. I would say it is considered to be, and feels very low class.
One thing is that at the KFC here in Vietnam and Thailand you are not expected to clean up your own table, the staff do that. When I lived in USA if a table got made dirty by some kids or something like that, it would stay that way for hours, maybe all day.
But a lot of this has to do with the general lack of respect that people have in the west that I don't think really exists over here in Asia. This is just one of the many reasons why I continue to live in Asia and never even contemplate moving back to my home country.
Hi @luueetang .. good day.. I hope you're still having a great day after your disappointing experience at KFC 😂.. I think the fast-food joints in every country differ because they need to adjust to the local taste.. I am not sure though.. 😜
A real disappointment, especially when you’re expecting that classic KFC experience! .
yea lo.. I was expecting the fried hot chickens but it came a bit hard and not that hot. No bones too.. and not so family feeling
Oh! It takes away the whole KFC experience. 🙄
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STOPYou should try KFC on Indonesia.
They serving the chicken with rice you know
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