1. First off, let's talk about ingredients. Australia has some of the highest food standards globally, so the freshness and quality of our produce is a lot better than what you get in the US — meaning that our fast food tastes better.
One reason is sourcing, the other is regional taste. Items, like the chicken used for making KFC meals, usually come from local farms. They have to conform to certain standards, but there will always be certain variations due to what the farms have to work with.
American fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has been forced to start using cabbage instead of lettuce in its burgers and wraps in Australia due to a shortage of the vegetable in the country.
All of our chicken comes from Aussie poultry farms and most of our fresh produce - such as our lettuce and tomatoes - is grown right here, as is the flour we use to make our burger buns, tortillas and dinner rolls.
Convenience that crosses religious boundaries.
While Muslims don't eat pork and non-vegetarian Hindus don't eat beef, pretty much all of the world's major religions allow consumption of chicken. That makes KFC a more accommodating choice than, say, Burger King.
Australia has some of the highest food standards globally, so the freshness and quality of our produce is a lot better than what you get in the US — meaning that our fast food tastes better. Take it from Sophia, who used to live in LA but now calls Sydney home.
The major markets for KFC include China (7,166 stores), the United States (3,943 stores), Japan (1,140 stores), South Africa (955 stores), the United Kingdom (928 stores), Thailand (853 stores), Malaysia (743 stores), Indonesia (742 stores), Australia (699 stores), and Canada (601 stores).
Fast food giant KFC has been forced to put cabbage in its burgers and wraps in Australia as the country is struggling with a shortage of lettuce. The firm told customers it is using a mixture of lettuce and cabbage after floods destroyed lettuce crops.
In Australia, KFC has been certified as halal by the Australian National Imams Council (ANIC) since 2011. This means that KFC chicken in Australia is prepared using halal-certified chicken and ingredients and that the cooking process meets halal standards.
Well, TikTok users are proclaiming to have discovered the reason why KFC — specifically, their chippies — are so much more loved by Aussies and it boils down to one powerhouse ingredient: Chicken salt. If you know, you know. If you don't, get clued up here.
KFC outlets, excluding those in the Northern Territory and South Australia, currently uses a 60/40 blend of lettuce and cabbage – but this will soon no longer be necessary, O'Malley said. “The crop got decimated. We do think it's short term in nature,” he told The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
Because their parent company is Yum Foods, a subsidiary of PepsiCo. (They also own Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.) It's called a supply contract. Some fast food restaurants contract to Pepsi, others contract to Coke.
So, we're using a lettuce and cabbage blend on all products containing lettuce until further notice,” KFC said in a statement. “If that's not your bag, simply click 'Customise' on your chosen product and remove lettuce from the recipe.”
While chicken is an obvious Men's Health staple, KFC's reliance on greasy oils and subsequent sky-high calorific content makes Maccy's an unlikely victor. The more varied menu and healthy options, as well as classic, gut-busting fare, make it the ideal spot to play fast and loose with your nutrition plan.
They used to fry their chicken in lard using the Colonel's 11 herbs and spices. Now they fry it in vegetable oil with a microscopic amount of the 11 herbs and spices, enough to still make a valid claim that it contains the herbs and spices, but not enough to affect the taste. So it's no longer Kentucky Fried Chicken.
In Japan, on the other hand, it is traditional to eat fried chicken, especially the one sold by the US fast food restaurant franchise Kentucky Fried Chicken, better known by the acronym KFC.
McDonalds, KFC, Hungry Jacks, Red Rooster, Subway, Domino's all use halal certified chicken and cheese, even though the majority of stores are not halal certified. McDonalds and KFC having the majority of their foods certified, but not sold as such.
To your question, the truth is that we use 100% pure and Halal beef and chicken and wild-caught fish meat -& no pig derivatives or any other meat whatsoever. Our patties are sourced only from approved suppliers who adhere to our strict policies for food quality and safety, and Halal practices.
Unfortunately no Subway store in Australia offers a certified Halal menu and they do not ask their suppliers to source Halal certified products. Subway Australia uses the leading national meat suppliers across Australia, the same ones that you see in major supermarkets.
“Some of our food does contain MSG but rest assured, it's only present at levels that are safe for the general population,” the fast food giant states on its website. “It's a recognised flavour enhancer that also occurs naturally in foods such as meat, fish, milk, vegetables, fruits and cheese.”
KFC is an Aussie staple, as is its Original Recipe Burger. While not the healthiest item on the menu, it is certainly the healthiest choice of burgers (and probably the tastiest). With 530 calories in just the burger, it's not a terrible option.
According to the recipe, which is called 11 Spices, the top-secret ingredients (and measurements) include: 2/3 teaspoon salt. 1/2 teaspoon thyme. 1/2 teaspoon basil.
It's always a very merry Kentucky Christmas in Japan. Every year, millions of families make a beeline for the nearest KFC in Japan and order bucketloads of fried chicken. Children reach in for the best piece of the lot, commemorating what they know to be the most natural tradition–a KFC dinner for Christmas.
The campaign started in the 70s to tempt tourists and expats with chicken on Christmas Day when they couldn't find turkey to eat, and was the the brainchild of Takeshi Okawara, the manager of the first KFC in the country, according to the BBC.
Narrator: While Americans may associate KFC with cheap fast-food, in China it's seen as something a bit more upscale, even high quality. When KFC first began expanding into China, Western companies, especially American ones, were perceived as being prestigious and trustworthy.