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“Kyochon is a popular fried chicken chain and this place in particular supposedly is one of the best fried chicken places in Seoul.”
7 dishes- 1honey chicken1:46
“And this is the honey. All the chicken has such a beautiful subtle crunch, really, really crispy on the outside. Again, not overly sweet. I mean, I'm sure you hear the crunchy skin of the chicken. This is a slight honey flavor. Delicious, rich and deep. And the skin just melts in your mouth. That's so good. Now, let's paint some chicken. What you're supposed to do, take the piece of chicken, put it on this painting block, choose your sauce. Um, let's do red sauce. Which looks like the spicy sauce. And then cover the chicken with the sauce. Flip it over. Put the paintbrush back. That's signature melt in your mouth Kyochon crunch with the added spicy, slightly sweet sauce. That's a really fun way to play with your food. Garlic soy sauce. Flip it over. And more sauce. Oh, this sauce really garlicky. It's garlicky, rich, tons of umami in that sauce. Honey sauce. Much lighter. I think my favorite, definitely the red sauce. Or if you want, mix and match. I mean, this is your chicken canvas. Do what you want with it. This one, I'm doing a coat of red sauce and a coat of the garlic soy. I think that's a good combo. Look, some people like to paint mugs, so why not paint some chicken? I personally find this way more satisfying. Oh, they give you potato wedges too, so I'll go ahead and paint those as well. Let's go nuts.”
- 2black garlic chicken1:46
“So on this tray, you get four piles of chicken. Honey and then black garlic. Those are already covered in sauce. Then there's a couple pounds of chicken not covered in sauce and that is what this paint set is for. Three paint brushes, three different types of sauce for you to paint your own chicken. Really cool, they give you this little thumb index finger glove. Fit this on your finger. Let's try the already painted chicken. That's really good. Crispy and very garlicky. Kyochon has always been one of my favorite Korean fried chicken places. It's beautifully fried, really crispy on the outside. Sauce is not overly sweet, but has that beautiful garlicky umami flavor. This is awesome.”
- 3fried rice2:22
“Lots of good and bad here. The good, burning hot. They just cooked this. And the heat level is something that you won't ever find in a KFC or a Popeyes. Like this is at least three times as spicy at least as Popeyes spicy chicken. Maybe more. The flavor is absolutely amazing. So much heat but doesn't drown out the rich flavor of the fried rice. You taste the aroma of the sesame, the slight crunch from the seaweeds, little bits of carrots, just a subtle hint of sweetness. The rice, amazing. You can taste every single grain and every single grain is covered in that amazing sauce and spices. I mean, my tongue is on fire and I'm just so happy about that.”
- 4garlic soy series5:13
“I'm smelling that just irresistible fragrance of soy and garlic and chilies. Oh my god. Someone should just like put this scent into an alarm clock. Trust me, way more satisfying and way more efficient than waking up to all the beeps. Like if you put this in front of any sleeping person's face, they're waking up. You know, I'm pretty sure when I die, you put this near my grave, I'm gonna crawl out of the ground. I mean just look at these two beautiful majestic size of chicken. One shiny glisting with just pure satisfaction. If you tap it, just perfectly crunchy on the outside. You know all that juice, everything, all that flavor is just trapped right below that surface.”
- 5red series6:41
“And the spicy one. Oh my god. Just turn around for me, baby. Showcase that stuff. How lovely are you. I love insane finger licks. That definitely qualifies. I got a combo, some wings, some drumsticks. Drumsticks are going to be way juicier, that's why you gotta get the drumstick, but the wings are going to have more flavor and more snap and crunch. You gotta really just have both. That's one of the greatest bites of fried chicken I've ever had. That bite was just everything you want when you bite into a perfectly cooked piece of fried chicken. First of all, that skin is a work of art. You know how you bite into a fried chicken skin like in the West from a KFC or a Popeyes, it's usually pretty thick and pretty much full of grease. And while that is really good, there's nothing that compares to a perfectly cooked Korean fried chicken skin. The crunch is so delicate. I wish they would just like bag this and make it a chip because this is everything that's beautiful in the world. You get that wonderful flavor of soy sauce, the warm inviting aroma of the garlic and then that thing just touches your tongue and evaporates. If you're a fan of fried chicken and you never had Korean fried chicken before, please, bucket list, top of it. In the fried chicken world, relatively healthy. It's usually cooked with olive oil. Like I said, it's not that much batter, it's not that greasy. You can eat a bucket of this and still feel fine. Oh my god. It's my happy chicken dance. Same light crispy outer shell. But this time instead of being subtle, this thing came with the flame. It's not as spicy as the fried rice, but it's brought enough heat to demand respect. My initial bite into the fried chicken is so deeply satisfying. This might be one of my if not the best Korean fried chicken I've had. I just feel like I want to keep going until all this is done. It's just kind of reminds me of popcorn. Each bite has an addictive airiness to it. It makes you just want to keep crunching down. And even though the chicken's been sitting in front of me for maybe 10 minutes now, the light crunch is still ever present. This thing is like the freaking siren of the fried chicken world. Every single bite, every single crunch, it's like it's telling you to come closer and keep going. And as much as I love the juiciness of the drumstick, the wing, that's where it's at. If you guys come, if you like the spicy, get a water of the spicy wings. I'll forgo a little juiciness for more of that crunch. It's seriously like eating fantastic fried chicken in a bag of chicken chips at the same time. I can't believe this place is open 24 hours a day. And you need time. You're hungry. You just got off a plane. You couldn't sleep because you're jet lagging and you woke up at 3:00 in the morning. Just know, your chicken's waiting for you. I might have just created a very dangerous habit for myself. Now like seriously, that's what I'm gonna think about every time I can't sleep. Maybe I'll go down and visit the fried chicken. See how he's doing. See if it's still crunchy and stuff. This is just the beginning of my food day. Already started off so well.”
- 6fried chicken gizzards13:28
“First off, appetizer combo platter, half fried chicken gizzards and half fried green chilies. I applaud the concept. I love chicken gizzards. And the outside breading gives a giant crunch. Dipping sauce is awesome. There's some wasabi in here. Bad thing about this, instead of gizzard, this tastes like deep fried leather. It's so tough and dry. Oh my god. I can barely chew that gizzard.”
- 7fried green chilies stuffed with chicken14:02
“This is really, really freaking good. So it's not just fried green chilies, it's fried green chilies stuffed with chicken. Oh my goodness, this is amazing. This is cooked very nicely. Beautiful crunch, really, really spicy fresh green chilies stuffed with juicy tender chicken. Wow. Yeah, this is really awesome. Every bite you get the kick from the chilies and the kick from the wasabi. Really crispy, meaty and ton of heat. That's awesome. Wonderful smoky flavor from the chilies. I really like this dipping sauce. Wow. I wish instead of the gizzards, this was a full plate of the fried chilies. One super good, one unchewable. It's a nice workout though.”
