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[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 3 points 49 minutes ago

I used to work at KFC and it was someone's job every day to sort through the 'on the bone' chicken (stuff you get in buckets) to throw out broken bones, giblets, feathers etc.

Firstly, only this kind of chicken came from the UK. The rest is from mainland Europe before being marinated and shipped, which seemed unnecessarily inefficient.

Secondly, good god is the state of the chicken you get horrifying. I kid you not it set me towards becoming vegan. But compared to the chicken you get in a supermarket (say, an Asdas roast chicken) it is scrawny, frail, and so easily broken and poorly cleaned. The breading and frying process makes it look way more "full".

Between farmers and businesses these birds are a source of untold horror AND a vector of our next potential pandemic, whether it be H5N1 or something else. Not even before we consider the totally unsustainable nature of farming poultry both ecologically and economically.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

I haven't had any kfc recently, because the last time I did it just sat in my stomach so terribly. I remember it being okay in the 00s, so I was surprised it felt so bad. Other chicken places didn't do this so eurgh.

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 28 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

KFC holds the distinction of being the only place that has ever sold me chips (fries) while I was coming home from a night out that were so disappointing that I threw them in the bin

[–] Tweak@feddit.uk 8 points 10 hours ago

Their chicken generally isn't that great either.

[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

Fast food sucks. News at 11.

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 hours ago

Frankenchickens? Frank chickens?

Chickens from France?

Sounds like some poultry prejudice in place!

[–] CouldntCareBear@sh.itjust.works 20 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I remember this being announced to a big fan fare... And now it's being quietly dropped. Shame on them. 1%? They didn't even try.

[–] Kushan@lemmy.world 7 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

KFC's reasoning is that the chicken supply industry hasn't transitioned to more humanitarian chickens yet, but frustratingly the article doesn't validate this claim.

It KFC is correct and they're reliant on an industry that hasn't got the supply it needs, then it's impossible for them to meet the targets they set and it makes sense they would have to walk back the pledge.

However if the industry does have that supply, then KFC is full of shit.

So which is it?

[–] Tweak@feddit.uk 9 points 10 hours ago

I would lean towards there being chickens available, but KFC doesn't want to pay for them. They want one supplier to provide all of it, rather than a bunch of smaller suppliers.

But you're absolutely right, this is the kind of question the author of this article should have asked.

[–] Mex@feddit.uk 13 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

The current chicken quality at KFC is shit. It's often very stringy.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 points 1 hour ago

KFC quality is highly localised because of all the franchises running it. No idea why it always has to be so crap in London though.

[–] Uranium_Green@sh.itjust.works 7 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I could be wrong, but I asked my chef friend why chicken would be stringy after I got a Chinese meal where it was like it, he suggested that it's overcooking them that can cause it.

With KFC I could fully believe that you've been being served chicken that was cooked that morning and had been left under the heat lamps for hours.

[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 9 points 13 hours ago

Was your Chinese meal succulent?