Popcorn chicken is a dish consisting of small, bite-sized pieces of chicken (about the size of popped corn kernels) that have been breaded and
fried. The idea was originally developed by
KFC in the 1990s but has since spread.
KFC
Popcorn chicken was invented by
food technologist Gene Gagliardi.
It was test-marketed in the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
from March 1992, and had been launched nationwide by September of that year.
It has been periodically available in KFC outlets. It was re-introduced in the US in 1998, and again in 2001. It was later re-introduced once again in 2015, under the name "KFC Popcorn Nuggets".
It is also available in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand and Greece. As of 2018, it is also available in the Netherlands and in Belgium; it has been available in France and Italy since 2019.
It is also available in KFC India and is marketed as ‘Chicken Popcorn’.
See also
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Taiwanese fried chicken
Taiwanese fried chicken (; also ), westernized as popcorn chicken, is a dish in Taiwanese cuisine commonly found as street snack and is indispensable to the night markets in Taiwan. It consists of bite-sized pieces of chicken, coated and fried ...
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List of deep fried foods
This is a list of deep fried foods and dishes. Deep frying is a cooking method in which food is submerged in hot fat, such as cooking oil. This is normally performed with a deep fryer or chip pan, and industrially, a pressure fryer or vacuum ...
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Popcorn
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Popcorn shrimp
References
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Products introduced in 1992
American chicken dishes
Convenience foods
Fast food
Deep fried foods
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