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10 Korean dishes to savour now – from fried chicken to kimchi dumplings and stuffed pancakes | Korean food and drink

10 Korean dishes to savour now – from fried chicken to kimchi dumplings and stuffed pancakes | Korean food and drink

Published by Sam Flores

From sizzling bowls of comforting bibimbap to crispy, hot, sweet pancakes, Korean food is exploding in popularity in the UK. Demand is rising for the country’s bold and punchy flavours, which feature soy sauce, sesame oil, the tangy, fermented kick of kimchi, raw napa cabbage and gochujang, a sweet and spicy chilli paste that elevates dips and gives an umami boost to sauces. Last year, Waitrose reported that sales of gochujang had increased by 71% since 2024. Jamie Oliver uses it to flavour his chicken burgers while Nigella Lawson adds it to her pasta sauce. In March, Korean fried chicken was named one of Just Eat’s top 10 takeaways of 2026, while there were long queues this month at Jung, a Korean food festival in London. Britons, it seems, can’t get enough of Korean cuisine. So, which dishes should you be seeking out – and where can you find them? Korean fried chicken Photograph: ma-no/Getty Images/iStockphoto It’s the satisfying crunch that makes Korean fried chicken so addictive. Unlike American fried chicken, “the coating is very …

Chinese-style chicken and egg fried rice

Chinese-style chicken and egg fried rice

Published by Sam Flores

Woks in our home kitchens never get as hot as they do in restaurants, where they have a lot of power under them – so dishes like this won’t be as perfect as they could be. Unless you’ve grown up stir-frying, it’s hard to get it right too. All those different elements cooked in one pan? You have to think about how much time each one needs. Nevertheless, I have, over the years, managed to do chicken and egg fried rice in a way that works, at least for the family on a weeknight. I cook the dish in stages and do the eggs in a separate pan, otherwise I end up with rice and scrambled eggs. I don’t even think about making this with freshly cooked rice (it will just get sticky). I use Chinese chilli bean paste in other dishes too, so don’t feel buying it is a waste of money. The alcohol is my own thing (goodness knows what Ken Hom would think) but I love its flavour with ginger. You can …

Warning issued over future of UK fish and chip shops as Brits ‘turn to fried chicken’ | UK | News

Warning issued over future of UK fish and chip shops as Brits ‘turn to fried chicken’ | UK | News

Published by Sam Flores

A staggering rise in the number of fried chicken shops in the UK could have a serious impact on one of Britain’s best-loved takeaways. According to data from analytics firm Meaningful Vision, which tracks the UK food industry, the number of chicken shops in the UK has increased by 7.2% year‑on‑year, the fastest growth across the fast food sector. The staggering rise, fuelled in part by the dish’s popularity on social media, bucks industry trends, with other takeaways increasing by just 1.7% in the same period. Fried chicken is extremely popular among young people, with 52% of Gen Z fast food consumers and 47% of Millennial fast food consumers saying they have eaten at a chicken shop in the past year, according to data from market research firm Mintel. It comes as fish and chip shops, long a staple of the British high street, have seen a sharp decline in recent years. It is estimated that only 9,000 remain in operation across the UK, down from as many as 25,000 in the 1930s, according to …

Who does tastiest fried chicken? Taste test ranks top 12 (and KFC isn’t top) | Money News

Who does tastiest fried chicken? Taste test ranks top 12 (and KFC isn’t top) | Money News

Published by Sam Flores

Fried chicken lovers have more choice then ever after a host of big international players arrived on UK high streets over the last few years. Dave’s, Slim Chickens, Wingstop, Jollibee and Popeyes are all now fighting for some of KFC’s market share. Then there’s the British chains quietly expanding in neighbourhoods around the country – names such as Dixy, Morley’s Miss Millie’s, Sam’s Chicken, Favorite and Chicken Cottage. But can any of them rival KFC as the nation’s favourite fried chicken chain? Over the past four months, our testers paid multiple visits to the country’s 11 biggest fried chicken chains by branch numbers, plus Dave’s due to the social media hype. Two US chains, Wingstop and Dave’s, won out, pipping KFC into a respectable third. Read our full verdict… 1/ Wingstop – Our score 8.5 Branches: 86 We loved: Service, fries, drink selection But: Expensive, no option to buy one or two bits of chicken Not strictly a KFC rival, given it predominantly serves wings, but Wingstop is competing for space in the same market …

X’s Head of Product One Shotted by Errant Piece of Fried Chicken

X’s Head of Product One Shotted by Errant Piece of Fried Chicken

Published by José Betancourt

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images If we were a top executive at X-formerly-Twitter, a social media site used by hundreds of millions of people which is known for its incredible levels of toxicity and ruthless trolling, we’d probably avoid sharing too many details from our personal lives on there — but that’s just us. Anyway, on Wednesday, X’s head of product Nikita Bier shared some of the grueling tribulations inflicted on him by an uncooperative chunk of chicken, earning him instant ridicule. “Ate a piece of fried chicken tonight. It somehow tore part of my throat going down,” Bier wrote in a now-deleted tweet. “Now I can barely swallow (or speak.)” Adding to his woes, Bier said the doctor told him he couldn’t get an endoscopy for at least four to six weeks. “This feels like a Kafka novel,” Bier added. (Is it just us, or is Kafka in the air this week?) It certainly sucks to not be able to see a doctor for what could be a serious medical …

Best places to try vegan fried chicken in Los Angeles

Best places to try vegan fried chicken in Los Angeles

Published by Sam Flores

There’s a reason we categorize dishes like fried chicken, pizza and mac ‘n’ cheese as comfort food. Whether they hold nostalgic value or are simply go-to favorites, their familiarity offers a gentle lift and sense of ease when we need it most. But it can be challenging trying to replace beloved staples like fried chicken with plant-based alternatives. Replicating that perfect crispy crunch and juicy, tender interior isn’t easy. And while vegan proteins have come a long way, finding one that truly delivers the full experience — without animal products — can feel like chasing a unicorn. L.A.’s plant-based chefs are proving it’s possible. Forget bland substitutes; today’s vegan chicken is made from soy, wheat gluten (seitan), mushrooms and/or cauliflower and transformed through creative textures and spice-packed batters. From crispy oyster mushroom cutlets to juicy soy wings and fried cauliflower with a kick, these inventive takes aren’t just imitating chicken — they’re reimagining it. For chef Doomie, who prefers to be known by his first name only, the secret is keeping it simple. The founder …

Best Korean-style fried chicken in Los Angeles

Best Korean-style fried chicken in Los Angeles

Published by Sam Flores

I can distinctly remember stumbling into the Kyochon in Koreatown in 2008, a little drunk and very hungry. I was with friends from graduate school and we’d just finished losing our voices at a nearby karaoke lounge. When I placed an order for 35 wings, our group of six guffawed loudly. Who was going to finish all that chicken? It was the first time I’d dined at a restaurant specializing in Korean chicken wings. We were instantly addicted to the delicate, ultra-crunchy coating and the sweet and salty soy glaze. We finished the 35 chicken wings with speed and fervor. Then we ordered 16 more. It was around this time that the fried chicken craze in Koreatown started. The boom was partially fueled by chains like the new Kyochon, which had arrived a year prior from Gumi, Korea. I like to think that depictions of chimeak (the specific pairing of fried chicken and beer) in Korean TV shows, like the soap opera “My Love From the Star,” also had something to do with the collective …