KFC’s big secret revealed? Colonel’s recipe may have been found in scrapbook

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2016/08/22/kfcs-big-secret-revealed-colonels-recipe-may-have-been-found-in-scrapbook/



When it comes to the world’s biggest food secrets, KFC’s famous fried chicken recipe is the Holy Grail.

But decades after making its finger lickin’ debut, the Colonel’s original recipe may have been discovered in a family scrapbook. And the Chicago Tribune published it last week.

A Tribune contributor recently went to Kentucky to visit with Colonel Harland Sanders' nephew, Joe Ledington. While poring through a family scrapbook containing pictures, newspaper clippings and various family documents, Ledington discovered a handwritten note for what he thinks is the original fried chicken formula. The book belonged to Ledington’s Aunt Claudia—Sanders’ second wife who was reportedly instrumental in helping the Colonel get his fried chicken business off the ground.

"That is the original 11 herbs and spices that were supposed to be so secretive," Ledington told the Tribune (although he later recanted and said he doesn’t know for sure, but that it certainly “could be.”)

Among the top secret special spices are thyme, basil, dried mustard, paprika, and, somewhat surprisingly, ginger.

It was a routine reporting trip to Kentucky. Did the Trib return with KFC’s secret recipe? https://t.co/wm9oVJxZKt pic.twitter.com/tjdhkFUi2y

— Chicago Tribune Biz (@ChiTribBiz) August 21, 2016

So is this recipe the real deal?

Chicago Tribune staff took a stab at recreating the Colonel’s famous fried chicken and, after several rounds of trial and error, came up with a batch that pretty much mirrors what you can get in stores. Sure, there are hundreds of KFC copycat recipes floating around the Internet, but why not try the real deal?

The Tribune reached out to KFC corporate to verify the recipe’s authenticity but when reached via email, a spokesperson remained vague, saying:

“In the 1940's, Colonel Sanders developed the original recipe chicken to be sold at his gas station diner. At the time, the recipe was written above the door so anyone could have read it. But today, we go to great lengths to protect such a sacred blend of herbs and spices. In fact, the recipe ranks among America's most valuable trade secrets."

Pushed further, the spokesperson would only clarify that, “Lots of people through the years have claimed to discover or figure out the secret recipe, but no one's ever been right."

The world may never know what really goes into the KFC recipe used by over 19,000 locations worldwide. But the Tribune says Ledington's version is pretty close-- and really delicious.

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That original was fantastic when I was a kid. Then they got that extra crispy and I was in LOVE
Popeyes came and I left KFC
for that two piece dark spicy with red beans n rice and a biscuit.
Our Popeyes sucks now though,so I hit up Churches for their two piece dark spicy.

Ugh... I use to like Popeyes... until I moved to Maryland. If you seen the hygiene of those employees. You wouldn't want it either.


Now... Chick fil A...
all the way.
Give me that Christian chicken!



Chick fil A - Home of the Original Chicken Sandwich
http://www.chick-fil-a.com/

Forget all that ...

Did you abandon yout post to run to stove, to make your own?

Never need an emergency chicken fix ?

Yes I did !!

Ya never know what southern folk going do

Such as . . .

I agree

Maybe they lost the original recipe
or
some bright spark thought it was a good idea to change it/
or
our taste buds arent what they used to be

Geez hardly worth lickin ya fingers after

I don't eat fast food, so I really don't care.

Hhhhaa.. Technically, I am below the Mason Dixon line.
And I did that intentionally... a few years ago.. So yea... Damn Yankees !

Oh.. I think " New & Improved ", usually equals " Ruined "

Well... it is the most famous chicken in the world, so lots of people do care.

Geez, they even built one in Iran.. they didn't care either... (thread on that.. they  were freaking out!).

But hey.. it not like there is a big market for any of their stuff.

Personally, I prefer . . .

Chicken Dance
http://youtu.be/Hb9FwlubyIQ/
2:46

KFC use to be good.

In the past few decades, it's become less than tolerable.

It's people!!!! You're eating people!
Now you know what happens to all the unsold fetuses from planned parenthood.
Muahahahaha!

Still better than Arby's.
I think there are homeless trappers that live off of New York City sewer rat meat and sell the skins to the Arby's company to be used as roast beef.

I think McDonald's actually caught the IT clown creature and have it caged somewhere.
They force feed it so it gets really fat, then cut off an appendage that's mostly ectoplasm, fat, and "meat," then grind that up for their hamburger.


I wonder if they've had to change the recipe to offset all the hormones and medicine they inject into the chickens.

I wonder if most of the chickens raised for KFC have some kind of chicken down's syndrome or FAS or something from interbreeding and raised in cages.

yep,usually does!

Could also be that they had to change the Shortening they used to fry the Chicken in!
Trans-Fats you know!
Scourge of Humanity!

That's why nothing taste like grandmas cooking anymore.

Someone is practicing fpr amateur night at The Chuckle Hut again...

I have heard it was the Colonel's wife that was actually "finger-licking-good"