Korean chicken has unique and colorful features, which makes it popular all over the world. The main features are:
1. Crispy Tempura:
- Most Korean chicken boasts a thin, crispy tempura.
- This often comes from recipes where the chicken is fried twice, and it's the secret to keeping the meat juicy on the inside while being extremely crispy on the outside.
2. Variety of flavors and seasonings:
- In addition to simple fried chicken, there are a wide variety of flavors and seasonings, such as sweet and spicy chicken, salty soy sauce chicken, fragrant garlic chicken, and sweet honey butter chicken.
- In recent years, creative fusion-style menus such as truffle, chili mayo, and consomme have also been actively developed.
3. Korean Flavor:
- Chicken, which uses basic seasonings of Korean food such as gochujang, soy sauce, and garlic, not only suits the taste of Koreans well, but also has a unique appeal for foreigners.
4. 'Chimaek' culture:
- Chicken is the core of the typical 'Chimaek' culture enjoyed with beer in Korea.
- Enjoying chicken and beer with friends and colleagues after work or on weekends has become a part of everyday culture in Korea.
5. Development of the franchise system:
- Korea has developed with various chicken franchise brands competing.
- Each brand develops menus with its own flavors and characteristics, providing consumers with a variety of choices.
6. Delivery Culture:
- One of the reasons for the popularity of Korean chicken is that you can conveniently enjoy high-quality chicken anytime, anywhere through Korea's developed delivery system.
7. Constant innovation:
- The Korean chicken industry is constantly researching and developing new flavors and recipes to satisfy the changing tastes of consumers.