{"id":16275,"date":"2014-02-11T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=16275"},"modified":"2020-12-24T11:32:53","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T21:32:53","slug":"review-calbee-kentucky-fried-chicken-kfc-colonel-crispy-potato-chips-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2014\/02\/11\/review-calbee-kentucky-fried-chicken-kfc-colonel-crispy-potato-chips-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Calbee Kentucky Fried Chicken KFC Colonel Crispy Potato Chips (Japan)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Calbee<\/a><\/p>\n

I have no relationship with KFC to speak of. I never eat there. I wasn\u2019t wronged by them or anything. I didn\u2019t find a pinky toe in my Famous Bowl<\/a> or anything. KFC, for whatever reason, is just never on my radar. <\/p>\n

A couple of years ago, I actually did remember it, and even convinced my wife we should get some for dinner. So I drove up the street to the closest outlet, and to my surprise, not only did KFC not operate out of that location anymore, but the building had been demolished and grass was growing on the now empty lot. So, not on my radar.<\/p>\n

I could\u2019ve made it a New Year\u2019s resolution to try to rotate them into the regular monthly schedule, but that probably wouldn\u2019t have worked. If using fried chicken as sandwich bread didn\u2019t bring me back, I\u2019m probably too far gone. Some day, KFC. Some day.<\/p>\n

(I didn\u2019t forget about you either, Hardee\u2019s. Any time you want to bring back that peach cobbler, I\u2019ll be there.)<\/p>\n

Today, I\u2019m going to bridge the gap a little with these KFC potato chips from Japan. You can\u2019t dive back in too quickly, right? Don\u2019t want to end up like me<\/s> my friend, last time I<\/s> he smoked a cigar and ended up lying on the floor nauseous and dizzy for an hour. Gotta ease back in.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m surprised that this sort of fast food\/snack food hybridization isn\u2019t happening more in the United States. Why is Japan at the leading edge of this food frontier? I know Burger King had some weird snacks that I still see at the dollar store, but I\u2019m talking like McDonald\u2019s Big Mac potato chips or Wendy\u2019s Chocolate Frosty Cheetos. Interesting stuff. There is a market. There\u2019s always a market.<\/p>\n

\"Calbee<\/a><\/p>\n

These chips are the result of a partnership between Calbee and KFC that came about when a Calbee executive slipped on a chicken bone someone had carelessly discarded outside his Tokyo apartment. He hit his head on a parking meter, and when he awoke, he found himself looking up at a doctor wearing a white coat and black stethoscope, who he mistook to be an angelic vision of Colonel Sanders (because of the morphine administered by the hospital). That\u2019s according to the package anyway.<\/p>\n

\"Calbee<\/a><\/p>\n

Just kidding. None of that is true. I can\u2019t read anything on this package.<\/p>\n

The nosegrope of these chips isn\u2019t fried chicken. It\u2019s a bit oniony and a little bready. They sort of smell like a variation on Funyuns. <\/p>\n

\"Calbee<\/a><\/p>\n

The flavor experience is interesting. There is that oniony breadedness from the nosegrope initially and then a second wave of chicken-ness. There are notes of garlic, as well. The chips aren\u2019t overly seasoned nor are they overly powerful. I have to say the chicken flavoring is pretty accurate. It does indeed taste like fried chicken. I don\u2019t know if all eleven herbs and spices made it through customs and with enough punch to say it tastes like KFC chicken specifically, but these do taste like some kind of chicken. And that\u2019s good.<\/p>\n

These are easily the best tasting of the Japanese hybrids I\u2019ve reviewed. Why we don\u2019t have KFC chips in the U.S. is a mystery. Kentucky Fried Chicken AND potato chips! My god, man! Do you want me to just Sharpie dollar signs all over the bag?! Seriously, these would fly off the shelves. <\/p>\n

You could even say that these would sell\u2026(sunglasses)\u2026bucketloads.<\/p>\n

Thank you. <\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 458 kcal, 28.7 grams of fat, 490 milligrams of sodium, 45.5 grams of carbohydrates, and 4.5 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Calbee Kentucky Fried Chicken KFC Colonel Crispy Potato Chips
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $4.99 (+$4.50 shipping)
\nSize:<\/b> 83 gram bag
\nPurchased at:<\/b> eBay
\nRating:<\/b> 9 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Accurate chickenosity. Seasoning restraint. Hardee\u2019s peach cobbler.
\nCons:<\/b> Inexplicable unavailability in the U.S. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have no relationship with KFC to speak of. I never eat there. I wasn\u2019t wronged by them or anything. I didn\u2019t find a pinky toe in my Famous Bowl or anything. KFC, for whatever reason, is just never on my radar. A couple of years ago, I actually did remember it, and even convinced […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1474,1536],"class_list":["post-16275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-chips","tag-japan"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16186,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2014\/01\/24\/international-spotted-on-shelves-calbee-kentucky-fried-chicken-kfc-colonel-crispy-potato-chips\/","url_meta":{"origin":16275,"position":0},"title":"INTERNATIONAL SPOTTED ON SHELVES – Calbee Kentucky Fried Chicken KFC Colonel Crispy Potato Chips","author":"Marvo","date":"January 24, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Not to be confused with these Calbee\/KFC potato chips, this new variety has the flavor of the colonel's secret recipe with a hint of soy sauce and garlic. 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