{"id":41860,"date":"2020-01-17T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=41860"},"modified":"2021-08-06T21:07:32","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T07:07:32","slug":"kfc-secret-recipe-fries-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2020\/01\/17\/kfc-secret-recipe-fries-review\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: KFC Secret Recipe Fries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/KFC-Secret-Recipe-Fries.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"KFC Secret Recipe Fries\" title=\"KFC Secret Recipe Fries.jpeg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As I ordered the Secret Recipe Fries from my area Kentucky Fried Chicken, there was a debate going on in the kitchen regarding these new test items: the server, who took my order, declared loudly how much she absolutely adored this new item and couldn&#8217;t wait to eat some when she got off her shift, while the guy in the back making them, on the other hand, said in a gruff voice that he liked the potato wedges better and these weren&#8217;t &#8220;flavorful&#8221; enough for him.<\/p>\n<p>Listening to this fierce debate kind of got me pumped to sample this individual-sized order, waiting with small gasps of seasoned breath as I quietly wondered how the kitchen-fresh geniuses in Kentucky gently mixed their famed secret herbs and spices with their not-so-famous French fried potato offerings.<\/p>\n<p>Order up, I sat down at the nearest plastic table and spilled the overflowing box all across the brown bag, the secretive spices and affirmative grease staining the area. Taking a bite out of the plump starch stick, I have to agree with the server on this one; good job, Col. Sanders!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/KFC-Secret-Recipe-Fries-2.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"KFC Secret Recipe Fries 2\" title=\"KFC Secret Recipe Fries 2.jpeg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With that crunchy twice-fried heavy coating that I really enjoy on fries from the local, independent chicken places around town, the secret herbs and spices \u2014 seemingly fried right on the potato \u2014 are a salty Kentucky song of twangy finesse that is quite comparable to Taco Bell&#8217;s recent French fried output, give or take a small hurting of cheese.<\/p>\n<p>The unknown spices that coat the fries are deeply Southern in their affectation \u2014 I&#8217;m sorry, but even with a detective&#8217;s delineation I couldn&#8217;t tell you what those spices are or were \u2014 but offered a saliferous smile of that famous moderately spicy KFC zing, with a slight bit of down-home sass that is definitely on par with its original recipe style of fried chicken. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/KFC-Secret-Recipe-Fries-3.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"KFC Secret Recipe Fries 3\" title=\"KFC Secret Recipe Fries 3.jpeg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And while I can&#8217;t say that it compliments KFC&#8217;s chicken <em>per se<\/em>, I can say that, as a light snack \u2014 of which these tubers definitely work best as \u2014 it&#8217;s a decently delightful soiree of Kentucky fried tastes and French fried goodness, one that should be sampled soon. And if you can bring a cup of nacho cheese from Taco Bell \u2014 these are all Yum Brands, right? \u2014 all the better.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Editor&#8217;s Note:<\/strong> KFC is currently testing these Secret Recipe Fries in select test regions, like Oklahoma, Virginia, and Indiana. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Purchased Price:<\/strong> $2.19<br \/>\n<strong>Size:<\/strong> Individual<br \/>\n<strong>Rating:<\/strong> 8 out of 10<br \/>\n<strong>Nutrition Facts:<\/strong> Unavailable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I ordered the Secret Recipe Fries from my area Kentucky Fried Chicken, there was a debate going on in the kitchen regarding these new test items: the server, who took my order, declared loudly how much she absolutely adored this new item and couldn&#8217;t wait to eat some when she got off her shift, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"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_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1477,1528],"class_list":["post-41860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-fast-food","tag-kfc"],"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":41860,"position":0},"title":"INTERNATIONAL SPOTTED ON SHELVES &#8211; 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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