KFC aficionados the world over have long debated how best to optimize the chicken-eating experience: do you eat the crispy, succulent chicken skin first, or separate it from the meat and save the best for last?
But now that age-old conundrum is essentially moot in Indonesia, where KFC is making sure we’ll never be short of what makes their fast food tolerable in the first place — by selling deep-fried chicken skin all by itself.
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The new dish was announced on Saturday through KFC Indonesia social media accounts. You can get an order of skin for just IDR13,636++ (US$0.94), but it’s only available at six KFC restaurants in Jakarta, specifically the outlets in MT Haryono, Salemba, Cideng, Kemang, Kalimalang, and Kelapa Gading. There have been no news regarding if or when it will be made more widely available.
KFC Chicken Skin has been met with excitement and open arms by many Indonesian netizens.
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“The fasting temptation that makes me weak the most… KFC chicken skin!”
Dah cape2 antri panjang ehh chicken skinnya abis. Mo nangis @KFCINDONESIA
Konon dari maghrib Chicken skin di KFC Kalimalang dah abis
— yunita tresnawati (@GreenYunita) May 12, 2019
“I was already tired from the long queue only to find out that [the restaurant] was running out of the chicken skin. I want to cry @KFCINDONESIA. I heard the chicken skin at KFC Kalimalang have been out of stock since Maghrib prayer time.”
As well as jealousy from our neighbors.
KFC INDONESIA RELEASED THE CHICKEN SKIN ONLY????? TAKE MY MONEY NOWWWWW https://t.co/ISeAfwlQ49
— octobAeO✨ (@Omar_Omark) May 12, 2019
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But some who have tried the dish complained about its overwhelming saltiness and the small portion.
Review gue sama soal KFC Chicken Skin. Mendingan beli ayamnya, makan kulitnya, dagingnya kasih orang yang membutuhkan atau kucing kalo lo gak mau.
Rasanya keasinan. Mending kulit ayam Flip Burger. https://t.co/5YhVIpcPiK
— Coach Icak™ | #Vaxx4Fuxxx (@mericahitam) May 13, 2019
“My review of KFC Chicken Skin. It’s better to buy the chicken, eat the skin, give the meat to people who need it or a cat if you don’t want to [eat it]. They’re too salty, I’d rather buy Flip Burger’s chicken skin.
@robertus_robert tried it. It’s so salty and small portion. Not worth it. pic.twitter.com/Th5jEIDLdw
— Charles K (@charllz) May 12, 2019
Are you still keen on clogging up your arteries with cholesterol with KFC Chicken Skin, even after the mixed reviews it has received?
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