Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles [Joe] From portion sizes to exclusives, we wanted to find out all the differences between KFC in the US, UK, Japan, and India. This is "Food Wars." So, at the KFC in Japan, you can order your chicken pieces in, one piece, two pieces, three pieces, four pieces Five piece bucket that comes with only leg pieces. In the UK you can get buckets in three sizes, you can get a six-piece. Eight pieces. And the largest one of them all a 10-piece leg bucket. 12 pieces. Or you can get a 14 piece. Or 16 piece bucket. Woo, that's a lot of chicken. In Japan, we have three drink sizes. So we have a small. In the US our drinks come in medium. And this is what a large drink looks like. Here in India, we don't serve cups, we just serve cans. If you want, you can also get half a gallon bag of your favorite drink of choice. Look at this thing. It's convenient. So the fries are the KFC in Japan come in three sizes. So this is small. These are regular fries. And back again the large. Then we've got a box. Let us now measure the large to see how much we get. You can do it. Now, of course the US has a chicken sandwich. You can also get it spicy or classic. This is classic. I got this little guy, a Chicken Little, look at this guy, huh? There's the little guy. Comes of pickles, mayo. So instead of a chicken sandwich, what we call ours is the Chicken Fillet Burger. I think it's pretty much the same thing. It's like breaded and fried chicken between two buns with some lettuce and some mayonnaise. We also have something called the Zinger Burger which is pretty much the same thing, but the spice level is amped up a little bit. You can also turn these burgers into a Tower Burger. What that does is adds cheese and a hash brown to the burger, which in my opinion, very worthwhile addition. Now we have special sandwiches. This one right here is called Japanese-Style Chicken Katsu Sandwich. So let's take a look inside. So it's got mayo and it's got cabbage and chicken katsu right there. (speaks in Japanese) Hmm, oh, this sauce is like soy sauce-based sauce and it's a little bit sweet, and this mayo is also great with this sauce. This looks really small, but it has huge amount of chicken. So if you eat this, you're going to be full. And next one, we've got Chicken Fillet. Wow, this is also huge. Alright, so this one right here is called Black Hot Sandwich. oh, look at this. It's like pepper mayo. I just tasted this pepper mayo but it has a little like spiciness. Oh, man, it's too strong. I wouldn't get it, be careful. All right, let's move on to chicken sandwiches. Here in India, we don't have an American Chicken Sandwich but we have a Zinger and a smaller sandwich called a Krisper, cute. The Krisper looks like it wants to grow up and be a Zinger someday. They also come in two variants: Spicy Krisper and a Tandoori Zinger. Let's taste all of them. Oh, that's pretty yummy. They've used a different kind of mayonnaise here. It has a bit of sweetness to it and a spicy kick at the end. And now for the legendary Zinger, back in the day there were only two fast food chains here in India. It was McDonald's and KFC. And while McDonald's had more affordable burger options the KFC Zinger was so delicious, it was always a treat to eat. Mmh, and it still is. I love that they use a whole boneless piece of proper chicken in there. Delicious mayo, it's so delicious. Okay, now let's try the spicy variants. This is the Spicy Krisper. Look at this sauce. It's almost blood-red. I'm excited. Oh my God, the sauce almost has a szechuan taste to it. Next up, the Zinger, but tandoori. Hmm, I love the fullness of the chicken that comes in these burgers versus like a mince chicken patty in other restaurants. And so much bite to it, so juicy tender. That all sounds amazing. Stop, you're going too fast. I have to say, those sandwiches look delicious and I am jealous. All right, moving away from chicken, India's KFC actually has vegetarian alternatives for all our burgers. That is a Vegetarian Krisper, a Vegetarian Spicy Krisper and a Vegetarian Zinger. Now while India has a majority population of non-vegetarians around 70 percent, there is a huge vegetarian population, which is why a lot of fast food restaurants have to make sure they have a lot of vegetarian options on their menu to make it more approachable and acceptable for all people over here. There's also levels to vegetarianism over here that are, "I will eat egg but not chicken" vegetarians. There are, "I will eat fish but not lamb" vegetarians. There are, "I will eat the curry but not the pieces" vegetarians. There are, "I am vegetarian only on Tuesdays" vegetarians. There are, "I have made a promise to God for this one month" vegetarians. There are, "I am vegetarians, so you will all be vegetarian" vegetarians. They're the weird ones and we try not to talk about them, which is why KFC in India brands itself as just KFC. There's no Kentucky Fried Chicken anywhere here because obviously I'm not going to go to a place that's named that if I'm one of these many types of vegetarians. KFC in America has extra-crispy chicken. This is the best type of chicken. I mean, look at this. I don't know what they do to this but the skin is practically falling off. It is so crispy and so delicious. I love extra crispy so much. So we also have Dip Pack, oh. So it's got Colonel Crispy and some nuggets and boneless Kentucky and some original chicken. So this Dip Pack, it comes with these fries. So if you want to have a little bigger one you can order Dip Barrel. I mean it's double amount of this Dip Pack so it's going to be very big. So this one right here, is called Four-piece Red Hot Chicken Box and it comes with a pie and fry and a medium drink. And actually we have other box options, like Four-piece Half Hot and Half Original Box, And it comes with fries as well and Six-piece Half Hot and Half Original Box, it comes with fries again. So in Japan we have (speaks Japanese). That means Chicken Day, it's on every 28th of the month. And two stands for "ni" and eight stands for "wa" and it becomes "niwa." And niwa is synonymous with niwatori. Niwatori means "chicken." So that's what it's called, "Chicken Day." Okay, let's start with chicken in India. Apart from the crispy chicken, we also get Smoky Red Chicken. Oof, wow. I believe this is KFC's answer to tandoori chicken. If you guys don't know what a tandoori is, it's basically a cylindrical oven that they light up using word fire or charcoal. And it adds a really smoky flavor to the meats or breads that you cook inside of it. I doubt KFC's across the country have an actual tandoor but the flavoring definitely smells of that. The marinade looks like that. Oh my God! That's actually pretty good. You know what, KFC? Pretty good job. You have to remember, KFC is competing with a lot of Mughlai restaurants across every Indian city. And while this doesn't have as much of that smoky char that a lot of tandoori kebabs have, it has a lot of flavor, and the chicken is quite juicy. Good job. It's super spicy though, so if you're somebody who can't handle spice, go a little easier on this one. When an Indian says something's spicy, it's spicy. The pot pie that they have here, they're not kidding when they say pie and the pot pie. How thick this is. I gotta say the pot pie actually looks quite good. We love meat pies here in the UK, you'll often see people tucking into like a steak and kidney pie or a chicken pie, but yeah, they should probably put that on the menu over here. I think they'd cash in on the British market. Speaking of big dishes of stuff, the Famous Bowl. Once upon a time, a KFC employee was like, "I could have put everything into one dish and call it a day." And ta-da, the Famous Bowl was born. This has to be like three pounds Now, Joe, I'm glad you also think that the Famous Bowl doesn't do that great because, to me, that looks like a nightmare. We currently have a Nashville Hot Chicken and Hot Tenders. I went ahead with the tenders. I've just been informed this was a big TikTok thing for a minute, something about biting it and crunching it. I don't know anything about that, I can say just by holding this there's no way these are crispy. Well, it's not that spicy, it's not spicy. I do like this a lot. I'm going to stop eating up. Oh, that heat's catching up with me. Slow burn, slow build on the heat. All right, so here we've got two Special Twisters. So this one right here is called Pepper Mayonnaise Twister. Oh, it looks great. Nine out of 10. KFC, thank you. Thank you for making me happy. So next we got, oh, Teriyaki Twister, should be great. It's kinda gross. It's got mayo and Colonel Crispy, some veggies, and I hope this is teriyaki sauce. (speaks in Japanese) Mmh, mmh, mmh. It looks gross, but it tastes incredible. 10 out of 10, congratulations. Oishi, it means delicious. Look how tiny those twisters are. I can eat like three of those easily, easily. I said this one right here, it's called Colonel Crispy, is it only in Japan? I cannot confirm the difference between a Colonel Crispy and a KFC chicken tender. They call their tenders Colonel Crispies. And we call our Colonel Crispies, chicken tenders. There's a few other, the language differences, like instead of chicken tenders, we call ours chicken mini-fillets. It's been a while since I ordered this one but it still has crispy bits. Good job. Japanese KFC's technology, state of the art. One iconic dish that you'll find on the KFC India menu is biryani. And so KFC India has taken a very bold decision to launch their own biryanis. They come in four flavors. Number one: Classic Chicken, nice and crispy. Number two: Popcorn Chicken. number three: the Spicy Red Chicken that I really enjoy. And number four: the Veg Patty, which it's so tempting to just push that to the side because veg biryani is already just a concept but really not a fan of over here. But just for now, you can stay here. Okay, I'm going to begin with the Popcorn Chicken Biryani, which is just so blasphemous to begin with. It's not a biryani, it's, I'm so upset right now. This one, the Spicy Red Chicken, has a bit of that tandoori wipe to it. They really tried to overcompensate with the spices, there's a lot of clove flavor. Just to convince you, you are eating a biryani, so go easy on that curry. I could eat this, like if I was hungry, not a biryani though. Also the US KFC that you can't get in Japan are wings. You can get wings at the KFC in units of six, 12, 24 or 48. I believe the three wing flavors that I got here are standard Buffalo, the Honey Barbecue, and if you're at total wuss, unsauced? What's wrong with you? Yeah, very sketchy. You can also get them in a limited time Nashville Hot Sauce. All right, so we have nuggets. We have three pieces, five pieces, and they come with only ketchup. Our biscuit on the other hand is just this Southern style, not exactly a scone but kind of looks like one from a distance. Dry cornmeal biscuit. Oh yeah. Here we've got KFC biscuit. It comes with Honey Maple KFC. Ah. This is good, but maple, it's a little bit sweet for me. Mac and cheese, I can't believe you guys do not have macaroni and cheese. Love mac and cheese. Mashed potatoes and gravy. You don't have that in Japan? Guys, guys, demand this from your Japanese KFC, you want the mashed potatoes and gravy. Now we have a slightly different approach to sides in the UK compared to the US. For example, our corn comes on the cob. Baked beans, these are slightly different to the regular beans that you might put on toast in the UK. They have kind of a barbecue sauce flavor to them. And now for the quickest sauce talk ever. [Announcer] "Sauce talk." KFC Sauce. The KFC Sauce is like a brown mustard mayo. Yeah, the sauce is good. There are a few sources which are exclusive to the UK. For example, we have this Spicy Supercharger Dip, which is kind of like a spicy mayo type thing. We have some sweet chili sauce, garlic mayonnaise, another really good option. Garlic mayo on chips. It's just fantastic. These three dipping sauces. So, we've got barbecue sauce and mustard. And this pink one is called Mentaiko Mayo. mentaiko means is like spicy cod roe and a very popular taste in Japan. This is actually great. I'll dip this. Mmh. It tastes fantastic. Winner. India does not have too many exclusive dips. In fact, we just have a veg eggless mayonnaise and a tandoori masala mayonnaise. It's time to taste. I'm using the same hand because here in India we don't eat with our left hand. If you're wondering why, commenters, you let them know. Why don't Indians eat with their left hand? Well, it's just mayonnaise, so good job on that. Mayonnaise again with a little bit of a sweet, but also spicy kick to it. I wish we had more options, especially considering there are so many different delicious chicken options. I love to be able to dip my tenders in more sauces. That is a weird sentence. Desserts at a US KFC. You can get this chocolate chip cookie. Recognize that guy? (chuckles) I just look just like this guy. And finally, a chocolate chip cake. Here in India, we have two exclusive desserts a choco mud pie and a coffee mousse cake. Oh boy! Just look at this cross section, my friend. Next up, coffee mousse cake. Yeah, these are pretty average as desserts. Fountain drinks. There's a few that we can get that you guys cannot over there in Japan. The first one is a beverage that I have yet to make one human being who enjoys it. Of course, I'm talking about Sierra Mist maybe grossest soda ever. It's so bad. Another drink that you can get at KFC that you can't get at Japan. And here it is right here. Mountains Dew is great. When I was in college, I worked at a pizza place. I drank so much Mountain Dew I threw up and now I'm drinking Mountain Dew, let's see if I can do it again. My favorite beverage, Mountain Dew Sweet Lightning. So good, so good. So here we've got Japanese exclusive drinks. This one right here is water, but it comes with this Assam tea pack. It's supposed to be hot, but it's cold. And next one, we've got coffee. And this one right here is roasted rich coffee. (speaks in Japanese) It's a little bit bitter than that normal coffee. And here we got all Earl Grey iced tea. It's not sweet at all. And next one, it melon soda. It has bright green color. Horrible. It's too sweet. Here is ginger ale, nothing special. And the last one, it's not Natchan Refreshing Orange. Exclusive drinks in KFC, India, we have Mirinda, which is an orange soda and Red Bull. Let's talk about Mirinda. This is a drink that really evokes nostalgia. Nineties kids really know what I'm talking about when I say: Mirinda. The drinks are just normal, nothing special but chickens are finger-licking good. Now, usually we'd have even more exclusive menu items to show you, but unfortunately UK KFCs are currently operating with a reduced menu. Here's what you could normally find on the menu at a UK KFC. A vegan burger, the Big Daddy Burger, a range of chicken wraps some rice boxes, onion rings, curry sauce, Krushems and a full range of hot drinks including English Breakfast tea. So let's talk about Christmas in Japan. So Christmas is one of the biggest events in Japan even though about one percent of Japanese people are Christians, we just enter Christmas as just a fun event. And as for KFC for Christmas in Japan back in 1970s, Japan KFC launched a hugely successful advertising campaign called (speaks in Japanese), that's "Kentucky for Christmas." And with that strong marketing campaign it became so popular to have KFC for Christmas in Japan. And now about 3.6 million Japanese families eat KFC for Christmas. And talking about my personal experiences, yes, when I was young, I would eat KFC for Christmas with my family but when you start dating, Christmas makes a transformation from a family event to couples event and I'm looking for the one who can enjoy KFC for Christmas with me. In the UK a drum is 170 calories. So in Japan, one drum stick of - Oh. So in Japan, one drums stick of Original Chicken on average has 237 calories. Chicken's looking a little limp there George. In the US one stiff drumstick of Original Recipe is 130 calories, but according to KFC's US site, that's for a 53 gram piece. Now, adjusting for the 87 gram piece, like that of Japan, the calories go up to 210. Does that make sense? Great. Now, take this bad boy and make him extra crispy, and you got 270 calories. It's too many calories. Mm, not enough calories if you ask me. But finger licking good. I think KFC got to George, he keeps dropping that slogan. Are they paying George? I think George is getting some money on the side from KFC. Oh my God, if George turns out to be Colonel Sanders, I will lose my mind. We should also point out that the KFC India website is a major need of an update. There is an FAQ page where people have asked things like, "How many calories does this chicken have?" Or, "Sometimes, I see red deposits in my chicken. What is it?" And for almost all of these questions the answers are just filler text. So if you ask me what those red deposits are, I genuinely don't know. Unfortunately, KFC in the UK doesn't disclose its ingredients. In the US our Original Recipe Chicken ingredients are: first with the fresh chicken, it is marinated with salt, sodium phosphate, and monosodium glutamate. Onto the breading, it's breaded with salt, wheat flour, tricalcium phosphate, maltodextrin, triglycerides, natural flavor, Colonel's Secret Original Recipe seasoning. So KFC in Japan doesn't disclose their ingredients. So we emailed their customer support and this is what they told us. Unfortunately, KFC does not share a full list of ingredients with the public. So what do we know about KFC? Well, the KFC India website has a couple of clues. We know that all of our chicken is farmed here and not imported. And all of it is 100 percent whole muscle chicken. That means it's made from whole pieces of chicken and not cut together mince chicken like you find in chicken nuggets. In fact, the website says they have an Open Kitchen Policy. And what that means is anybody can walk into a KFC and apparently ask for a kitchen tour and you can go into the kitchen, look at everything and ask as many questions as you want. Indian chicken farmers were previously criticized for overusing antibiotics. As recently as 2018, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism found out that a lot of Indian farmers were feeding colistin to their chickens as a growth promoter without any medical supervision. Colistin is known as the antibiotic of the last resort. Holy sh--! Oh my God, that's so frightening and is only given to humans when other antibiotics have failed. So if we give our chickens colistin then the humans who consume it might become resistant to it. In fact, they can develop a antibiotic resistant superbug and that's not good. Yuelei, this sounds like the plot to a horror movie. What is he talking about? That is terrifying. I'm going to assume we don't do that here, and if we do, oh God! But when the report came out talking about the ill effects of colistin, India ended up banning it completely, so we're safe from colistin at last. I kind of look like Colonel Sanders, right? Look, this guy I'm a younger Colonel Sanders. KFC is doing any sort of the adventures of Young Colonel Sanders ad campaign. Is this a face that could sell chicken?
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