Hangul 치킨 McCune–Reischauer ch'ik'in | Revised Romanization chikin IPA [tɕʰi.kʰin] | |
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Crunchy korean fried chicken recipe dakgangjeong
Korean fried chicken or KFC, usually called chikin (치킨, from English "chicken") in Korea, refers to a variety of fried chicken dishes from South Korea, including the basic huraideu chikin (후라이드 치킨, from English "fried chicken") and spicy yangnyeom chikin (양념 치킨, "seasoned chicken"). In South Korea, fried chicken is consumed as a meal, appetizer, anju (food served and eaten with drinks), or as an after-meal snack.
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- Crunchy korean fried chicken recipe dakgangjeong
- Korean fried chicken recipe yangnyeom tongdak
- Terminology
- History
- By seasoning
- By style
- References
Korean fried chicken differs from typical American fried chicken because it is fried twice, so the skin is crunchier and less greasy. Furthermore, Korean-style chicken is not characterized by the crags and crusty nubs associated with American fried chicken, but is described by Julia Moskin of The New York Times as a "thin, crackly and almost transparent crust". The chicken is usually seasoned with spices, sugar, and salt, prior to and after being fried. Korean fried chicken restaurants commonly use small- or medium-sized chickens; these younger chickens result in more tender meat. Afterwards, the chicken is usually hand painted with a brush to evenly coat the chicken with a thin layer of sauce. Pickled radishes, beer, and soju are often served with Korean fried chicken.
Korean fried chicken recipe yangnyeom tongdak
Terminology
The word chikin (치킨) refers to fried chicken (and occasionally also roasted chicken), while the name for the domesticated fowl is dak (닭) in Korean. It is because the word is shortened from peuraideu chikin (프라이드 치킨), which is borrowed from the English word "fried chicken". According to the National Institute of Korean Language, the word chikin (치킨) refers to "a dish made by coating chopped chicken with flour, and frying or baking it". Fried chickens that are not chopped before frying are called tongdak (통닭, "whole chicken"). Both chikin and tongdak are occasionally referred to as dak twigim (닭튀김, "chicken fritter").
The unshortened form peuraideu chikin, despite being the "correct" transliteration, is not as popular in Korea. The more commonly used form, huraideu chikin (후라이드 치킨), was perhaps adopted in Korean with the residual influence from the Japanese convention that persisted in Korea in the 1970s (as the Japanese forced occupation ended only in 1945). The word huraideu chikin is often shortened as huraideu (후라이드) and refers to the fried chicken dish without post-fry seasonings. It often contrasts with yangnyeom chikin (양념 치킨, "seasoned chicken"). National Institute of Korean Language does not recognize huraideu chikin as the conventional name, but insists to transliterate (and transvocalize) it as peuraideu chikin, which again it insists should be "purified" into dakgogi twigim (닭고기 튀김, "chicken meat fritter").
History
There are competing claims for the origin of Korean fried chicken by two restaurant chains, Pelicana Chicken and Mexicana Chicken. Although Pelicana Chicken's Yangnyeom Tongdak was released before Mexicana Chicken, both are considered as originating the dish by South Koreans. Both use Gochujang and Strawberry Jam as the seasoning.