![]() Lim’s Chicken made fried chicken mainstream and it became the first fried chicken franchise in Korea. Yu Seok-Ho, the founder of Lim’s Chicken, went to the US in 1975 and saw how Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) sold its chicken in pieces inspired, Seok-Ho returned to Korea and experimented with chicken to create a six-piece set. The first Korean fried chicken franchise, Lim’s Chicken, was created in South Korea in 1977 and was influenced by fried chicken from the US. Starting with the 60s and 70s, western-style rotisserie chicken restaurants became more and more popular in urban areas of Korea. Today, Korea is the 12th largest economy in the world.Ī order of korean fried chicken – half yangnyeom (sweet and spicy seasoning), half huraideu (basic – no seasoning). Prior to the Third Republic, Korea was primarily an agricultural economy. As such, workers saw their wages increase this led to an increase in domestic consumption of goods. Park focused on bringing South Korea into the developed world by introducing many economic policies that encouraged rapid economic growth and industrialization. In 1960, General Park Chung-hee’s coup brought an end to the government of the Second Republic and his election ushered in the Third Republic. One key element to all of this was that Korea’s economy had been rapidly growing since the 1960s. The popularity of fried chicken was imminent when two factors came into play in the early 1970s: cheap, readily accessible cooking oil and cheaper chicken. During the 1960s, on payday, salarymen brought home rotisserie chicken in a yellow bag to share with their families known as “yellow-bag chicken”, this chicken was so expensive that it was a luxury to be enjoyed occasionally. It was also so poor that it received aid from many African nations. In 1960, its GDP per capita was $79 for comparison, the US at this time was a little over $3,000. In fact, South Korean remained one of the poorest countries in the world for over a decade. Since the Korean war had left South Korea impoverished, many Koreans rarely had the chance to eat chicken during this time. While fried chicken was introduced then, it did not become popular until decades later. Koreans were used to eating their chickens steamed or in soups/broths prior to the introduction of fried chicken. Samgye-tang, or gingseng chicken soup, is a traditional Korean dish with boiled chicken. Koreans traditionally ate chicken steamed or boiled and usually in soups or broths, so fried chicken was a new concept to them. The Koreans who tried the dish took a liking to it immediately. They decided to fry it and share this dish with their fellow Korean comrades who never had fried chicken before. ![]() ![]() US troops stationed in Korea only had chicken instead of turkey to celebrate with on Thanksgiving Day. The concept of fried chicken was introduced when the American military was stationed in Korea during the Korean War in the late 1940s and the early 50s. Like many other dishes such as spam musubi and ramen, war played a role in the creation of Korean fried chicken. Loved by many fans of different countries, Korean Fried Chicken, the other KFC, has always been a popular dish that transcends its origins in Korea. Photo by KOREA.NETĬrunchy, crispy, and covered in a spicy, sweet sauce or plain, Korean fried chicken is best washed down with some cold, refreshing beer (this pairing of beer and chicken is called Chimaek in Korean). Korean Fried Chicken with two side dishes and a pint of beer.
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