KFC Then and Now

Last Sunday morning we were at FGT and after service we had to rush back to CBC for something. We were thinking of where we could grab a quick lunch, and the only one that came to mind was the KFC at the Petronas station in USJ21.

I can’t remember the last time i stepped into a KFC. With my family being health conscious and fitness crazy these days, we rarely eat at fast food places (except Popeye’s heheh) ESPECIALLY KFC. I know what people usually say – so oily and unhealthy, chicken is so small!, so expensive.

Actually all three counts are true. When i was a little kid, the chicken pieces were definitely bigger (aren’t livestock growth hormones more commonplace now?). And an average meal at KFC would cost you RM3-4 more than at KFC.

But back then when i was growing up, our small little town had a small KFC and no other fast food places. It was always a treat to eat fried chicken there, and usually i only got to eat it once a year during my birthday (when i was much older in secondary school, we used to save up our pocket to go there on a weekend with friends). The menu was much simpler then. They only had the Original Recipe (it wasn’t called that as the Hot & Spicy only came much later) in servings like Snack Plate, Dinner Plate, Bucket and Barrel. No wedges, no zinger burgers, no cookies or whatever they have now. But I do remember them introducing the Colonel Burger.

But i can say this about KFC, the Original Recipe still tastes the same after all these years, size of chicken notwithstanding.