KFC’s secret recipe is the Holy Grail of fast food
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What would you do if you stumbled upon that finger-lickin’ recipe for Kentucky Fried Chicken? Would you fry up a batch using Col. Harland Sanders’ special blend of 11 herbs and spices? Would you try to improve upon it -- and then open up your own chain to rival the fried-chicken king? Well, keep dreaming. KFC’s original secret blend -- handwritten by the colonel himself, on a now-yellowed piece of paper -- was moved temporarily to an undisclosed location to make way for security improvements. Here are more details about the safekeeping of one of the world’s most famous corporate secrets. (Other top secret formulas here.)
By now, you are probably hankering for something fried.
How about buttermilk fried chicken from the Los Angeles Times’ test kitchen? Our recipe calls for a special blend of six herbs and spices, including Hungarian paprika, crushed garlic, kosher salt, rosemary, cayenne pepper and thyme. And, unlike KFC, we don’t keep it under lock and key. You’re welcome to it, and the directions for frying it up are here.
Hope that scratches the itch!
--Rene Lynch
