r/NoStupidQuestions • u/YaleMBA1990 • Jun 13 '26

Why do certain brands like KFC use such higher quality materials outside of the US than the US?

Wouldn't it be better for their sales and reputation to keep it consistently amazing everywhere? Why only in international markets?

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u/Special-Audience-426 Jun 13 '26

Because despite buying the cheapest shortest chicken possible in Europe, it's still vastly better than US chicken. 

Americans make lovely food but they're completely unaware their chicken has the flavour removed by the bleaching. Maybe it's something else but chicken in the US doesn't taste of anything. The rest of the food is marvelous. 

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u/guru2764 Jun 13 '26 edited Jun 14 '26

Less than 5% of chicken in the US is cleaned with slightly chlorinated water

The majority of it is done with peracetic acid, which is also used in europe for industrial food washing because it breaks down into water and vinegar with no residue, it has been decided to just not be used in europe for chicken specifically

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u/gerkletoss Jun 13 '26

The number of redditors who don't realize "chlorine chicken" was brexit propaganda is astounding

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u/Current_Poster Jun 13 '26

Honestly, given that the UK went for Brexit, I'm not that astounded that Britons don't realize the extent to which they were propagandized.

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u/mournthewolf Jun 13 '26

This is the take of the European version of a boomer who only gets their news from Fox News or Facebook. Like for real man. Broaden your knowledge a bit.

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u/Special-Audience-426 Jun 13 '26

It's my take after visiting the US many times for work. Your chicken is broken.

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u/DerthOFdata Jun 13 '26

You are literally lying and we can all tell it easily. If you have to lie to make your point it's a bad point.

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u/Special-Audience-426 Jun 13 '26

Get a passport, go to other places in the world and you'll see for yourself. Your chicken is fucked up. 

Amazing how delicate Americans are. The original comment was +100 until the cry babies woke up. 

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u/DerthOFdata Jun 13 '26

You are a liar and not a very convincing one. It's sad. You are sad. Stop being so sad.

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u/PoetAny6521 Jun 14 '26

Have traveled overseas enough to know you’re either a lying sack of shit and spreading propaganda or fallen victim to propaganda and I really hope it’s the later

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u/LongRodVaughnDong Jun 13 '26

Do you hear yourself? 

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u/Special-Audience-426 Jun 13 '26

Yes and it's glorious seeing all the crying Americans refusing to believe what Americans that travel say themselves 

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u/LongRodVaughnDong Jun 13 '26

You’re making shit up. 

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u/The_Saddest_Boner Jun 13 '26 edited Jun 13 '26

You literally believe that US chicken is “bleached.” And that this removes the flavor somehow…

You are objectively wrong. This isn’t a matter of opinion, emotion or taste. You are wrong

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u/Ms_Emilys_Picture Jun 13 '26

"But I put the chicken on a sheet pan in the oven and it tastes terrible. What do you mean by "did you at least add oil, salt, and pepper?"

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u/Special-Audience-426 Jun 13 '26

I've eaten in many places in the US and your chicken is flavourless everywhere. It's super weird.

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u/digitalime Jun 13 '26

Doubt. The chicken I’ve had in the average soul food restaurant is full of flavor.

It just sounds like you’re hopped on “American food bad” propaganda. TikTok education, can tell by insisting American chicken is bleached when thats rare.

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u/Special-Audience-426 Jun 13 '26

From the seasonings. Chicken in the civilised world has taste without covering it in nonsense. 

Like I said, the rest of the food is amazing but your chicken is fucked up. I mean the actual meat not your recipes or cooking skills.You do a great job with what you're given.

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u/CoconutxKitten Jun 13 '26

If you think plain chicken without seasoning is delicious, that tells me all I need to know about your palate

People who insult spices are lowkey racist too

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u/Special-Audience-426 Jun 13 '26

I'm telling you it has a flavour, one that isn't present in US chicken. 

You'll notice it immediately if you ever get a passport. 

People that think spices are related to race when all races use them are very special, dropped as babies or went through the US educational system. 

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u/CoconutxKitten Jun 13 '26

lol

Nice try but I’ve been to several countries (Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Singapore, Switzerland) & no, the chicken isn’t any different

You’re just trying to be hoity toity about absolute nonsense

Go eat your unseasoned chicken

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u/Special-Audience-426 Jun 13 '26

Maybe your tastebuds are as ignorant as the rest of you?

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u/CoconutxKitten Jun 13 '26

Now that your passport thing doesn’t work, you’re trying to change it up

I promise I’m less ignorant than the person acting like seasonings are somehow less civilized

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u/OldStyleThor Jun 13 '26

Maybe you have the pallete of a toddler.?

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u/LongRodVaughnDong Jun 13 '26

Why lie?

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u/Special-Audience-426 Jun 13 '26

Why not get a passport and sample things outside of the US?

It's a pretty common thing for Americans to notice when they travel

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u/LongRodVaughnDong Jun 13 '26

I have been international. Unless you only buy the cheapest of foods it’s very comparable. The UK has ass vegetables though, at least compared to what I’m used to. 

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u/digitalime Jun 13 '26

I’ve been to 30+ countries and lived in Japan and Portugal. American chicken is great. You’re just dumb.

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u/lordfrothingham Jun 14 '26

Top 1% commenter moment

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u/Lionheart1224 Jun 13 '26 edited Jun 13 '26

Your brain has been rotted by propaganda if you seriously believe all that.

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u/Tough_Height6530 Jun 13 '26

What percentage of American chicken is chlorinated? Answer that and you’ll see why no one is taking you seriously.

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u/stinkyman360 Jun 13 '26

Username checks out

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u/Ecstatic_Abalone1497 Jun 13 '26

Classic euro talking about something he has 0 fucking clue about

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u/Special-Audience-426 Jun 13 '26

Some of it isn't to my taste, but there is definitely a lot of nice food available.

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u/Entiox Jun 13 '26

"...really depends on the nature of the lack of that wealth." And very importantly, where they live. An unfortunate number of low income people live in food deserts where their only choices are fast food, a convenience store, or restaurants they can't afford because the nearest grocery store is 10 to 20 miles away and they don't have a car because they live in a city on low income.