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Is this KFC's secret herb and spice recipe?
On Fri, 26 Aug 2016 03:45:05 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:
>On Thursday, August 25, 2016 at 5:29:10 PM UTC-4, Don Wiss wrote:
>> On Thu, 25 Aug 2016, Cindy Hamilton > wrote:
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>> >Apparently KFCs secret herbs and spices a
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>> >salt
>> >monosodium glutamate
>> >pepper
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>> ><http://www.livescience.com/5517-truth-secret-recipes-coke-kfc.html>
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>> The problem with that is KFC makes it clear that there are 11 herbs and
>> spices.
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>> This is their ingredients page:
>> https://www.kfc.com/assets/pdfs/kfc_ingredients.pdf
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>> Most products have amazingly long ingredient lists. Here the chicken we are
>> discussing:
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>> Original Recipe Chicken
>> Fresh Chicken Marinated With: Salt, Sodium Phosphate and Monosodium
>> Glutamate. Breaded With: Wheat Flour, Sodium Chloride
>> and Anti-caking agent (Tricalcium Phosphate), Whey, Nonfat Milk, Egg
>> Whites, Corn Starch, Potato Starch, Maltodextrin,
>> Triglycerides, Natural Flavoring (Milk), Gelatin (From Chicken), Colonel’s
>> Secret Original Recipe Seasoning.
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>> As you can see, the MSG is in addition to these 11 spices. And salt also
>> gets into the chicken via the marinade.
I see NO spices/herbs listed, not a one! The Colonel's secret
seasoning is not shown.
>> Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).
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>There might be a teaspoon of "Colonel's Secret Original Recipe Seasoning"
>per ton of flour. The seasoning might be mostly pepper, with a
>teaspoon of other herbs and spices per ton of pepper.
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>It's impossible to tell from the ingredients list.
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>Cindy Hamilton
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