A food review we never thought we’d have to make, and it’s not entirely glowing.
Over the past five years or so, Japan has been going through a mint-chocolate craze that peaks in summer, when people crave the cooling sensation of mint.
The craze has given birth to some unconventional pairings, like beer and tapioca ramen, but even these pale in comparison to what’s going on over in South Korea right now, where the trend has reached dizzying new heights with the debut of…choc-mint sauce at KFC.
Mint chocolate might not sound like an extreme addition to the menu at KFC until you realise it’s not on the drink or dessert menus. Instead, it’s being offered as a new dipping sauce designed to be used with…fried chicken.
Our South Korea-based reporter Soon Pyon’s is a big fan of choc-mint, but even he was unsure if this combination was a good idea. Still, he wasn’t going to pass up the opportunity to try it, so he hopped online and ordered a box of chicken, as the special limited-time dipping sauce is only available for delivery customers.
▼ When his order arrived, he immediately plucked out the choc-mint sauce and peeled the lid back on it for a closer look at what it looked like.
The sauce wasn’t as brightly coloured as he expected. In fact, the blue-green hues made it look slightly unappetising. He wasn’t going to judge the sauce on looks alone, though, so he reached into his box of chicken to grab a piece for the dip-test.
▼ The box he ordered contained three types of chicken: Original, Hot Crispy and Black Label.
The flavour was so disappointing it wasn’t even deserving of a coloured photo. Because the choc-mint sauce had been designed to pair with KFC chicken, Soon Pyon’s had expected it to be a little lighter on mint and chocolate flavours, to help enhance the flavour of the chicken. However, there’d been no adjustments, and the flavours fought each other on the palate — it was as if he’d eaten a chunk of fried chicken and popped a mint chocolate in his mouth at the same time.
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