Let me start off by
saying KFC in Toronto sucks. Their
chicken is undercooked, full of oil (even as you bite into it), and it gives
you stomach problems after you eat it (fire in your bum). I don’t know why this is, I mean I have been
to the US and their chicken tastes amazing.
The only alternative I have to fried chicken when a craving hits is
Popeyes. Thank goodness a new location
opened about a year ago near where I live.
Their chicken is great, though I get mine without hot sauce. As I have grown up, my taste buds have
matured as well, and I no longer have the same cravings for fast food that I
used to have as a teenager. Those were
the good-old-days when I was able to scarf down a hamburger combo (burger,
fries with gravy, and pop can), with a large sub, chips, and an ice cream Oreo
cookie for desert. Fast food just
doesn’t interest me anymore as much as wanting to eat healthy; salads, club
sandwiches, and grilled vegetables.
However the one time of year I do get those old cravings for not so
healthy food is when I go on vacation.
This year I went to
El Salvador for a little rest and relaxation.
When I go there, I also make it a point to visit a Pollo Campero, a
Central American fried chicken restaurant.
To start off with their chicken has a very unique aroma that will get
you as soon as you pass by a location.
I’m sure there must be a term for this sensation (Olfactory memory);
where as soon as I smell it, it brings me back to my childhood. The next best thing about the chicken is the
taste. It’s so good I don’t even have to
eat it with ketchup. I think that
qualifies as a good marker in my opinion for how good chicken is, when you
don’t even need ketchup or a dipping sauce to enjoy it. Just as good as this chicken is; it becomes a
winning combo as soon as I pair it up with a Kolashampan, (champagne
cola). For me Pollo Campero not only
hits the spot for a fried chicken craving, but blows it away.
Pollo
Campero:
YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DabezPgVYo
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