Not Too Affordable

Grateful it's not closer: the nearest Jollibee is 15 miles away.

Rule to live by: “I’m very healthy, but when fried chicken is there, I eat it.”

The WSJ reports on New Yorkers' latest food craze: Asian-style fried chicken.

Dining spots specializing in fare from South Korea, Japan and other Asian countries are offering their version of the fowl favorite—and they are finding a hungry market....But it is the Korean iteration of fried chicken, known for its extremely crispy exterior, that has become the true sensation throughout the city over the past decade. Dozens of Korean restaurants offer it.

Chinese-style fried chicken-as well as chicken karaage and katsu in Japanese restaurants--has been available in the Bay Area for at least 40 years. I do remember New York's Cantonese restaurants serving such fare when I was in college, so the WSJ article seems belated. Undoubtedly the Internet has helped generate these rapid ascensions in popularity; back in the 1970's there was a paucity of publicity for all but a few non-Continental restaurants.

The chicken from KFC is now too greasy and salty for your humble blogger. My chain of choice is the Philippines' Jollibee, which has several outlets in the Bay Area. Jollibee serves only crispy drumsticks and thighs, spicy or mild, with a side of gravy. Once every three months is all that I can afford, and we're not talking about price.