Chocolate Chicken Not Finger Lickin’ Good, Says Netizens

 

After previously releasing unique menus like fried chicken covered in cheese and chicken with spicy sauce, fast-food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in Indonesia has recently introduced another brave attempt at creativity : Spicy Chocolate Chicken.

Announced on Wednesday, the limited-edition Chochiks basically features crispy chicken drizzled with spicy chocolate sauce. Customers can order it with rice and a glass of soda or just the chicken. Prices start at Rp 19.000 (US$1.4). Following the introduction, netizens immediately flocked to the chain’s social media accounts to express their opinion on the recent menu.

“It’s getting out of control ! Why don’t you just make peppermint-flavored or cocopandan-flavored KFC [menu]?” wrote @JefryGigih on Twitter. Cocopandan is usually a flavor intended for beverages, containing pandan and coconut.

“I don’t like chocolate, can I replace it with matcha?” commented @ichatrikusumaa.

“It’s better to make fried chicken with rendang [beef simmered in coconut milk] sauce, it’s more delicious,” wrote @elzr13.

“You’ve gone too far,” said @albarnn.

On Facebook, Christine Budiarto suggested, “If it’s possible, the [chocolate] sauce should be separated from the fried chicken. If it’s not delicious, the [fried] chicken can still be eaten and I can bring the chocolate saucec home, freeze it and savor it as a snack.”

Meanwhile an Instagram user, ellsa97, shared her take on the foor, “I already tried it and [...] I don’t like it, the chocolate [sauce] is very thick and I couldn’t taste the spices.”