I'm a long way from home and grabbed a KFC meal over Thanksgiving. I haven't had it since ... 2015, I think? and that was overseas.

My dad would sometimes buy it when we were kids, and it did hit the nostalgia buttons while also providing me with a few days worth of food. It tasted like I remember it. Sure it's fast food chicken, but it's not bad.

Although I guess when comparing it to Popeyes and some of the other fast food chicken offerings, it hasn't provided anything new in a while. Maybe they should try to get into the chicken sandwich space and try to market against Chick-fil-a?

I suspect this console will turn into a relic we'll see in videos 10 years from now, similar to the Hot Wheels and Barbie PC. At least it will probably be more useful than an Ouya.

> and that was overseas.

in 2010, i was lucky enough to have KFC in beijing. it's a totally different experience, and was absolutely delicious.

once covid stops being a PITA, and travel becomes a reality, i strongly recommend trying out american fast food chains in other countries. i'm almost always surprised w/the quality!

Except McDonald’s, which for the core menu, tastes identical the world over. I believe this is deliberate and by design. They also accept USD in lieu of local tender the world over too (but you’ll get your change in local tender).

> I swear I remember KFC being delicious

Not as delicious as Roy Rogers. As a kid - Roy Rogers > KFC > Popeye's. Too bad Roy Rogers disappeared at the turn of the century. Now Popeye's > KFC but man do I miss the crispy Roy Rogers chicken.

MSG is safe. https://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/articles...

Who said anything about safe or unsafe?

It's a 'flavour enhancer' that can taint food with its own taste.

Salt is a flavor enhancer that can taint food with its taste. Do you hat salt?

If the food tastes like just salt without much else, then obviously that's not great. How is this a difficult point to understand? It's the quantity that's the problem, not simply the presence of it.

The point being your statement is a completely useless statement. Any ingredient can taint a dish with its own taste.

Too much salt is unpleasant and can also be unhealthy, fwiw.

Oh, and my wife does hate salt, so I get used to less of it.

Yeah I like MSG and use it at home. But I don't want it to be the only thing I taste. I really couldn't taste any other seasonings except maybe a bit of pepper.

That's cool. It's also safe to eat tomato aspic, but I still find that eating too much of it is undesirable.

But does MSG taste good?

MSG is naturally occurring in things like seaweed, tomatoes, mushrooms, and Parmesan cheese.

It tastes fine given the popularity of those food items.

I quite like the taste, it has a mild but distinctive flavor but it's much better in the background and it can be overpowering if it's the main flavor, which was my complaint with KFC. Kinda similar to salt, a bit of salt makes everything else taste better but too much overwhelms.

MSG is neither terribly dangerous nor perfectly fine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-POAKKH5IM

An interesting commentary on both of the above questions.

The issue in the context is MSG tastes like what “mono-sodium glutamate” would taste like.

The video about both about what MSG tastes like, and it's safety... hence I posted the link.