And just like that, a viral phenomenon was born, complete with its own hashtag: #MakeItKFC.
Ideas started flooding in: Could a pineapple be made KFC?
What about birthday cake?
So KFC decided to ask South Africa what foods would be tastier if they were made KFC.
What my mom made me eat that foods should we make KFC?
Which dreary dinners should hit the fryer?
Every item that has the KFC name attached to it is tested and perfected, says Macpherson.
This had to follow the same process to see to it that whatever we made KFC was impeccable.
And instead of ordering fried chicken, they got to try the dishes theyd helped create.
(Thats right: KFC even fried its competition, and the feedback was clear.
You guys should seriously colab, said one guest as she sank her teeth into a cheeseburger made KFC.
Am I allowed to say its better?)
Macpherson says: In short, people ate it up in more ways than one.
They couldnt believe how delicious familiar and often dull foods can be when theyre made KFC.
So, what were the unlikely items that suddenly became better by being made KFC?
It really can make just about anything taste better.
But lets be honest: theres still nothing beats the taste of our Original Recipe finger-lickin good chicken.
