Discussion What's with all the chicken in korean novels?

Discussion in 'Novel General' started by Karyehs, Jan 15, 2019.

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  1. Karyehs

    Karyehs Well-Known Member

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    I am wondering about this every time I read a KN... Somehow chicken gets treated like the best food since (or before) sliced bread... It's almost on the level of money, which means a lot for korean MCs.

    In my country chicken is one of the cheapest meats you can get.

    Is chicken in korea so expensive, that it acts as a status symbol?
     
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    LuminaDawn Well-Known Member

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    Nah man, Korean fried chicken is just good.
     
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  3. TotesMyGoats

    TotesMyGoats yeetle the teetle

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    There's a whole wikipedia article on it
     
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  4. akki

    akki [Ani's C☕ffee-mate #3] [Shady Merchant]

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    What novels? Give us examples or it didn’t happen and you made it all up~
     
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    vancenick Well-Known Member

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    Chicken is just really popular it’s a cultural thing
     
  6. OnceandFutureLurker

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    Because Korean chicken is good as been stated already, but seriously why does it matter?
     
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    chicken are like fat land-borne phoenixes
     
  8. elengee

    elengee Daoist Ninefaps

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    Just be glad it's not dog or cat.
     
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    KFC: Korean Fried Chicken, right? :blobsmirk:
     
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    Atanaxia Evatriae Well-Known Member

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    Chickens are to Koreans what beef is to Indians. They worship it, but they also eat it.
     
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    Are you sure it's not because the actual taste of chicken is masked by all the seasonings and batter they put on top.
     
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    They boast the highest number of parks in korea, gotta find a reason to burn off all that chicken fat
     
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    Blitz ⛈️ awakened from the reverie❄️

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    They make good chicken:blobdrool::blobdrool::blobdrool:
     
  14. Mount Tai Unleashed

    Mount Tai Unleashed This one has tai but can't see mount eyes

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    Only good thing that came from korea was kingdom under fire
     
  15. SoulZer0

    SoulZer0 Heaven Refining

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    Quite sure Indians don't eat it with few exceptions.
     
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    In India Only Muslim population eat beef and if you're talking about other they all are vegetarian
    It's a different matter that you don't even know what's happening outside your well the world is big to make some exception come out from your well
     
  17. Ophious

    Ophious Pathfinder kinda fun

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    If you've ever tried it, you'd realize how tasty they are
    though I do agree that they might overreact a little on how amazing they are...
     
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    fuzor100 Standby mode...

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    I don't know about Korean chicken, but I love KFC.
     
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    Who doesn't love it?
     
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    fuzor100 Standby mode...

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    Somebody who hates chicken! :blobhero:
     
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