Food Theory: I SOLVED KFC's Secret Recipe! (KFC Chicken)

Sdílet
Vložit
  • čas přidán 23. 01. 2021
  • Watch our other KFC Videos!
    This Movie Exposed KFC's BIGGEST Secret! ► • Film Theory: This Movi...
    KFC Just WON The Console Wars ► • Game Theory: KFC Just ...
    Food Theorists, this is not the first time I've talked about KFC or Colonel Sanders on this channel and I'm sure it won't be the last. However, today just may be the most important day on this channel... if you love fried chicken like I do! You see, I believe I have figured out the SECRET recipe that makes KFC chicken taste so good. Join us as we taste test our way to the best homemade fried chicken EVER! Science has never tasted so good.
    SUBSCRIBE for Every Theory! ►► bit.ly/2CdCooV
    Want More FOOD THEORY?
    You've Been SCAMMED! (Supermarket Secrets) ► • Food Theory: You've Be...
    Tootsie Pops, How Many Licks? ► • Food Theory: Tootsie P...
    Never Order McDonald's Medium Fries! ► • Food Theory: Never Ord...
    Kool Aid Man Is A Marvel Villain! ► • Food Theory: Kool Aid ...
    Don't Trust Your Cake! ► • Food Theory: Don't Tru...
    Join our other Theorist Communities!
    Game Theory! ► bit.ly/1qV8fd6
    Film Theory! ► bit.ly/1dI8VBH
    Need Royalty Free Music for your Content? Try Epidemic Sound.
    Get A 30 Day Free Trial! ► share.epidemicsound.com/theFoo...
    Credits:
    Writers: Matthew Patrick and Luke Barats
    Editors: Forrest Lee and Danial "BanditRants" Keristoufi
    Assistant Editor: AlyssaBeCrazy Sound Editor: Yosi Berman
    #KFCRecipe #KFC #ColonelSanders #Chicken #KentuckyFriedChicken #FriedChicken #FastFood #FoodTheory #Food #Recipe #Matpat #GameTheory #FilmTheory
  • Jak na to + styl

Komentáře • 17K

  • @ravenpotter3
    @ravenpotter3 Před 3 lety +3778

    Update: Matpat has mysteriously disappeared from him home and in his place is a apology note saying he was wrong and a box of KFC. Matpat has never been seen again

  • @wegs5492
    @wegs5492 Před 3 lety +16143

    Food theory: whenever MatPat wants something to eat from a fast food chain, he makes a food theory video

  • @C.Ross_Faded
    @C.Ross_Faded Před rokem +1586

    I’m not surprised the citric acid made the 99-X taste more similar to KFC. Citrus is such a great chicken additive that definitely improves the flavor especially when fried/baked.

    • @JakeLYT
      @JakeLYT Před rokem +38

      ​@Kareem Sarhan never heard of baked chicken before?

    • @romanlegion5837
      @romanlegion5837 Před rokem +11

      What if it was just pickle juice

    • @C.Ross_Faded
      @C.Ross_Faded Před rokem +11

      @@romanlegion5837 that could be it strangely enough. Kfc ain’t against using pickles

    • @RichardServello
      @RichardServello Před 10 měsíci +5

      I always use an acid in any chicken dish.

    • @onehellofaboredguitarist4287
      @onehellofaboredguitarist4287 Před 9 měsíci +3

      ​@@RichardServellotry fluroroantimonic xD, but seriously WHY DOES IT ALWAYS TASTE SO GOOD WITH LEMON

  • @vanghostvvs
    @vanghostvvs Před rokem +578

    maybe the 99-x, plus the citric acid, PLUS the tellicherry pepper mentioned at the pressure cooker manufacturer interview wouldve been the perfect combination

    • @RefinedRandy
      @RefinedRandy Před rokem +67

      Plus buttermilk with 2 eggs instead of regular milk for the wet soak.
      Plus 100g of dried milk and 100g of dried egg in the breading like other commenters said.
      I also think the pressure fryer plays more of a role than people think and does something beyond reducing cooking times.
      Double 99x + 100g dried milk + 100g dried egg + 50% extra salt + tellicherry pepper + dredge in buttermilk and egg mixture before breading + pressure fryer + citric acid in the oil = perfect fried chicken? 🤔🤔
      "It's the little things that matter"

    • @kraken6183
      @kraken6183 Před 9 měsíci +18

      ​@@RefinedRandy why would colonel sanders release 99-x as a hit piece if it was missing tellicherry pepper

    • @net_lag
      @net_lag Před 3 měsíci +1

      I'm drooling from the fact that I"m basically from tellicherry (very close to it).. but ofcos here we call it thalassery

    • @muh21.0
      @muh21.0 Před 2 měsíci +2

      MY LOCAL KFC USED TO SHOW THE SECRET HERBS AMD SPICES ON THE WALL

  • @ShorenkiZelshin
    @ShorenkiZelshin Před 3 lety +881

    Food Theory: Complains that recipes online dont tell us proportions
    Also food theory: Doesn't tell us how much citrus acid and additional 99-x to add

    • @Artsea_Grace
      @Artsea_Grace Před 3 lety +41

      Maybe it’s on the website that everyone has been crashing (Marion Kay)?

    • @Ohmwise
      @Ohmwise Před 3 lety +13

      theyre not directly showing the recipes so i dont see any problem

    • @steelpump100
      @steelpump100 Před 3 lety +8

      the citric acid is true, but the 99 is shown

    • @thevioletskull8158
      @thevioletskull8158 Před 3 lety +2

      True

    • @steelpump100
      @steelpump100 Před 3 lety

      @Jacky Lau THANK YOU

  • @iisgreen6930
    @iisgreen6930 Před 3 lety +859

    Mat Pat at the end of the Film Theory: "What is KFC's secret recipe?"
    Ad before this video: "It's meat"

  • @ossioikarinen6232
    @ossioikarinen6232 Před rokem +165

    The reason for kfc not being in finland is that in finland you have to tell EVERY SINGLE ingrediant and the amount of them.

    • @blobisback
      @blobisback Před 5 měsíci +12

      They scared

    • @RaptrRamblings
      @RaptrRamblings Před 3 měsíci +19

      KFCowards

    • @JayTFT-tc5hc
      @JayTFT-tc5hc Před 3 měsíci +10

      This is a LIE. KFC is in Finland as of 2021, they were not present due to issues with local laws and could not find partners.

    • @rustic35
      @rustic35 Před 5 dny

      The bs people spread on the internet. 😂

  • @alexsanderivan6511
    @alexsanderivan6511 Před rokem +245

    So fun fact: here in Brazil (and maybe in other countries in South America, idk), using fruits like lime to spice up chicken is very common, and it is delicious

  • @p_aizurii6899
    @p_aizurii6899 Před 3 lety +1589

    I feel like Matpat made food theory just so that he can include takeouts as part of their business expenses.

  • @idavid8391
    @idavid8391 Před 3 lety +939

    Someone: MatPat, how about another KFC theory?
    MatPat: Three. Take it or leave it.

    • @thehivemind590
      @thehivemind590 Před 3 lety +14

      ILL TAKE YOUR ENTIRE STOCK

    • @atomicfloridaman2830
      @atomicfloridaman2830 Před 3 lety +5

      I am your 69th like. Nice.

    • @Kale6196
      @Kale6196 Před 3 lety +2

      uh four, how do people keep forgetting that

    • @ladyopaleye
      @ladyopaleye Před 3 lety +2

      I mean there’s also the game theory live video I guess?

    • @oxitur
      @oxitur Před 3 lety +2

      I’m your 169th like. Nice.

  • @beterbomen
    @beterbomen Před rokem +308

    Harland Sanders didn't use the pressure fryer for taste, you know. He invented it himself, for speed.

    • @beterbomen
      @beterbomen Před rokem +6

      @Kareem Sarhan That's what they said in The Food That Built America. I have no reason to doubt their claims.

    • @lisabelle7553
      @lisabelle7553 Před rokem +9

      ...and tenderness. Pressure cooking breaks down proteins and makes the meat fall apart/tender - fast.

    • @thisnewnamesystemisdumb
      @thisnewnamesystemisdumb Před 9 měsíci +1

      False.
      "Winston Shelton is known for developing the Collectromatic, a pressure fryer, at the request of Colonel Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken."
      Trust but verify. You'll look less foolish.

    • @Natp69
      @Natp69 Před 6 měsíci

      He WHAT?? that's actually so cool, the man INVENTED it???

    • @beterbomen
      @beterbomen Před 6 měsíci +1

      ​@@Natp69The story as I know it goes like this: Harland Sanders wanted to give people fried chicken at his bussiness (I think it was a gas station, though I'm not too sure), but chicken takes a long time to fry normally, and if he just prepared some, he could end up having only hours-old chicken to serve. Now, there were plenty of pressure COOKERS already, but in order to use it to fry something, he had to reconfigure it so it could stand up to the higher temperatures - especially the seals, which he had to replace with metal ones. This took quite a bit of trial and error on his part, and once it was working, he still had to work out the propper time and temperature to fry the chicken, as well as the propper batter to coat the chicken in. So yeah, I wouldn't say it's too much of a stretch to say he invented it.

  • @bluewater6878
    @bluewater6878 Před 10 měsíci +249

    3:45. Recipe #1: Todd Wilbur.
    7:53. Recipe #2: Lab Results (William Poundstone).
    11:14. Recipe #3: 99-X. (Marion-Kay Spices)
    14:52. Recipe #4: The Colonel's Nephew Recipe.
    18:31. Recipe #5: TC34D (Internet Hive Mind/Crowdsourced).
    23:51. Recipe #6: A Recipe for Seduction (Citrus)

  • @kokoskolan2099
    @kokoskolan2099 Před 3 lety +2617

    Don’t forget to let “the ingredients get to know each-other”

  • @AnonyBoiii
    @AnonyBoiii Před 3 lety +926

    For some reason, I’ve always thought that the “11 herbs and spices” was just a ploy like Mr.Crabs with the Krabby Patty secret formula

    • @mmaantj
      @mmaantj Před 3 lety +19

      Its love

    • @Gingerfrost
      @Gingerfrost Před 3 lety +6

      @@mmaantj love from each employee.

    • @lrdjoker007
      @lrdjoker007 Před 3 lety +11

      Yeah like 23 flavors in Dr.pepper thats just prune soda lol

    • @justinchannel128
      @justinchannel128 Před 3 lety +5

      @@lrdjoker007 wait Dr.Pepper isn't actually made from pepper extract?

    • @billkling378
      @billkling378 Před 3 lety +4

      I thought the Krabby Patty was made from crab

  • @symphonyspeed3226
    @symphonyspeed3226 Před 10 měsíci +83

    Looking back now i think the reason why some of the chicken didn't come out as flavorful (like the nephew recipe) was probably because Mat and Steph never marinated the chicken before frying them

    • @Sinistarrrrrrr
      @Sinistarrrrrrr Před 9 měsíci +14

      I noticed this too, they just applied the seasonings to the batter without prepping the chicken beforehand.

    • @abhinavyadav13
      @abhinavyadav13 Před 5 měsíci +2

      i was wonderting about that too, but in this case, how would u marinate the chicken?

    • @YoshihitoBLM
      @YoshihitoBLM Před 4 měsíci +8

      @@abhinavyadav13 Marinate might be a bit of a misnomer. You can do what is called a brine. Place the raw chicken in heavily salted water for at least a couple of hours before you prepare the breading. Make sure to pat the chicken completely dry before you do, though. What this does is impart some extra salt directly into the meat and adds to the juiciness. Conversely, you can do a sort of marinade in a milk or buttermilk solution. If I do that, I like to use buttermilk and infuse that with a bit of pickle juice and a smaller portion of the spices that are used in the flour mix.

    • @chinemapictures
      @chinemapictures Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@abhinavyadav13pickle juice and some milk for an hour in the fridge

  • @gayspaghetti3374
    @gayspaghetti3374 Před rokem +24

    I remember a friend of mine from America came over to visit me (I live in Scotland), and their favourite thing to do was to eat at fast food restaurants because they're allergic to soy, and we don't use soy oil over here!
    To elaborate, in the UK, we use vegetable oil, sunflower seed oil, or just plain old butter to fry things as its harder to get soy over here.

  • @BenjiM514
    @BenjiM514 Před 3 lety +1405

    Mat Pat: “I discovered KFC’s secret recep-“
    **gunshots**

  • @AmyWeigand
    @AmyWeigand Před 3 lety +802

    A FOOD company that made a FILM and a GAME console? They're practically begging for MatPat to cover them. KFC should totally sponsor this channel!

    • @erikford7959
      @erikford7959 Před 3 lety +11

      Next they make a book or a list on how to get fit xd
      Because the next theorist channel is probably book theory or muscle theory

    • @p3pgamingofficial
      @p3pgamingofficial Před 3 lety +9

      Don't forget about the dating sim

    • @xavierninness394
      @xavierninness394 Před 3 lety +2

      How about all three.

    • @KilosFoxo
      @KilosFoxo Před 3 lety +1

      @@p3pgamingofficial or the dc crossover comic

    • @vwertz7829
      @vwertz7829 Před 3 lety

      @@xavierninness394 chill ddy

  • @kaylinalaska6117
    @kaylinalaska6117 Před rokem +12

    here's my food theory: the last recipe you tried with the citrus added to it is the true recipe, BUT because it was made in a small kitchen deep fryer instead of an industrial sized pressure fryer it was slightly different. The other reason behind it tasting different is because KFC is made by sweaty teenagers in a rushed environment that isn't always so clean just gives the chicken that extra oomph that it has.

  • @marshallrush7717
    @marshallrush7717 Před rokem +11

    So fun fact from someone who has worked at multiple kfcs in the US at least the extra crispy is cooked in an open vat deep fryer while the original breading is cooked in a pressure fryer and they're two different types of breading

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican Před 3 lety +1452

    “I think the secret...is love.”
    SpongeBob: *wants to know your location*

  • @ambassadorcow6264
    @ambassadorcow6264 Před 3 lety +14926

    Solution: Get people who are allergic to a single spice and find 11 different spices that people are allergic to. Boom theory done xD

    • @thanatoast
      @thanatoast Před 3 lety +1948

      That... Might actually work actually.

    • @ambassadorcow6264
      @ambassadorcow6264 Před 3 lety +1332

      @@thanatoast Ikr same with Mats obsession with diet coke. Get someone who is allergic to each type of ingredient. A worthy sacrifice will be made in there honor xD

    • @Silkie_Dragon
      @Silkie_Dragon Před 3 lety +451

      Wow. That would be a PROCESS and 10 more. Jesus that’d take forever

    • @watevr4evr
      @watevr4evr Před 3 lety +118

      you mean allergic to kfc?

    • @tylersimcox8753
      @tylersimcox8753 Před 3 lety +237

      cruel but good idea ill try it

  • @AustinJASMR
    @AustinJASMR Před 11 měsíci +15

    Idea: Use a mass spectronomer (or whatever the thing was that they used to analyze the dry batter) on the 99-X blend to see what shows up.

  • @hedera1332
    @hedera1332 Před rokem +89

    I wanted to point out that there are multiple kinds of paprika, not all of them spicy. I learned this the hard way 😬

    • @The_tiredone
      @The_tiredone Před 10 měsíci +4

      Rip whatever you where trying to make

    • @hedera1332
      @hedera1332 Před 10 měsíci +5

      @@The_tiredone Stroganoff 😭

    • @Nachotaco4005
      @Nachotaco4005 Před 9 měsíci

      @@hedera1332did you still eat ot

    • @hedera1332
      @hedera1332 Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@Nachotaco4005 As much as I could, don't have the money to waste that

    • @m_artroom
      @m_artroom Před 9 měsíci +1

      Paprika is spicy….? Oops 😂

  • @rolo0o
    @rolo0o Před 3 lety +1231

    The dude who did the lab test had big Plankton energy like that's actually so extra

  • @christopherdaurio2617
    @christopherdaurio2617 Před 3 lety +693

    Binging with Banish: "Now just tiny whisk that all together."
    *Gets challenged by film theory*
    Binging with Banish: *breaks out the C O L O S S A L W H I S K*

    • @Yacob-qu6rr
      @Yacob-qu6rr Před 3 lety +30

      The day Babish uses a colossal whisk is the day the world ends

    • @davejacob16
      @davejacob16 Před 3 lety +3

      I read that as a Colo Sal Whisk

    • @eikuva8189
      @eikuva8189 Před 3 lety +5

      Babish breaks out the nano whisk and creates a flawlessly precise Sanders-approved KFC duplication for a colony of amoebas.

    • @Baba-rv2uf
      @Baba-rv2uf Před 3 lety +3

      Why do i hear boss music?

    • @BDBD16
      @BDBD16 Před 3 lety

      Whisks only come in three sizes guys, come on man!

  • @lettertree11
    @lettertree11 Před 6 měsíci +9

    I used to work at McDonald's. Mac Sauce and Thousand Islands dressing consist of very very different ingredients. Taste them side by side and you'll notice the much tangier taste of Mac Sauce.

  • @naomilopez7949
    @naomilopez7949 Před 10 měsíci +10

    I worked on a marketing campaign for KFC and I can say if citrus was the missing component, it was a complete accident. They took us on a tour of the facilities so we’d know a bit more about the company and explained that only 1 person in the entire world knows the recipe. And to get to the recipe you need 3 people to unlock the vault. So if the citrus is the answer, that was just a happy coincident.

  • @Slyeyewalker
    @Slyeyewalker Před 3 lety +3321

    We need to invent taste-o-vision for this exact moment

    • @i_love_rocks
      @i_love_rocks Před 3 lety +8

      Yuuuup

    • @ranggapradipta8526
      @ranggapradipta8526 Před 3 lety +5

      Yes

    • @HOTD108_
      @HOTD108_ Před 3 lety +54

      Yeah, so we can taste Mat.

    • @afkboy5925
      @afkboy5925 Před 3 lety +3

      Did you know that wal I was peeing on the floor yep you herd it here I was peeing on my floor and my phone so I dare you to do the same

    • @swagster700
      @swagster700 Před 3 lety +11

      @@afkboy5925 dont say that here, people have a fedish for everything these days...

  • @luigidreemurr6034
    @luigidreemurr6034 Před rokem +1558

    Fun fact.
    My Dad used to work at KFC years ago when he was a teen. And stole some of the spice mixed flour to make some chicken at home. AND IT DIDNT TASTE LIKE THE CHICKEN FROM KFC. So I think the pressure cooker and possibly the oil is the main issue.

    • @bobsquires4521
      @bobsquires4521 Před 7 měsíci +177

      ya, a master chef buddy also worked at a KFC years ago and mentioned that 'all the spices were not as important as the pressure cooking.' Salt/pepper though are important. The whole issue nearly drives me to drink.

    • @sgtmaggi
      @sgtmaggi Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@bobsquires4521cheers brother

    • @jacobp.2024
      @jacobp.2024 Před 4 měsíci +8

      @@bobsquires4521 chef buddy has never had good homecooked fried chicken that poor soul is damaged.

    • @danielwalker26
      @danielwalker26 Před 3 měsíci +16

      When I worked at KFC we got a girl to believe that the blocks of oil were cooking cheese and that is why it tasted so good.

    • @mapleaf6672
      @mapleaf6672 Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@bobsquires4521 Also you need to do a buttermilk soak preferably with frank's red hot in there

  • @TekkGnostic
    @TekkGnostic Před 8 měsíci +4

    It's also brined overnight in a buttermilk mixture.
    Buttermilk is as easy to make as adding some fresh lemon juice to milk, and letting the chicken sit in that overnight.
    Probably could get the same results plus a more tender chicken that way.
    Also thinking they may add baking powder to the flour as well, the combination of the acidity would help the batter fluff up more light and crispy like fish batter.

  • @_heidi_
    @_heidi_ Před rokem +6

    I would love another episode like this or a follow up of some kind. I eat while watching food theory and this has been the best one for that purpose. I dunno, seeing food in a sciencey, exciting setting makes it easier to cook my own food

  • @toblobs
    @toblobs Před 3 lety +273

    *When you spend hundreds of hours replicating a Big Mac recipe and then a CZcamsr tells you it's in the commercial*

  • @Xplzk1
    @Xplzk1 Před 3 lety +852

    Matpat: "I SOLVED KFC's Secret Recipe!"
    Kfc: *sweating intensifies*

  • @zwarteaap070
    @zwarteaap070 Před rokem +11

    I absolutely love your fashion sense and you are so wholesome. Thank you for making my childhood, keep doing what you're doing and don't let the haters negatively impact you.

  • @thetasigma412
    @thetasigma412 Před 2 měsíci +2

    The ad placement is hilarious here.
    "In 2016, the nephew of Colonel Sanders came forward with - Grammarly's 5 tips for writing a professional email."

  • @jeancalderonparedes7227
    @jeancalderonparedes7227 Před 3 lety +977

    Steffany: "It seems like people on internet over complicate things"
    Matpat:.
    Fnaf fans: I understood the reference

    • @kombomaster9141
      @kombomaster9141 Před 3 lety +2

      Lol yes

    • @master0fthearts894
      @master0fthearts894 Před 3 lety +18

      @@kombomaster9141 FNAF Fans: Whatever the internet does to over complicate, it will never be as crazy or complex as what the original creator will come up with and add to the lore.

    • @dasha_ucko
      @dasha_ucko Před 3 lety +7

      *Stephanie

    • @jeancalderonparedes7227
      @jeancalderonparedes7227 Před 3 lety +4

      @@dasha_ucko I'm a disgrace for forgetting :c

    • @MystLunarabne
      @MystLunarabne Před 3 lety +11

      We thought they were cooking food but turns out Matt was the one getting roasted.

  • @gigachad449
    @gigachad449 Před 3 lety +555

    If matpat goes missing after this remember he himself gave KFC his location , so you know

    • @nightdrivenen7909
      @nightdrivenen7909 Před 3 lety +28

      Please, like KFC Corporate isn't meticulously buying your information from all of social media which includes your GPS coordinates and signatures so that those big Colonel Sanders heads on those signs can actively watch and record in a giant data vault of who is keeping their yearly KFC Quotas filled less they send out the Ninjas to kidnap you while you sleep and force you to eat KFC until your personal quota is met via food injector? Casual thinking.

    • @gigachad449
      @gigachad449 Před 3 lety +10

      @@nightdrivenen7909 I beg your absolute pardon ,? First I was concerned but now I'm convinced ,

    • @mingfanzhang4600
      @mingfanzhang4600 Před 3 lety +5

      weeb #JustMonika #LarryLawton #FreeTaiwan

    • @ExplodingSteve
      @ExplodingSteve Před 3 lety +5

      rip mat pat

    • @gigachad449
      @gigachad449 Před 3 lety +5

      @@mingfanzhang4600 ??

  • @theiam585
    @theiam585 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Hey Matt, I used to work for a poultry processing plant, that prepared the KFC brand chicken. A lot of the seasoning is injected in the chicken pieces at the processing plant. Similar to a brine.

  • @fivejedis
    @fivejedis Před 7 měsíci +9

    Would love to see this theory revisited or more recipe testing videos.

  • @DogPerson626
    @DogPerson626 Před 3 lety +296

    R.I.P. Matthew Robert Patrick. Assassinated by a KFC hit man before his time. May he rest in piece, no longer tormented by Five Nights at Freddy’s lore.

  • @figgehn_
    @figgehn_ Před 3 lety +9267

    I would love to see this AGAIN... but with another twist... blindfolds, since the brain tend to be a bit biased sometimes, so do all the flavours, get them randomized and then try them blindfolded :D

    • @chronowolf4734
      @chronowolf4734 Před 3 lety +353

      Yeah, I kept waiting for a blind taste test, especially after Mat specifically mentioned it. They could've at least done one between the citrus and non-citrus variant of 99-x

    • @mewhenimnotme
      @mewhenimnotme Před 3 lety +109

      Predicting this comment will get thousands of likes because this guy's verified

    • @amireinav1
      @amireinav1 Před 3 lety +73

      figgehn agreed, my biggest issue with this vid is him having a conclusion before trying it, which usually makes it more biased. If he had tried it blindfolded it would’ve been more accurate

    • @YokaK80
      @YokaK80 Před 3 lety +14

      Oh my god figghen the main man watches food theory that's amazing

    • @funnydwarf8909
      @funnydwarf8909 Před 3 lety +6

      Hej jag är verkligen svensk, jag översatte verkligen inte detta.

  • @theyellowbird
    @theyellowbird Před 2 měsíci +2

    “Oh my gosh I want to send everything through a mass spectrometer” is such a mood 😭

  • @tlouitas
    @tlouitas Před rokem +21

    Theories aside, I love the fact that MatPat is wearing a game theory hoodie. It is so incredibly on-brand while being off-brand, and it’s perfect.

  • @braxsiddobond5493
    @braxsiddobond5493 Před 3 lety +237

    Mat Pat: "Hey guys welcome to food theory where today I'm wearing a Game Theory jacket"

  • @khalillian
    @khalillian Před 3 lety +833

    Stephanie is dressed like a wise mother while matpat is dressed like a nerdy teen :)

  • @Doggydayroblox
    @Doggydayroblox Před 3 měsíci +4

    Bigmac sauce is just ketchup mayo and
    Relish with a splash of pickle juice

  • @ninja123probg9
    @ninja123probg9 Před 8 měsíci +3

    9:10 try crushed cilantro with lime zest and make caramelised honey and then dissolve some of the honey in sparkling water and add the cilantro and lime zest juice in too.

  • @felixccorcoran
    @felixccorcoran Před 2 lety +4693

    As a KFC employee, I can confirm that 99x looks right. The proportions are approximately 11kgs flour to 400g seasoning and 400g salt, with 100g of dried milk and egg mix

    • @callumcartini
      @callumcartini Před 2 lety +517

      exposing the secrets over here

    • @leonwashburn4747
      @leonwashburn4747 Před 2 lety +183

      True there is dehydrated egg in the flour mixture n chicken dipped in water then battered

    • @TheFunniBaconMan
      @TheFunniBaconMan Před 2 lety +1077

      KFC's gonna send a Kentucky Fried Hitman after you now.

    • @fishylloyd7339
      @fishylloyd7339 Před 2 lety +122

      @@TheFunniBaconMan underrated comment🤣🤣🤣

    • @moditorplayz
      @moditorplayz Před 2 lety +97

      Find a safe place to hide now

  • @camm9210
    @camm9210 Před 2 lety +2572

    Salt, Pepper, Flour. these are the ingredients to make a perfect fried chicken. but Matpat intentionally added an extra ingredient into the concoction. CHEMICAL 99-X. Thus, an almost perfect replica was born!

  • @EricckkkMoneyyy
    @EricckkkMoneyyy Před měsícem

    I love rewatching all the food theory videos and I will continue to do so no matter how old I get! Love you MattPat! Please never stop making good content! I don't just watch food theory, i watch all 4 theories!

  • @amandapc
    @amandapc Před rokem +4

    When you said made with love at the beginning, it made me think of an old crochet/knitting joke that basically means when you say something is made with love, you really mean it’s made with a lot of your hair, so Steph saying it was made with his beard hair isn’t that far off

  • @classic6288
    @classic6288 Před 2 lety +4466

    theory: everytime the recipe gets correctly leaked they slightly change it and acts like its a lie and everyone belives them just because it tastes slightly different from the old leaked reciple

    • @brente3187
      @brente3187 Před 2 lety +50

      Fr💯😂🙏

    • @EmeraldEyesEsoteric
      @EmeraldEyesEsoteric Před rokem +81

      The Secret Ingredient is Love: KFC + U the customer.

    • @ethan.2011.
      @ethan.2011. Před rokem +18

      What is a reciple

    • @dabest2815
      @dabest2815 Před rokem +16

      @@ethan.2011. a recipy is instructions on how to make something

    • @gv2807
      @gv2807 Před rokem +20

      @@dabest2815 but what are instructions

  • @spaghettiyeti1445
    @spaghettiyeti1445 Před 3 lety +1819

    “There is no secret ingredient”
    - Mr Ping, Kung Fu Panda

    • @intheeyesofdorian0853
      @intheeyesofdorian0853 Před 3 lety +50

      Those are a wise mans words from a wise man

    • @cmor33
      @cmor33 Před 3 lety +9

      Literally couldn’t breath

    • @Atemwas69
      @Atemwas69 Před 3 lety +2

      @@cmor33 thats racist man.

    • @elevate5731
      @elevate5731 Před 3 lety +21

      @@Atemwas69 how tf is that racist?

    • @I11Vanon
      @I11Vanon Před 3 lety +5

      I was literally thinking about this when I saw the title

  • @ninademci1500
    @ninademci1500 Před měsícem +1

    MatPat, this is off topic. When you said 99-X, Agent 99, played by Barbara Feldon, in the 1965 to 1970 TV show, “Get Smart”, popped into my head.

  • @ExactWriter6016
    @ExactWriter6016 Před rokem +10

    Thier kid has the coolest parents ever!

  • @bbittercoffee
    @bbittercoffee Před 3 lety +502

    If Matt ever gets the secret to Diet Coke, the world would never be able to contain him, he would be far too powerful, the only thing holding him back from theorizing about everything is that diet coke is a limited resource.

    • @Popthebop
      @Popthebop Před 3 lety +8

      oh no

    • @bbittercoffee
      @bbittercoffee Před 3 lety +6

      @@Popthebop oh no indeed

    • @willnolan6091
      @willnolan6091 Před 3 lety +1

      I would enjoy all the theories

    • @calliopeblue2303
      @calliopeblue2303 Před 3 lety +1

      May this secret never be seen from now on

    • @bbittercoffee
      @bbittercoffee Před 3 lety +3

      @@willnolan6091 Me too, but the higher people wouldn't.
      How long do you think it would take for him to start theorizing about the more obscure things in life? He does have a fourth channel slot (if you ignore GTLive, because that channel is TECHNICALLY Game Theory Live) Illuminati Theory? Not that his theories are always correct, but if he pumps out theory after theory in a speed we can not comprehend, he will be right, every so often, "even a broken clock is right twice a day" as they say.

  • @uipathan3807
    @uipathan3807 Před 3 lety +1626

    Next episode of Food Theory:
    How to out-pizza the hut

    • @Kas_Styles-Akuma
      @Kas_Styles-Akuma Před 3 lety +25

      Yes pls. This needs to happen

    • @burger_draws
      @burger_draws Před 3 lety +31

      It’s impossible to do that if not the Pizza Hut Illuminati will come after you

    • @webberinternetpolice6431
      @webberinternetpolice6431 Před 3 lety +18

      Dominoes out pizzaed the hut from the beginning

    • @quantum7495
      @quantum7495 Před 3 lety +3

      @@webberinternetpolice6431 dominos is going to die

    • @HenshinFanatic
      @HenshinFanatic Před 3 lety +2

      @@webberinternetpolice6431 please, their pies share DNA with the boxes they come in.

  • @iluvhazbinhotel
    @iluvhazbinhotel Před 2 měsíci +1

    10:17 " were coming for you.👹" "whatch out here comes food theory😊"
    Had me weezing XD

  • @lilymaulder2651
    @lilymaulder2651 Před rokem +17

    As someone who worked at a KFC for a few years, I can say that not all KFCs use pressure fryers, because we sure didn't.

    • @GreyfauxxGaming
      @GreyfauxxGaming Před 6 měsíci +1

      You have to for original chicken, but the extra crispy chicken doesnt need a pressure cook. This is because of the Milk and Egg bag goes wrong in the open fryer.

  • @LuxLite1
    @LuxLite1 Před 3 lety +260

    Watch the chicken coming out to have "coke" as the flour, that's why it's so addictive

    • @craftze_ro5734
      @craftze_ro5734 Před 3 lety +5

      ive had kfc once and never again

    • @craftze_ro5734
      @craftze_ro5734 Před 3 lety +5

      not addictive

    • @thassalantekreskel5742
      @thassalantekreskel5742 Před 3 lety +4

      Nah, it would have to be a no-calorie version to get MatPat hooked.

    • @TheGuyThatIsBored.
      @TheGuyThatIsBored. Před 3 lety +2

      Game theory:It is a theory A food theory
      Film theory:It is a theory A food theory
      Food theory:It is a theory A food theory

    • @wyattrox11
      @wyattrox11 Před 3 lety

      Make it Diet “Coke” and you’ve got yourself a MatPat Spon matchup for life

  • @KittygWhite
    @KittygWhite Před 3 lety +1837

    "I think the secret ingredient is love."
    "And here I thought it was little clippings of his beard that have fallen into the chicken batter."
    There are 2 kinds of people in this world.

    • @blackwolfboi3679
      @blackwolfboi3679 Před 3 lety +36

      and i am the latter

    • @chillallthekildren
      @chillallthekildren Před 3 lety +31

      I won’t lie I thought going from film theory to food theory was a dumb idea yet here I am on my food theory number five lol

    • @oz9680
      @oz9680 Před 3 lety +6

      Yep she is hinting that he should show more love.lol

    • @icenice5667
      @icenice5667 Před 3 lety +1

      love.lol

    • @pas-giaw6055
      @pas-giaw6055 Před 3 lety

      When I found that scene, the roles were reversed

  • @FutureFoxyOfficial
    @FutureFoxyOfficial Před 11 měsíci +6

    If you use the final recipe with the frying method that they use at kfc you might just have yourself an identical match

  • @StrongFreak13
    @StrongFreak13 Před rokem +3

    Former KFC cook, the 99-X does look like the pack I dump into the flour. It was also a different recipe vs the extra crispy chicken

  • @JediPlays0309
    @JediPlays0309 Před 3 lety +23555

    Matpat three KFC videos at the same time?
    I think that’s an addiction 😅

  • @ryanp9458
    @ryanp9458 Před 3 lety +1843

    Remember when you suggested that the Krabby Patty secret formula was more or less marketing hype? I get the feeling the “11 herbs and spices” is probably the same deal

    • @ezekielanderson9055
      @ezekielanderson9055 Před 2 lety +45

      That actually makes a lot of sense

    • @ayadhussain1304
      @ayadhussain1304 Před 2 lety +32

      He probably knew about it but he
      wanted content

    • @griffinmueller1918
      @griffinmueller1918 Před 2 lety +65

      I would believe it, but that is marketing fraud, and if ever found out the company would lose its customers, and at the same time probably be hit with a class action lawsuit, the risk of lying outweighs the risks of saying "11 spices" over just saying "a secret spice blend". Now take into consideration the controversy created by subways foot longs "not being a foot long" ( which I'm not saying it wasn't a stupid court case, it is, very much so, just it's a good example how using exact can work as good marketing, but when that its exactly as said... well ya get the point). The issue with faking exacts is someone can find out by testing it. Not that testing it always works, but the reason you test a hypothesis Is because there could be random variables

    • @MrBrightcide
      @MrBrightcide Před 2 lety +14

      The secret ingredient is crab meat. 😳

    • @hammyofdoom8355
      @hammyofdoom8355 Před 2 lety +3

      @@MrBrightcide the secret ingredient to krabby patties? *Good* shows.

  • @MalachiSlabaugh
    @MalachiSlabaugh Před rokem +10

    Todd Wilbur is officially the new Colonel Sanders!

  • @THEKNIGHTFDD
    @THEKNIGHTFDD Před rokem +6

    but can you solve the whole foods mac and cheese recipe? i think not.

  • @FTZPLTC
    @FTZPLTC Před 2 lety +1470

    The problem with any taste test like this is that it ignores a hugely important aspect of taste: psychology. People are going to think that what they're tasting doesn't taste like KFC because they know it's *not* KFC. To do this right, you'd have to put every test subject in a KFC bucket, and serve it as if it actually *is* KFC to unsuspecting customers.

    • @Harr_e
      @Harr_e Před 2 lety +11

      Lol yeah

    • @jgon12
      @jgon12 Před 2 lety +12

      True.

    • @resurrectedpa
      @resurrectedpa Před 2 lety +6

      True

    • @sumatra
      @sumatra Před 2 lety +47

      yep my Foster mom hated what she called "Duck Juice" the "Donald Duck Orange Juice" so i just keept the clear plastic Tropicana Juice container & she always thought it was Tropicana, OOOOoooo so so bad, but i like them both, apparently she does to LOL

    • @ikhinosenegbele8686
      @ikhinosenegbele8686 Před 2 lety +19

      That makes sense, the fact that they know its not kfc will affect the raw/real reaction because they know its not the real thing so they might not give their true opinion

  • @NiffirgkcaJ
    @NiffirgkcaJ Před 3 lety +613

    MatPat: "I solved KFC's secret recipe!"
    KFC: *Execute Order 66…*

  • @joshuaharris3603
    @joshuaharris3603 Před rokem

    4:15 Genuine food theory idea. Idk if it would be long enough for a whole video but. A theory on why so many “secret” sauces are just thousand island and if they actually are thousand island without modifications. Maybe a taste test of the sauces against thousand island, like what you did for the Diet Coke but without the tournament, unless you wanna make it a tournament to find the best secret sauce.

  • @transyuri4534
    @transyuri4534 Před rokem +1

    My need for variety in my diet has gotten me suddenly addicted to this channel

  • @trishie_V
    @trishie_V Před 3 lety +655

    "secret ingredient?"
    MatPat: Love
    Stephanie: beard clippings

    • @odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347
      @odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347 Před 3 lety +4

      XDXD

    • @jhplays3209
      @jhplays3209 Před 3 lety +10

      me : BOTH

    • @myrus5722
      @myrus5722 Před 3 lety +3

      Trishiee V There are two types of people

    • @MadMan-jj3kb
      @MadMan-jj3kb Před 3 lety +4

      Hey, kinda related, a family member of mine worked at MacDonalds for a while and they still remember what the Big Mac special sauce is made out of...
      Just so you know

    • @s1lent718
      @s1lent718 Před 3 lety +1

      Yum yum in my tum tum

  • @gabby3056
    @gabby3056 Před 3 lety +311

    i love how at the end of the vid mat was like "aw how adorable" and steph was like "ew gross"💀🥰 thats a power couple if ive ever seen one

  • @jumbo-yb4qv
    @jumbo-yb4qv Před rokem

    Out of the hull video- Steph's sweater is so adorable on her 🌟🤍

  • @danieledwards4274
    @danieledwards4274 Před 9 dny

    Allspice, or Summer Savory are all that make the UK vs US recipe vary... the bulk of the "secret" is several versions of peppers... try adding both allspice and dried savory to the 99-X and proceed (1/4 to 1/2 tsp allspice and 1 to 1.5 tsp savory per 2 cups flour). Add coriander for that "citrus" note.

  • @alaciadavis4287
    @alaciadavis4287 Před 3 lety +601

    I always freak out when you’re a real person and not a talking picture

    • @chananyaminster2075
      @chananyaminster2075 Před 3 lety +11

      Yeah me too

    • @kaldo8907
      @kaldo8907 Před 3 lety +26

      For me it's more like, how did the awkward over-analytical, frequently annoying dude find someone who wanted to marry him? And what does that say about me?

    • @PaperMoonLaZY
      @PaperMoonLaZY Před 3 lety +16

      @@kaldo8907 cos steph is nerdy too

    • @bbittercoffee
      @bbittercoffee Před 3 lety +11

      @@kaldo8907 All he did was being himself, I think? They explain it in a GTLive ep.

    • @LidijaLeFrancois
      @LidijaLeFrancois Před 3 lety +10

      @@kaldo8907 I think he's charming.

  • @deacons.3428
    @deacons.3428 Před 3 lety +513

    “Putting our best conTENDERS to the test”
    I see what you did there mat. I see you.

    • @zaxtonhong3958
      @zaxtonhong3958 Před 3 lety +4

      But they ate drumsticks instead of tenders D:

    • @stardust5574
      @stardust5574 Před 3 lety +13

      @@zaxtonhong3958 let the man make his pun

    • @karollmao1964
      @karollmao1964 Před 3 lety +1

      @@zaxtonhong3958 ...are you alexander Hamilton, SIR?

    • @brogrammerplus7683
      @brogrammerplus7683 Před 3 lety +3

      I'm ashamed I didn't get that pun as a fellow pun man.
      But HEY I'll get out the drumstick for a quick "Ba Dum Tis"!

    • @mariafe7050
      @mariafe7050 Před 3 lety +1

      @@zaxtonhong3958 condrumsticks

  • @placeholder4020
    @placeholder4020 Před 10 měsíci +2

    I feel like the colonels recipe is like that of the krabby patty recipe and how it’s near impossible to replicate the taste of both dishes

  • @chantaldubois5365
    @chantaldubois5365 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Its not only the spices and coating that matter, the pressure cooking is the key.

  • @TECHdu2023
    @TECHdu2023 Před 3 lety +328

    Imagine if Conspiracy Theory was a thing now, Matpat's video would be,
    "Conspiracy Theory: Colonel Sanders is Still ALIVE!"

  • @ShubaSayori
    @ShubaSayori Před 3 lety +407

    Food theory: Matt just wanted fried chicken

  • @dadfromthemilkstore6050

    14:46
    I agree. The first one sounds way better than the KFC

  • @jamesclemons9079
    @jamesclemons9079 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Yeah... I didn't pay much attention to the actual seasonings used but I do know the chicken was dipped in water and then dropped in the flour + seasoning mix (and then dip the already flour covered chicken in the water again and then in the flour again, for extra crispy) back when I worked as a cook there. Definitely a lot of pepper in the recipe though...

  • @angelojohnson9441
    @angelojohnson9441 Před 3 lety +320

    *MatPat and Steph cook with 99x*
    “Why does this taste like Powerpuff Girl?”

  • @TrampusSims
    @TrampusSims Před 3 lety +400

    Um, I'm pretty sure you just single handedly crashed the main website that sells 99-X

  • @TheVaperMan
    @TheVaperMan Před 2 měsíci

    Great video!! You mentioned using citrus acid in the cooking oil. Can you tell me how you did that, and how much to use per gallon of oil?
    THANKS!!

  • @slesser6373
    @slesser6373 Před 3 lety +362

    When you have access to a mass spectrometer: “I feel more powerful and important then the rest of the world. So powerful, that food theory would recognize me.”

    • @emojisrule8048
      @emojisrule8048 Před 3 lety +22

      MatPat LISTEN! Here is your mass spectrometer

    • @Pixel11235
      @Pixel11235 Před 3 lety +18

      Legitimately need to get this to him.

    • @rlee1185
      @rlee1185 Před 3 lety +8

      Kaiden has a mass spec!

  • @Nana_UFC
    @Nana_UFC Před 3 lety +351

    The 4 ingredients might actually make sense as a marketing tool, like the krabby patty formula.

    • @reddiamond8351
      @reddiamond8351 Před 3 lety +3

      Your name and your profile pic is enough for me to subscribe 🥺

    • @ibrahimazhar3118
      @ibrahimazhar3118 Před 2 lety

      but the krabby patty is made out of cRab

  • @Avery8it_TheSupporter
    @Avery8it_TheSupporter Před 25 dny +1

    21:11 *PLOP* 😂😂

  • @mendelaeffect9396
    @mendelaeffect9396 Před 7 měsíci +2

    that 20$ family deal at 3:00 seems like a dream

  • @ryanstokes1169
    @ryanstokes1169 Před 3 lety +151

    Mat Pat: “KFC Chicken is one of the most renowned secret recipes in all of history”
    The Krabby Patty: “Am I a joke to you?”

  • @JimmyBagz
    @JimmyBagz Před 3 lety +740

    I worked at a KFC as a cook in Australia and one of the things they stressed was how important and different pressure cooking was to normal deep frying, that may have made a difference to a few of the recipes

    • @barryliebich3993
      @barryliebich3993 Před 3 lety +17

      In my days at KFC they used vegitable vat in the pressure cooker

    • @bruhhh69
      @bruhhh69 Před 3 lety +3

      @@barryliebich3993 please revel the recipe 🥺

    • @barryliebich3993
      @barryliebich3993 Před 3 lety +19

      The mix of spice and flour mixture came ready mixed

    • @VK-95
      @VK-95 Před 3 lety +4

      @@barryliebich3993 then we need to steal some of the spice mix and send it to lab

    • @barryliebich3993
      @barryliebich3993 Před 3 lety

      I don't work at KFC anymore it was casual job in my younger days I'd say keep experimenting until we find the nearest taste to OG KFC

  • @luissesaber2370
    @luissesaber2370 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Now what about that heavenly zinger sand which sauce that I love.
    Seriously, I love it so much I've been trying for months to figure out what it is.
    Truly a mystery for me!

  • @eternity2432
    @eternity2432 Před 8 měsíci +1

    The fact that you can make me see a 30 minute video about chiken just amases me

  • @eternalsymatree7921
    @eternalsymatree7921 Před 3 lety +520

    “Mario Lopez wouldn’t lie.” Is probably the funniest thing Mat’s ever said.

  • @Khaled-oti
    @Khaled-oti Před 3 lety +316

    1:20 “I think the secret recipe is...”
    Me: love?
    “...love”

  • @Amira1st
    @Amira1st Před rokem +1

    The intro will always get me HYPED

  • @wsbill14224
    @wsbill14224 Před 10 měsíci +2

    You should make another batch of chicken using the Colonel's nephew's recipe but use teaspoons rather than tablespoons. It is very unusual for a whole recipe to be in tablespoons.

  • @scienceidiot6267
    @scienceidiot6267 Před 3 lety +421

    I’m actually surprised we haven’t had a theory about Diet Coke yet

    • @EclecticECD
      @EclecticECD Před 3 lety +20

      Because then he would have to confront his not-at-all concealed caffine/L-Phenylalanine addiction

    • @PKMNResearcherSkyler
      @PKMNResearcherSkyler Před 3 lety +12

      @@EclecticECD over on GTLive he's actually talked about how one of his previous goals was to break the Diet coke addiction and has been pretty successful

    • @ramikla_146
      @ramikla_146 Před 3 lety +3

      Soybean Oil will give you heart attack
      Forget the Aspartame

    • @localred7064
      @localred7064 Před 3 lety

      Ikr

    • @Krotos
      @Krotos Před 3 lety

      true LULW