Popcorn chicken


Popcorn chicken is a dish consisting of small, bite-sized pieces of chicken that have been breaded and fried, and was originally developed by KFC.

KFC

Popcorn chicken was invented by food technologist Gene Gagliardi. It was test-marketed in the United States from March 1992, and had been launched nationwide by September 1992. It has been periodically available in KFC outlets. It was re-introduced in the US in 1998, and again in 2001. It was later re-introduced once again in 2015, under the name "KFC Popcorn Nuggets".
It is still available in the UK, Canada, Australia, Singapore and New Zealand. As of 2018 it is also available in the Netherlands and in France and Italy since 2019.
The product is targeted at teenagers and young adults.

Other versions

is a similar concept but uses different seasonings.