Popcorn chicken
{{short description|Chicken dish originated from Kentucky Fried Chicken}}
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Popcorn chicken is a dish consisting of small, bite-sized pieces of chicken (about the size of popped corn kernels) that have been breaded and fried. The idea was originally developed by KFC in 1991, but heavily inspired by fried chicken street food in Taiwan. The dish has since been adopted by many restaurants with fried chicken items.
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Popcorn chicken was invented by food technologist Gene Gagliardi, who also invented Steak-umm.{{cite web|url=http://articles.philly.com/1992-09-02/food/26024631_1_kfc-s-popcorn-chicken-thigh-meat-designer-foods|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203153332/http://articles.philly.com/1992-09-02/food/26024631_1_kfc-s-popcorn-chicken-thigh-meat-designer-foods|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 3, 2015|title=Archives - Philly.com|website=The Philadelphia Inquirer}} It was test-marketed in the United States from March 1992, and was launched nationwide by September of that year. It has been periodically available in KFC outlets. It was re-introduced in the US in 1998, and again in 2001.Promo November 1998 Riding a Rage BYLINE: PROMO STAFF It was re-introduced once again in 2015, under the name "KFC Popcorn Nuggets".{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}}
It is also available in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand and Greece.{{cite web|url=http://www.kfc.co.uk/our-food/meals/popcorn-meal|title=KFC.co.uk - Chicken Popcorn? Sounds Good - So Good|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413141755/http://www.kfc.co.uk/our-food/meals/popcorn-meal|archivedate=2014-04-13}}{{cite web|url=http://www.kfc.ca/menu/Menu.aspx?menu=Full%3C!--|title=KFC.ca - It's Finger Lickin' Good|publisher=}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://www.kfc.com.au/menu/chicken/popcorn-chicken-regular/|title=Regular Popcorn|website=KFC Australia|access-date=2014-04-11|archive-date=2017-04-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416165111/https://www.kfc.com.au/menu/chicken/popcorn-chicken-regular|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.kfc.co.nz/menu/snacks/popcorn-chicken/|title=Popcorn Chicken|publisher=}}{{Cite web |title=Μενού {{!}} KFC.GR |url=https://www.kfc.gr/menu#chicken/pop-corn-chicken |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=www.kfc.gr |language=el}} As of 2018, it is also available in the Netherlands and Belgium;{{cite web |title=POPCORN CHICKEN - Best of both worlds |url=https://www.kfc.nl/our-food/real-deals/popcorn-chicken |website=www.kfc.nl |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107010228/https://www.kfc.nl/our-food/real-deals/popcorn-chicken |archivedate=2018-11-07}} it has been available in Italy since 2019. {{cite web|url=https://www.kfc.fr/notre-carte/en-ce-moment/en-ce-moment/11-popcorn-chicken-r|title=Notre Carte|website=KFC France|publisher=}} It is also available in India, where it is marketed as "Chicken Popcorn".