Hwang Kyo-ik: "The fact that Korean chicken tastes bad is objective... uniquely small in the world"

"Must Demand Capital and Government to Provide Cheap and Tasty Chicken"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] Food columnist Hwang Kyo-ik has been repeatedly asserting that "it is an objective fact that Korean chicken tastes bad."

On the 21st, Hwang said on his Facebook, "Korean broiler chickens are almost uniquely small and therefore tasteless worldwide, which is an 'objective fact.' If you don't know, you should study, and if you don't want to study, you should keep your mouth shut to be considered a normal person."

He continued in another post, "Our country's broiler chickens are almost uniquely small at 1.5kg worldwide. They taste worse and are more expensive per weight than the 3kg chickens eaten by people around the world," adding, "Citizens, until now you have been eating expensive and tasteless chicken and living with misplaced pride as 'citizens of the Chicken Republic.' You should demand capital and the government to provide cheap and tasty chicken that the world eats."

He also said, "The reason I don't emphasize the broiler chicken rearing environment is that if I openly talk about it, all the chicken flavor will disappear," and added, "To the broiler and chicken industry hoping to get by without saying a word: covering the sky with your palm. Don't be complacent thinking that silencing just one Hwang Kyo-ik will solve it. If you don't show a willingness to change, quite a few people will soon jump into this debate. I hope there won't be calls to completely overturn the whole system."

Food columnist Hwang Kyo-ik (Yonhap News) / Not related to specific expressions in the article (Getty Images Bank)

Hwang said, "I understand there is much confusion about the claim that Korean chicken is fried from the smallest chickens in the world, making it tasteless and expensive. This is because you are currently enjoying tasty chicken. I was like that too," and added, "You probably are too. At first, due to the shock, you will deny this fact. So you will grab onto Hwang Kyo-ik and curse. 'Someone who doesn't even know anything is making noise!' You will use the attack frame on Hwang Kyo-ik thrown by the broiler and chicken industry as it is."

He went on, "Still, the world is bound to change. Just like 'Park Chung-hee's Korean-style democracy,' Korea's unique 1.5kg chicken will eventually come to an end," and added, "Regardless of your conservative attitude, the world always flows in the right direction. When that time comes, just enjoy it. By then, you won't even remember who you cursed."

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