When it comes to the crunch, who’s got what it takes? In this #TalkingPoint Extra, presenter Steven Chia, Lucy, 15, and Joshua, 11, test the crispiness levels of take-out American-style fried chicken from Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), Popeye’s, Arnolds, Texas Chicken and Jollibee. How do you make the perfectly crunchy fried chicken at home? Chef Chew E-Yen shares useful tips that include the mix of flours to use in your batter, baking powder, and air-drying. We also find out why we have evolved to love crunchy food, and how that crunch and salt create a dopamine hit that keeps us coming back for more. 00:00 Tasting fried chicken #1 and #2 02:47 How to cook a good crunchy and crispy fried chicken by Chef Chew E-Yan 03:45 Tasting fried chicken #3 04:46 Alternative batter to try: Oats, nachos and Nestum 05:09 Tasting fried chicken #4 and #5 06:24 Results: Which is the most crunchy fried chicken? Disagree with Steven’s family? Share your own views in the comments, or your own hacks to making great fried chicken. (Caveat: All the chicken in this completely unscientific test were ordered through food delivery services and delivered within 45-minute window of each other. All chicken were reheated in the oven for about 20 minutes before the shoot.) In a previous challenge, Steven ate one fried chicken meal a day for 14 days (https://youtu.be/E6AmanX1bgM). He also tried creating a ‘healthier’ fried chicken with the help of Chef Sameer Chablani (https://youtu.be/F8R1bvnxhm0). WATCH: More behind-the-scenes and post-episode commentary on Talking Point Extras: Intermittent Fasting Made My Dad Cranky: Lucy & Steven Chia Spill The Beans: https://youtu.be/_y5uitM0AxU Ate Fried Chicken For 14 Days - But Would I Try Going Vegetarian?: https://youtu.be/ZGiWuMcHdPY Tray Return Debate: The Comment That Got Diana Ser Riled Up: https://youtu.be/AtiyTIDlP7w ALSO WATCH: Heritage Dessert Recipes: Eurasian Putugal, Sugee Cake, Buginese Saba Banana Kueh: https://youtu.be/SMaJPDrPTpY Saving Uncle Albert's Zichar Stall: An Old-School Hawker Goes Digital: https://youtu.be/-GrCXtJpFCs What Does Bubble Tea Do To Your Body? The 30-Day Drinking Test: https://youtu.be/xUXpOgSKTRY For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram: https://ift.tt/2C3sZiR Facebook: https://ift.tt/2PPEuNA Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider
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