Posted on 11/23/2021 8:14:28 AM PST by mylife
Hundreds of Londoners lined up for a sample of Popeyes chicken this weekend, as the franchise opened its first restaurant in the United Kingdom.
The New York Times is reporting the event had its moments of culture shock, as British diners weren’t fully acquainted with the Popeyes biscuit, as the word usually means what Americans would refer to as a “cookie.”
“It looks like a scone,” Victoria Ubochi said after trying the biscuit, “but it doesn’t taste like one.”
Tom Crowley, the chief executive of Popeyes U.K., told the newspaper that focus groups showed Britons were a bit flummoxed by the buttermilk biscuit.
On top of that, biscuits resemble scones, usually served with hot tea instead of fried chicken.
“I guess if we ran with the research,” Crowley said, “we probably wouldn’t have done it, if I’m honest.”
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Honestly, when I lived in Tx I went to Chicken Express
I tasted their biscuits once. They were horrible. My husband and daughter got a kick out of my reaction to them.
Last time I ate at KFC I got a chicken pot Pie that contained NO CHICKEN!!
“biscuit?”
Isn’t there a Hooters in London?
5.56mm
I’ve eaten at good ones and bad ones
Never been to see the Queen.
biscuits put scones to shame!
There was a Popeyes at the Camp Liberty food court in Baghdad back during the war.
The chicken was dry and the biscuits hard the only time I tried it. On the other hand, the Burger King and the Cinnabon at that food court were very good.
Or some Bacon/Country Sausage Peppered Gravy and a 1/2 gallon of COLD Milk followed by a Food Coma Nappy😎
My favorites are Church’s and Hardees, when they had Roy Rodger’s chicken. Web searches tell me that there’s still a Hardees two hours away from me that sells that chicken. I better go soon while I can still afford the gas.
anyday
And their top notch dental care.
Freeze butter
Grate into flour etc
Key....the grand key...to good biscuits
Yes! Might I add...
Use Bulgarian-style thick buttermilk
Turn the dough about eight or 10 times
Then pat it out and cut it
I like lard
I know. Same in Scotland. And they had sausage but it was gray. I don’t eat gray meat. Worst food ever. We actually enjoyed McDonalds while there. Lol
Mildenhall was my first assignment in 1986!
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