Korean fried chicken · 치킨

치킨 · Chikin

Extra-crispy fried chicken, eaten plain or coated in sauces — sweet-spicy yangnyeom, soy-garlic, honey or a cheese seasoning. Usually ordered by the whole chicken for delivery or takeout.

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Kind: Meat, Street food
Cooking: Fried
Taste: Sweet, Salty, Garlic, Soy sauce, Cheesy, Filling meal · Not spicy
Served · texture: Hot · Very crunchy coating, juicy meat

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients, including hidden ones

Main ingredient: Chicken
Usually included: Wheat
Varies by region or shop: Milk & dairy
Can be in the sauce or broth: Tofu & soy

Coatings usually contain wheat; soy-garlic sauces contain soy; cheese seasonings contain dairy.
Pickled radish cubes come on the side.

Basis: General recipe. Shops differ and unlisted ingredients can be present; this is not an allergy guarantee.

VARIANTS

Main variants

General recipe: Plain fried (huraideu) — Seasoned and fried, no sauce
General recipe: Yangnyeom (sweet-spicy sauce) — Coated in a sticky, sweet, tangy and mildly spicy red sauce
Official: Soy-garlic — Glazed with soy sauce and garlic
Official: Honey — Sweet honey glaze
Official: Hot / spicy — Chilli-based sauce or coating
Official: Cheese or powder seasoning — Dusted with a cheese or flavoured powder instead of sauce

General variants; not every brand sells every one.

CHAINS

Which chain, which menu item

Currency

Prices in local currency (KRW).

Brand	Menu item	What’s different	Serving	Price
BHC	Bburinkle 뿌링클 Signature (brand says so) · Cheese or powder seasoning	Named by BHC’s own site as a signature menu: chicken coated in a cheese-flavoured seasoning powder. The exact recipe is the brand’s own.	Not stated	Price not published Brand’s recommended retail price · Official · source · 2026-10-18
Kyochon Chicken 교촌치킨	Honey Combo 허니콤보 Regular menu · Honey	Official description: sweet honey sauce on chewy wings and lean drumsticks.	Wings and drumsticks, 880 g before cooking	₩23,000 Brand’s recommended retail price · Official · source · 2026-10-18
Kyochon Chicken 교촌치킨	Soy Combo 간장콤보 Regular menu · Soy-garlic	Official description: rich garlic and soy sauce.	Wings and drumsticks, 920 g before cooking	₩22,000 Brand’s recommended retail price · Official · source · 2026-10-18
Kyochon Chicken 교촌치킨	Red Combo 레드콤보 Regular menu · Hot / spicy · Spicy	Official description: heat from Korean Cheongyang red chillies.	Wings and drumsticks, 920 g before cooking	₩23,000 Brand’s recommended retail price · Official · source · 2026-10-18
Nene Chicken 네네치킨	Fried chicken 후라이드 Signature (brand says so) · Plain fried (huraideu)	The site calls it Nene’s representative menu: crisp outside, tender inside.	One chicken	₩20,000 Official online order · Official · source · 2026-10-18
Nene Chicken 네네치킨	Yangnyeom chicken 양념치킨 Signature (brand says so) · Yangnyeom (sweet-spicy sauce) · Spicy	The site calls it Nene’s representative sweet-spicy chicken.	One chicken	₩22,000 Official online order · Official · source · 2026-10-18
Nene Chicken 네네치킨	Cheese Snowing 치즈스노윙 Regular menu · Cheese or powder seasoning	Site description: snowy cheese powder that melts in the mouth.	One chicken	₩23,000 Official online order · Official · source · 2026-10-18

Find BHC stores ↗Find Kyochon Chicken stores ↗Find Nene Chicken stores ↗

“Signature” is used only when the brand itself says so. No sales ranking is invented, and no dish is judged tastier than another.

PRICE GUIDE

General price guide · One whole chicken or combo box

Budget: —
Typical: —
Premium: —

Separate from chain menu prices. Premium reflects setting and service, not a rip-off.

ORDERING

Phrases to show when ordering

새우는 빼 주세요: Please leave out shrimp (saeu-neun ppae-juseyo)
해산물은 빼 주세요: Please leave out seafood (haesanmul-eun ppae-juseyo)
멸치 육수나 액젓이 들어가나요?: Is there anchovy broth or fish sauce in it? (myeolchi yuksu-na aekjeot-i deureoganayo?)
돼지고기는 못 먹어요: I can’t eat pork (dwaeji-gogi-neun mot meogeoyo)
소고기는 못 먹어요: I can’t eat beef (so-gogi-neun mot meogeoyo)
계란은 빼 주세요: Please leave out egg (gyeran-eun ppae-juseyo)
견과류 알레르기가 있어요: I’m allergic to nuts (gyeongwaryu allereugi-ga isseoyo)
안 맵게 해 주세요: Not spicy, please (an maepge hae-juseyo)
알레르기가 있어요: I have an allergy (allereugi-ga isseoyo) — then say the ingredient

A request, not a guarantee the ingredient can be removed.

Recipe sources: Wikipedia — Korean fried chicken (2026-10-18). Photos are Google results AMS does not vouch for; check opening status on Google Maps.