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SEOUL (AFP) – In fried-chicken-obsessed South Korea, restaurants serving the nation’s favourite fast-food dish dot every street corner. But Kang Ji-young’s establishment brings something a little different to the table: a robot is cooking the chicken. Eaten at everything from tiny family gatherings to a 10-million-viewer live-streamed mukbang – eating broadcast – by K-pop star […]
Korean fried chicken is brined and double-fried, which gives it its signature crispy exterior, but the process -- more elaborate than what is typically used by US fast food chains -- creates additional labour.
In fried-chicken-obsessed South Korea, restaurants serving the nation's favourite fast-food dish dot every street corner.
Kang's robot, composed of a simple, flexible mechanical arm, is capable of frying 100 chickens in two hours - Copyright AFP Anthony WALLACEClaire LEEIn fried-chicken-obsessed South Korea, restaurants serving the nation’s favourite fast-food dish dot every street corner. But Kang Ji-young’s establishment brings something a little different to the table: a robot is cooking the chicken. […]
In fried-chicken-obsessed South Korea, restaurants serving the nation's favourite fast-food dish dot every street corner. - 'Initially struggled' - Entrepreneur Kang now has 15 robot-made chicken restaurants in South Korea, and one branch in Singapore.