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Taste columnist Hwang Kyo-ik repeatedly emphasized that chickens should be bigger, saying, 'Korean chicken is tasteless and expensive.'



Hwang Gyo-ik posted on SNS yesterday (8th), "Years ago, when I interviewed the media saying that chicken was small and tasteless, I was attacked by all kinds of messengers. There must have been, but I don't do one-and-done arguments. It's over."



He added, "If I decide to make an issue with the chicken after confirming that the chicken is not tasty and expensive because it is small, I will only stop arguing after I see the chicken grow."



Mr. Hwang Gyo-ik said, "I am a taste columnist. When I say 'not tasty', I am not referring to personal taste, but to say 'not tasty' with evidence."





In the data from the Rural Development Administration, 'problems in producing small chickens' reads 'produced tasteless chicken' and 'benefits of large broilers production' states 'production cost reduction by 20%'.



Hwang Gyo-ik said, "The 'small chicken' in this document refers to a 1.5 kg broiler used in Korean chicken. Almost all countries in the world use broilers weighing around 3 kg. They are confirming it, and I just take it as it is and talk about it.”



He also said, "If you raise chickens to about 3kg like in a foreign country, the price per meat weight is about 20% cheaper than the 1.5kg chicken we are currently eating." That's why we have to say, 'Give me a cheap and delicious chicken'."




Afterwards, Hwang Gyo-ik said, "There are people who insist that small broiler chicken tastes better than large broiler chicken.



He added, "I've tried even 5kg broilers. It wasn't dry or chewy, and it had a more elastic feel than 1.5kg.



According to the Rural Development Administration data released additionally by Mr. Hwang, large chickens showed higher values ​​than small chickens in items such as 'fatty acid important for meat taste', 'content of inosinic acid for umami', and 'shear force of chewiness'.



He emphasized, "Small chickens are 1.5 kg broilers 30 days old, and large chickens are 2.8 kg broilers 40 days old," he said.



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(Photo = Yonhap News, Hwang Gyo-ik's Facebook)