As my readers know, I am quite a big fan of KFC. Well.... fried chicken in general.
During my recent trip to Taiwan, the last leg of my trip was in Taipei... just as my friends and I were going to retire to our hotel... we saw this...
TKK Fried Chicken, or as the locals called it..頂呱呱..is Taiwan's own fried chicken franchise. You could say that it's their version of KFC.
Of course, that can only mean one thing...
SUPPER TIME!
I ordered a standard meal.
For the drink, I had iced lemon tea. It was not bad. A bit on the sweet side.
As always, I start attacking the chips first. I was a bit surprised that they were kumara/sweet potato chips!
Nice touch! Unfortunately the chips were not crispy and were a bit soggy. Maybe it was close to closing time.. tastes ok, but sogginess and grease don't go well.
The chicken not coated in thick batter like KFC hot and spicy.The skin was not very crispy but the flavour was pretty good. It tastes distinct, a bit sweet not bad at all. Smells good too.
The meat was not very tender or succulent and I did not feel was marinated well. This was a major let down.
When I bit into the bun I was surprised. There were 2 layers. I'm not sure what the difference was but the bun was sweet. Tasted pretty good. It was more firm than KFC's bun which is softer and fluffier.
Summary:
I gave TKK a shot but unfortunately it let me down. Nice try but not up to KFC Hot and Spicy calibre.
Not bad compared with KFC original recipe though. If they had done better with the consistency ( ie more crispy rather than soggy) they might have stood a chance.
Too bad..
Watch the video below for a Smackdown between Colonel Sanders, Ronald McDonald and Mr TKK.
First of all, apologies if you feel this question is too easy, I thought so too... except.. out of the >570k comments on Facebook, the answer is almost split 50/50 , 1 or 9. With a few answering 6. ( if this is you please comment)
BTW there are huge long debates online about this. And some rather smart people arguing for either answer.
Google calculator answer =9
I don't have any super qualifications, just an interest in answers. Of course this answer is just my own.
So.. my answer for this question is ....1 !!
I'll just show my reasoning, feel free to disagree.
6÷2
(1+2)
=
6÷ 2 (3)
=
6÷ 6
= 1
This is what most people who answer 1 will get , no questions on this (1+2)--->(3)
The question is 6÷ 2 first or 2(3) first?
First of all 6/2 is not 6÷ 2
and 2(3) is not 2x3
If the question was 6÷2 x 3 the answer would be 9
So my solution here is 2(3) should be solved before 6÷ 2 as I take 2(3) as a single unit
If it was 6/2 (1+2)
top answer is 9 bottom answer is 1
And another thing 6÷2(1+2) is not (6÷2) (1+2) as the answer for this is also 9
Let's do some algebra 6÷2 (1+2) = X , Solve X
6÷2 (1+2) = X
6=2x(1+2) or [2x+4x]
6=6x
X=1
Oh wait... that still fails to solve the argument
Try 6÷X(1+2) = 9VS6÷X(1+2) = 1 Pick the equation that would fulfill X=2
Which one would solve our problem?
6÷X(1+2) = 9
6= 9X(1+2)
6=9X+18X
6= 27X
X=2/9 ---- this is not right!
6÷X(1+2) = 1
6=X(1+2)
6=X+2X
6=3X
X=2
If you plug X=2 into the equation you get 6÷2(1+2) = 1
Not enough?
6÷X(1+2) = 1
6÷(X+2X) =1
6÷3X=1
3X=6
X=2
Just for fun,we could do 6÷2(1+X) = 1 to satisfy our answer we need X=2
6÷2(1+X) = 1
6÷(2+2X)=1
6=2+2X
4=2X
X=2
Hope that helps.. the only people that would change my mind, maybe are my maths teachers (if they told me they had taught me wrongly) or this guy..
Yo ! I haven't done a movie review for a while but if you have read my other movie reviews you maybe have noticed that I like Transformers. I was critical of Transformers 3 the movie, but I do like Transformers the franchise. As an extension of that you may also gather that I like robots. Well, I've just returned from watching Pacific Rim and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Let's see... the basic premise of this movie is giant man-controlled robots fighting giants beasts. It is hard not to see the similarities between this movie and decades of japanese mecha/monster anime. Neon Genesis Evangelion immediately comes to mind. It is hard to imagine the idea coming from anywhere else. I found this from wiki though..
"While walking on the beach near Santa Monica Pier, the screenwriter imagined a giant robot and a giant monster fighting to the death. " They sort of materialized out of the fog, these vast, godlike things"
Yeah right..
Never watched Ultraman before?
* Ultraman and I go way back, I even wrote about ultraman in my GCE O-level 1119 paper and scored a 1. Thanks Ultraman!
Remember this guy?
Anyway, in this story the monsters... or Kaiju as they are called in the movie ( meaning monsters in Japanese- I suppose this serves as an acknowledgement to their Japanese influence) arise from deep in the seas and try to destroy humanity ( remember Godzilla?). In an effort to defend themselves, humanity united to build giant mechs piloted by humans to fight the monsters. The giant mechs are called Jaegers ( German for hunter). The mechs proved very effective in fighting the kaiju in the first few years but the kaiju start to adapt and humans soon face an uphill battle to survive.
The kaijus really remind me of the monsters from ultraman. No kidding. Look at these fellows..
Smile for the camera!
CG was well done, the kaiju were truly impressive. They are also surprisingly agile for creatures of that size. Each Kaiju was different in shape and ability.
The mechs are too difficult for one man to control so require dual-piloting, using neural-linking or "drifting". The complexity of piloting mechs is a familiar concept from the Gundam universe. Mecha are very difficult to pilot which is why the new "genetically enhanced" humans have an advantage over normal humans, some of whom require drug enhancement to pilot mechs. Another interesting note was that only first few generations of Jaegers were nuclear powered. No mention was made of what powered the later generation Jaegers-the Mach 4 model and after. This again bears some similarities to the Gundams from Seed Destiny, where the later generation Gundams were non-nuclear due to the deployment of N-Jammers. Sorry.. too much geek talk.
Stand by for action!
Anyway this movie is the most awesome spectacular visual feast (not even sure if this is grammatically correct) I have seen for a long time, or maybe ever. I recommend watching this on big screen to hear the sound of metal pounding carapace and vice versa. Metal pounding shell. Horns and teeth ripping metal. Collossal bodies flung around smashing up buildings. Elbow rockets!?! Elbow rockets are awesome! I loved it! You should know by now, this is very much a boy's movie, but I'm sure everyone can enjoy it.
I give this movie a 7.5/10 and not higher, mainly because the plot is too straight and linear. Not that I minded that much. If I rated it based on visuals and action alone, it would get a 9.5/10. Bottom line I would recommend this movie especially is you have a Y chromosome. If you are a mech fan, this is a must see. If you are still waiting for the Robotech/Voltron or Gundam live action movie, well.. this is the mech movie you were never promised but has arrived.
As I was leaving the cinema, I felt that this franchise would be awesome for toys/action figures. I suddenly felt the urge to buy a Jaeger and Kaiju toy and start a fight on my table top. As u can see below, there are even stats available for each Jaeger, I have no doubt action figures are on the way.
Director Guillermo del Toro pretty much nailed it when he said " Us guys... we stay kids our entire lives"
The Crimson Typhoon is one of my favourite Jaegers
Remember this guy?
Smile for the camera!
