Worth the Hype? | KFC's Zero Chicken Burger | Malaysia

KFC have two limited time burgers right now with the Golden Butter Cereal Chicken and the Zero Chicken Burger on the menu and I decided to give their Zero Chicken Burger a try! Here’s what I thought!

Credits: KFC Malaysia

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The Burger

I think what’s important about this Zero Chicken Burger is the disclaimer that it is not suitable for vegans (because of the eggs used for their mayo) and it isn’t actually vegetarian - by virtue of being fried in the same oil as their chicken products.

What I’ll say is this is fundamentally a vegetarian burger (if you just look at the principles of it being a meat free patty) that happens to be fried in the same oil as other chicken at KFC. But as always, don’t let me be the judge of your opinion, eat at your own discretion.

The patty itself is actually a collaboration with Quorn (which is much more popular in Singapore than in Malaysia). It is made of a mycoprotein - sourced from the fungus Fusarium venenatum which they use and ferment.

What I’ll say is that this is fundamentally a Zinger burger with a meatless patty and a barbecue sauce (both the Zinger and Zero Chicken Burger have mayonnaise and your usual assorted greens on top of the patty).

The burger costs RM12.99 (compared with the RM10.49 Zinger Burger) a-la-carte and RM15.99 for the set which comes with fries and a pepsi (I’m not sure why they gave me wedges rather than the fries, because I personally like the fries).

The Taste

First bite thoughts: this patty legitimately tastes like mock meat from those Chinese vegetarian restaurants that have different dishes or mixed rice. it tastes exactly like that - which probably make sense because fundamentally they are both fungus-produced mock meats.

If you talk about texture, you definitely don’t have the same texture or bite as their Zinger burger, not to mention the breading is different as well - I’m not sure whether it’s because you have the ridges in the chicken which creates more crunch, but the exterior of this patty is just so-so because of the lack of crunch and flavour.

But I think it is a good call to add that barbecue sauce (which has a small hint of spice) because it does add a depth of flavour to this dish. It legitimately tastes like some kind of Heinz barbecue sauce that you pour out of the bottle if you need an idea of what it tastes like.

Just for reference, if you happen to know of Eletime (this being a Johor based blog and all), it tastes roughly the same as the burger from there.

Worth the Hype of What the Hell?

Not going to lie, what I said above doesn’t sound like the most glowing review in the world, but I still think this is a pretty good burger. This is good as a healthier option on their menu (I mean I doubt that you really want a healthy option at KFC, but I still think it allows more people to be open to the idea of eating at KFC).

I almost see it as a permanent fixture on the menu even. At the end of the day, this is an interesting option that I think is worth a shot for unhealthy eaters (like me) to go out and try a healthier alternative. This gets a Worth the Hype for me, easily.