Korean Fried Chicken: What It Actually Costs, and What to Order

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Every single friend who’s visited me here has asked about Korean fried chicken before they asked about anything else. Not the palaces. Not the DMZ. Chicken.

And almost all of them got it wrong when they planned for it.

They think it’s cheap street food. It isn’t. It’s one of the more expensive casual things you can order in this country, and the price has climbed enough that Koreans complain about it constantly — there’s a running national grievance about chicken crossing the 20,000 won line.

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Korean Fried Chicken: What It Actually Costs, and What to Order