Investigating The Mystery of Mushroom Rice
Why is it a Hong Kong fast food item and where is it from??
This post does not seek to provide answers. It only serves to present a mystery.
The mystery of Mushroom Rice.
The Beginning
It began when I visited Jollibee in Tsuen Wan for the first time. My friend Angel Tin, a proudly self-proclaimed Jollibee KOL (Key Opinion Leader) confidently brought me into the Filipino fast food chain and introduced me to the Sweet Jolly Spaghetti, and actual smoking-hot fried chicken from a fast food chain.
That’s when I noticed the mushroom rice on its menu.
“Is this on the Philippines menu?” I said, pointing at the mushroom rice.
“Ya, but I never bothered to try it,” said Angel. “You can only have Jolly Spaghetti in Jollibee, but you can always have mushroom rice in KFC.”
KFC Hong Kong and Mushroom Rice
No one in Hong Kong likes the cold and bland “fried” chicken from KFC. If you ask Hong Kong people to rank the food items in KFC, the Original Recipe Chicken would always be ranked the last.
The top two should be Portuguese egg tarts and mushroom rice.
