A Japanese tweet about Korean fried chicken is going viral in Korea

A Japanese diner had a lot to say after eating BHC's cheese-powder fried chicken.

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A Japanese person who lost it after eating Bburinkle chicken뿌링클 먹고 개화난 일본인

Is Korea seriously allowed to let this be a national dish?대한민국, 이런 걸 국민식으로 허용해도 되는 건가

Get this registered as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage right now.지금 당장 유네스코 무형문화유산에 등록하라고

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Korean community post, image 2: BHC's Bburinkle chicken and cheese balls, coated in cheese powder.
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BHC's Bburinkle chicken and cheese balls, coated in cheese powder.

(사진: 뿌링클 치킨과 치즈볼)

💡 Wait, UNESCO? For fried chicken?
Koreans joke about nominating anything genuinely amazing — food, memes, even dance moves — for UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, Korea's actual list of protected traditions like kimchi-making.vs. the US: like joking your favorite diner burger deserves a plaque at the Smithsonian.Klore note

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