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Love Korean fried chicken? Try these 6 dishes next

If you love Korean fried chicken, order tonkatsu next (88/100 flavor match), then Nashville hot chicken and orange chicken. Korean fried chicken is crunchy, rich and deeply savory, and these dishes share that profile.

Tonkatsu: rich and crunchy fried dish, like Korean fried chicken, but milder.

Flavor profile

Rich
4 out of 5
Savory
4 out of 5
Spicy
3 out of 5
Tangy
1 out of 5
Sweet
3 out of 5
Fresh
0 out of 5
Smoky
0 out of 5
Crunch
5 out of 5

Korean · fried dish

How to order korean fried chicken

What it is

Korean fried chicken is double-fried for a thin, glassy crust, then served plain or glazed in a sweet-spicy gochujang sauce (yangnyeom).

Ordering tip

Get half-and-half: plain crispy and yangnyeom. Pickled radish on the side resets your palate.

Good to know

What dishes are similar to Korean fried chicken?

If you like Korean fried chicken, try tonkatsu, Nashville hot chicken and orange chicken. Tonkatsu is the closest flavor match (88/100): rich and crunchy fried dish, like Korean fried chicken, but milder.

What does Korean fried chicken taste like?

Korean fried chicken is double-fried for a thin, glassy crust, then served plain or glazed in a sweet-spicy gochujang sauce (yangnyeom). Its strongest traits: crunchy, rich, deeply savory.

What should I order if I want something like Korean fried chicken but different?

Try Nashville hot chicken: rich and spicy fried dish, like Korean fried chicken, but less sweet. It scores 84/100 against Korean fried chicken on flavor.

How are these food matches scored?

Each dish has a flavor profile rated 0 to 5 on richness, savoriness, heat, tang, sweetness, freshness, smoke and crunch. The match score compares two profiles and gives a small boost to dishes eaten the same way, like two noodle soups. In the Palytt app, your match score uses your own taste instead.

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