Lee Min Ho’s favorite chicken is in town

MANILA, Philippines - Everybody is crazy about Lee Min Ho (photo), especially here in the Philippines, where thousands of fans literally go gaga over anything remotely related to the Korean actor/singer/model.

Now, they have another reason to rejoice, as Lee Min Ho’s favorite fried chicken outlet is now in Manila — Kyochon.

Kyochon is the biggest food chain in Korea. It started the fried chicken craze in the region when it began serving its signature chicken dishes in 1991. It is now worldwide, with branches in the US, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and China.

Many are expecting that Kyochon will be a big hit among Pinoys now that it has opened its first Philippine outlet at the ground floor of SM Megamall Building B.

One might ask why Lee Min Ho loves Kyochon so much — the answer is simple: Kyochon uses quality chicken that is tender and so juicy. Kyochon is also noted for using all-natural ingredients: Definitely no artificial flavors and preservatives.

Kyochon offers fried chicken that is tastier, healthier.

Yes, “fried” and “healthy” don’t usually go together, but apparently, Kyochon found a way to lessen the amount of oil in their chicken by way of double frying it in canola oil, which has zero transfat.

A favorite at Kyochon is its Original Series, which uses a unique soy-garlic infusion. Then, there’s also the sweet Honey Series, which, as the name suggests, is fried chicken glazed with sweet and yummy honey. Of course, the Red Series is, as you guessed it, hot and spicy.

For those who want to try something different and special, there’s Kyochon’s Soon Sal Series — tender, tasty, boneless chicken fried in a special batter of rice crisps. It comes with two dips — honey mustard and sambal.

Kyochon is set to bring Lee Min Ho back in Manila soon, so, who knows, you just might bump into him in Kyochon.