Do you really need an introduction for a list dedicated to some of London’s most famous chicken(s)? We didn’t think so either; let’s get crackin’! 🥚
Rei dos Leitões / King of The Pigs 👑🐖
We’ve listed them twice before (65, 154), but that won’t stop us from listing them again right off the top: because King of the Pigs’ open flame charcoal-infused chicken is just. that. good. 💪
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BTRMLK 🔥🍯
Sure, we could talk about how hot and sweet BTRMLK’s Nashville Hot Strips with Honey Mustard are… but we decided to loop this video for you instead because it says it so much better than we ever could. 🤤
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Chicken McNuggets 🧪🍗
This city takes a lot of flack for being pretty average, but that same sameness has made London a popular test market for new products…which is why readers living here back in 1983 would’ve been some of the first people in North America to ever try Chicken McNuggets. 🥇
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The Kellogg’s Rooster 🥣🐓
We knew The Factory was touring this rooster around before their grand opening a few years back, but in compiling this list we discovered they made a mascot of him too!
And speaking of mascots… 👇
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The Famous Chicken ⚾️🐔
What’s a list on famous chicken without THE Famous Chicken? Also known as The San Diego Chicken, it was London’s own Ted Giannoulas who changed the face of sports mascots—without ever revealing his own face—over the course of his 40+ years in the suit. To hear the Chicken’s origin story from the man himself, check out this interview from CBC Radio’s Afternoon Drive. 📻
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BONUS: 📏🌯
Remember that time Shelby’s Legendary Shawarma made good on their name and set a world record for the longest chicken shawarma with this 152’3” wrap?!?!?! 😲
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