As long as its the '84 or '85.
The '82 is more of a ball park franks on Wonderbread with french's sort of wine.
'83 is a stretch. Best save it for next time the mcrib is on sale.
Anything from '81 or before is off limits for fast food. You gotta savour it with a box of triscuits with carefully trimmed kraft cheese placed at a 45° angle.
How much KoolWhip is recommended to be spray canned directly into one’s mouth as a digestif following the ‘84? I’ve always heard conflicting reports about this particular pairing, and I have a garden party coming up.
Almost stretched this too far, but I am here for it :-)
Top that triscuit with beecher’s flagship sharp cheddar and you are in Michelin star territory :-)
And he’s Julio Iglesias; this mfer has sold 150,000,000 records lol
More than Sinatra, Jay-z, Lady Gaga, Red Hot Chill Peppers, Bee Gees, Metallica, etc.
This dude is rich as fuck lol
Julio probably had the KFC for the photo shoot and just ate the tortilla de patatas. He was trying to break into the American market at the time, the fast food/private jet combo is a great look.
Also need to realize they aren't entering the private jet through the terminal. Airports have other gates, some of which may be very close to the local fast-food joints.
Nah KFC back in the day was a pretty big deal and held in much higher esteem.
You wouldn’t think twice if a celeb had in n out on their private jet.
No different than KFC back then. Now it’s complete garbage but it wasn’t always
“Tortilla francesa” a.k.a. _omelette_: a dish of beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan and served plain or with a savoury or sweet topping or filling.
"a cheese omelette".
“Tortilla de patatas”: a dish of beaten eggs and sliced potatoes cooked in a frying pan and served rough. It is way thicker than the omelette.
On Spanish from spain nobody calls cakes torta, they are called tarta or bizcocho. The dictionary only mentions that definition for Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela. Although you are right that it comes as diminutive of torta (but on it's flat bread definition) but calling omelette tortilla seems to have come after the word came to be for flat bread.
I watched something a long time ago about Jay-Z, and he's on a plane and says something along the lines of "if you're on the G4 with the filet mignon, that's big pimpin'. If you're in the hood in the crib with the chicken wings, that's big pimpin'." It's lived rent-free in my head for a long time now.
This? This is big pimpin'.
Someone told me their father’s insistent lesson. If you can’t enjoy a corona and a taco in the street when it’s all you can afford…it won’t taste better at the beach house.
I have my doubts whether he himself could enjoy the former, but the idea is a good one.
Ugh. I tried to have kfc in different parts of US from time to time, and honestly been disappointed every time. They are much better overseas. In US, popeys had been way more consistent in taste and (chicken) quality for me recently. (I still miss the kfc original recipe taste though...)
No one gets KFC expecting the best fried chicken ever
They go to KFC because it tastes like KFC. It's good for what it is. It's the Taco Bell of fried chicken- that's never gonna be the best taco or most authentic taco, but it's a particular flavor I can't get anywhere else. Same with KFC- nothing else really tastes like it
Disagree, it's honestly a shadow of it's former self.
Used to eat at KFC pretty religiously around 2005~ and they had some pretty damn good fried chicken.
Nowadays something is just "wrong" with their chicken and I have no idea how they managed to fuck it all up. They either switched a provider which is feeding the chicken garbage or like it's old chicken I dunno.
The drums are edible along with the wings but the thighs and breasts are extremely greasy to the point it's just absolutely foul.
It's honestly bad chicken, and it's sad to see.
"papas" mean chips, "patatas" mean potatoes. "papas" is also used in South America for "patatas" (papas fritas, for example). But I've never heard anyone say "Tortilla de papas" in Spain.
In college in the late 80s/early 90's I used to work at an FBO (the corporate side of the airport). It wasn't uncommon. The pilots would call ahead as they planned to stop for gas, and sometimes catering was available. But most of the time it was an hour or 2 lead time, even 20-30 mins. We'd get the best thing available at the moment. When everything was closed and they wanted fried chicken... this is what you got. If memories serves, with our markup of sending the shuttle/van out to get it, that's a $250+ bucket of chicken. You'd pay the same from a high end restaurant if they arranged it early enough. We did have access to the catering supplies and would not left it in the bucket if time allowed, but more often than not we handed them boxes or buckets like this.
The creator of KFC is on record describing the gravy of his restaurant as “sludge with a wall paper taste” so I’m going to say that KFC was never actually good
That was after he sold the US operations to investors and, even then, this was comment was back in the early 70s. I've only been eating KFC since the 80s but it was never good in my opinion. What's changed is that we have far superior chain restaurants commonplace now. Popeye's, Church's, Zaxby's, Raising Cane's, etc.
My anecdotal experience is quite the opposite. 30 years ago, KFC gravy was fucking delicious and fantastic. It was slightly spicy/tangy and very savory. Today and even 10 years ago I would say it resembles sludge with a wallpaper taste.
No that my friend is a spanish Tortilla
Spanish omelette or Spanish tortilla is a traditional dish from Spain. It is celebrated as one of the most popular dishes of the Spanish cuisine.
It is an omelette made with eggs and potatoes, usually including onion. It is often served at room temperature as a tapa.
Champagne + KFC is a Foo Fighters tradition that started by accident (according to Grohl’s autobiography). I bet they’re not drinking supermarket Asti, either.
Lafite-Rothschild, that ain't cheap wine.
Would it pair well with fried chicken?
As long as its the '84 or '85. The '82 is more of a ball park franks on Wonderbread with french's sort of wine. '83 is a stretch. Best save it for next time the mcrib is on sale. Anything from '81 or before is off limits for fast food. You gotta savour it with a box of triscuits with carefully trimmed kraft cheese placed at a 45° angle.
How much KoolWhip is recommended to be spray canned directly into one’s mouth as a digestif following the ‘84? I’ve always heard conflicting reports about this particular pairing, and I have a garden party coming up.
Cool whip doesn't spray. You mean Reddi-wip.
I have just revealed my own ignorance.
It’s OK. The resident Taco Bell sommelier will help you.
 Taco Bell?
Cool hwip
Why are you saying it that way? Whip. It's just whip.
Yea. Cool Whuip
Say cool
You clearly aren’t being aggressive enough with your Cool Whip…
This guy cool whips.
About 3.50
Will the '81 complement the KFC chicken's vanilla and chocolate notes?
Tastes like red.
Almost stretched this too far, but I am here for it :-) Top that triscuit with beecher’s flagship sharp cheddar and you are in Michelin star territory :-)
To be real? No, something sparkling or a white Burgundy would be a better all-out pairing for either the chicken or the tortilla.
Yes and folks in this comment section might be surprised how commonly sparkling wine is paired with KFC.
Personally, I prefer a sparkling wine with Popeye’s. I feel that it balances out the spices very nicely.
According to Dave Grohl, KFC is best served with champagne. I think he drinks Moët & Chandon.
There was a scene in Bottle Shock where Alan Rickman’s character went to town on a bucket.
And the massive tortilla too
Not as well as a '61 Cheval Blanc
Are you hard up or something? I only slum to that when I’ve run out of 61 petrus.
Brother… everything pairs well with fried chicken
Yeah, like hand jobs.
*Especially* hand jobs.
Be more specific because the only thing that pairs well with KFC is the garbage can
No, this is 1986. KFC is still good.
Good eye 🤌🏼
Well, he is in a private jet
And he’s Julio Iglesias; this mfer has sold 150,000,000 records lol More than Sinatra, Jay-z, Lady Gaga, Red Hot Chill Peppers, Bee Gees, Metallica, etc. This dude is rich as fuck lol
He actually has sold 300m records. He has over 2k gold records. Which in itself is Gretskyesque
How the fuck is that even possible
Dude covered everything, and every time he did it went gold
He was so huge in Italy. and I guess everywhere else, by the number of sold records.
Probably going to meet with the pentaveret.
[about $2,000](https://www.estatewinebrokers.com/lafite-rothschild-1982-750ml/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw65-zBhBkEiwAjrqRMBHGYXX89nqmkTJC5bc3Z0VKF8axGfVGJRQWL1kPw1gl2ZD0FEJ_PBoCNBIQAvD_BwE)
Which would be about $700 in 1986 [Proof]( https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/2024?endYear=1986&amount=2000)
Granted, it was much much much cheaper back then -- like $20-$25. Maybe a bit more. But yeah, serious wine.
You can tell from that grainy af photo?
Yea. It has a distinct label.
There was a different thread regaling “F.U. Money” and I just realized that if I had gobs of money I would drink ridiculously expensive wine. Why not?
Cool, thanks for the info.
Don't forget that giant Spanish omelette
Spain's tortilla
Tortillota
"tortilla española" next time
Julio probably had the KFC for the photo shoot and just ate the tortilla de patatas. He was trying to break into the American market at the time, the fast food/private jet combo is a great look.
*PRESIDENTIAL, even* *WAIT NO...*
*FELONIOUS*
Felonious Munt
Also, even if you're that rich, that KFC is gonna be cold by the time it gets to your jet. Unless you really want reheated KFC?
The flight staff gets it shortly before takeoff, Source: I’ve asked for KFC to be brought by flight crew personally.
My premise was based on a world where KFC doesn't exist *within* the airport. I have realized my folly.
Also need to realize they aren't entering the private jet through the terminal. Airports have other gates, some of which may be very close to the local fast-food joints.
No air fryer then but maybe an oven? If I had a private I’d sure as fuck have an air fryer on it to reheat my KFC
Convection ovens have been around a long time. Air fryers are just rebranded convection ovens.
Nah KFC back in the day was a pretty big deal and held in much higher esteem. You wouldn’t think twice if a celeb had in n out on their private jet. No different than KFC back then. Now it’s complete garbage but it wasn’t always
😋 Tortilla de patatas is one of my faves, so is Julio!
Hopefully, the lavatories on many of those private jets are usually just a hole in a seat.
I thought it was a pie-sized KFC biscuit.
Nobody expects the Spanish Omelette
A loaf of egg.
I was gonna say DiGiorno pizza
Did you just call a tortilla an omelette? I've seen wars starting from less.
Tortilla is, quite literally, the Spanish word for omelette
Actually, _omelette_ is the French word for _tortilla francesa_, which has nothing to do with the _tortilla de patatas_. Hope it clarifies.
Both tortilla francesa and tortilla de patatas are tortillas, and the French and English translation of that word is omelette
That’s interesting. Wasn’t aware of this before
It does not.
“Tortilla francesa” a.k.a. _omelette_: a dish of beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan and served plain or with a savoury or sweet topping or filling. "a cheese omelette". “Tortilla de patatas”: a dish of beaten eggs and sliced potatoes cooked in a frying pan and served rough. It is way thicker than the omelette.
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On Spanish from spain nobody calls cakes torta, they are called tarta or bizcocho. The dictionary only mentions that definition for Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela. Although you are right that it comes as diminutive of torta (but on it's flat bread definition) but calling omelette tortilla seems to have come after the word came to be for flat bread.
I watched something a long time ago about Jay-Z, and he's on a plane and says something along the lines of "if you're on the G4 with the filet mignon, that's big pimpin'. If you're in the hood in the crib with the chicken wings, that's big pimpin'." It's lived rent-free in my head for a long time now. This? This is big pimpin'.
"Pimpin is in the eye of the beholder" - Sun Tzu probably
I heard him say it myself
"All warfare is based on Pimpin'" - Sun Tzu
To pimp another is to pimp yourself. -Confucius
Someone told me their father’s insistent lesson. If you can’t enjoy a corona and a taco in the street when it’s all you can afford…it won’t taste better at the beach house. I have my doubts whether he himself could enjoy the former, but the idea is a good one.
No cocaine was harmed in the making of this image.
why would you just lie on the internet?
Pre KFC. Kentucky Fried Chicken was really good through the late 80s.
I wasn’t around then but modern KFC still slaps
Ugh. I tried to have kfc in different parts of US from time to time, and honestly been disappointed every time. They are much better overseas. In US, popeys had been way more consistent in taste and (chicken) quality for me recently. (I still miss the kfc original recipe taste though...)
American fast food in America generally sucks and much better in other countries
Absolutely does not. So many better options out there
No one gets KFC expecting the best fried chicken ever They go to KFC because it tastes like KFC. It's good for what it is. It's the Taco Bell of fried chicken- that's never gonna be the best taco or most authentic taco, but it's a particular flavor I can't get anywhere else. Same with KFC- nothing else really tastes like it
Finally someone spittin facts
You’ve just gotta try it in another country.
Disagree, it's honestly a shadow of it's former self. Used to eat at KFC pretty religiously around 2005~ and they had some pretty damn good fried chicken. Nowadays something is just "wrong" with their chicken and I have no idea how they managed to fuck it all up. They either switched a provider which is feeding the chicken garbage or like it's old chicken I dunno. The drums are edible along with the wings but the thighs and breasts are extremely greasy to the point it's just absolutely foul. It's honestly bad chicken, and it's sad to see.
taco bell has never once given me the squirts, but KFC definitely has
Three supermodels are just out of frame.
Sorry ladies, the Colonel comes first.
They did make a dating game for Colonel Sanders.
Gaddafi living it up
To all the grapes I've loved before ...
lol excellent pull. what unit did you say you’re with?
And a tortilla de papas
I thought they called them patatas in Spain.
They use both words
Nope. Just "Tortilla de patatas" Source: I'm from Spain
“Tortiya’ Pápâ” in Andalûh
Depends on the region, papas is used in the Canary Islands 100%
"papas" mean chips, "patatas" mean potatoes. "papas" is also used in South America for "patatas" (papas fritas, for example). But I've never heard anyone say "Tortilla de papas" in Spain.
Would be weird to hear it in mainland, but papas is used quite a lot in the Canary Islands. However, *tortilla* is used, nothing else is added.
We say that in Andalucía.
So we’re just going to ignore that juicy tortilla?
That’s keeping it real.
And a Spanish tortilla (potato omelette).
Isn't this the father of Enrique!
He is the father of each Spaniard.
Yes, he is
He looks burned out...like duffman in the Simpsons...forced to party 24/7
And Slurms Mackenzie in *Futurama*. I'm so tired of partying. So very tired.
Is this not Bob Weir??
This photo was posted on the Grateful Dead subreddit as a joke not too far back… it definitely resembles 80’s Bobby.
The fact that we can't see the daisy dukes confirms it's not Bobby
My mind refuses to not believe that is bobby 😂
to allll the wiiinggs I've chomped beforrrree
My claim to fame is that my mom scratched his face at a mall one time
You just gotta keep livin’ man, L-I-V-I-N.
With a tortilla española!! My mom did this when we were kids! Without the wine for us of course.
I like how this MF is so cool that he wears shades in his own plane, alone.
He’s clearly not alone.
In college in the late 80s/early 90's I used to work at an FBO (the corporate side of the airport). It wasn't uncommon. The pilots would call ahead as they planned to stop for gas, and sometimes catering was available. But most of the time it was an hour or 2 lead time, even 20-30 mins. We'd get the best thing available at the moment. When everything was closed and they wanted fried chicken... this is what you got. If memories serves, with our markup of sending the shuttle/van out to get it, that's a $250+ bucket of chicken. You'd pay the same from a high end restaurant if they arranged it early enough. We did have access to the catering supplies and would not left it in the bucket if time allowed, but more often than not we handed them boxes or buckets like this.
He looks a LOT like Jim Jones
It's the cult / serial killer glasses.
He looks like the main guy from How to Rob a Bank on Netflix
KFC used to be the bomb…. Not so much anymore.
That tortilla looks good
And a tortilla española, fucking legend lol.
“To all the Colonels I’ve loved before…”
And a tortilla de patatas because he knows that since they changed the mash potatoes recipe things haven’t been the mismo. This guy KFCs
Living the dream right there!!!
And an entire tortilla de patatas
If there was a "what picture are you tired of seeing on the internet" thread, my vote would be this one.
I want a KFC now
Me too craving for the same :)
AND a huge ass tortilla!
Very boomer. Replace him with your weird family members or trumps.
Funny. This exact pic was recently posted, except it was as Bob Weir (Grateful Dead). The people who post this shit as being real are fucking morons.
Young Trump
The KFC buckets used to be that filled? I went a few weeks ago and it was pathetic.
How does that even make sense? 8 pieces or chicken is 8 pieces of chicken. And if anything chickens are bigger these days.
When KFC was good.
The creator of KFC is on record describing the gravy of his restaurant as “sludge with a wall paper taste” so I’m going to say that KFC was never actually good
That was after he sold the US operations to investors and, even then, this was comment was back in the early 70s. I've only been eating KFC since the 80s but it was never good in my opinion. What's changed is that we have far superior chain restaurants commonplace now. Popeye's, Church's, Zaxby's, Raising Cane's, etc.
My anecdotal experience is quite the opposite. 30 years ago, KFC gravy was fucking delicious and fantastic. It was slightly spicy/tangy and very savory. Today and even 10 years ago I would say it resembles sludge with a wallpaper taste.
Why is Bob Weir eating KFC? He's supposed to be a level 5 vegan
Living la vida loca
Obviously the jet set eat the ground set food
Now that's class!
Breakfast of shaggers.
Is that the white wall reflecting on his sweaty upper lip? Or is this dude high²?
Is he in there with all the girls he loved before?
With a bucket of nose clams
The sacred and the propane.
That is the life man. But no way he stays that lean on kfc. Must have been a treat.
Why does it look like he just sprayed himself like an Immortan Joe war boy?
He still does it but now it’s *Pollo Campero*
Peak Cool™️
Coked out to the gills
Goes hard
There’s two buckets. One for bones? Veteran move! Why didn’t I think of that.
I finally found my spirit animal.
That seems awesome. I would enjoy that with some bota box Pinot Grigio and feel the fact same way- content
How many lines did he inhale before this photo was taken?
His name was Julio Iglesias 💥 https://youtu.be/fLRNc3bRTL8?si=a06MDh3XWLYJHaV5
His name **is** Julio Iglesias (still alive)
Also looks like he has quite a lot of the cocaine residue under his nose / upper lip.
The most americano pic of a Spaniard ever made
He was eating the Trump diet before Donald was.
Is that a whole baked brie pie?
No that my friend is a spanish Tortilla Spanish omelette or Spanish tortilla is a traditional dish from Spain. It is celebrated as one of the most popular dishes of the Spanish cuisine. It is an omelette made with eggs and potatoes, usually including onion. It is often served at room temperature as a tapa.
What an instant heartburn, holy cup of antacid
julio is the ultimate bon vivant.... I guess he enjoyed his chicken
If KFC is on a plane, it’s not finger-lickin good anymore
Dream right there. I don't even need a plane. Just wine and some time.
I'm finally seeing what I must aspire to in life.
It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full bottle of wine, a bucket of KFC, on my private jet ... and we're wearing sunglasses
And a Tortilla
Champagne + KFC is a Foo Fighters tradition that started by accident (according to Grohl’s autobiography). I bet they’re not drinking supermarket Asti, either.
Amateur. You pair a dom or Cristal champagne with fried chicken. Add some caviar for kicks.
What a loser..
The dream for muricans
Is Julio Iglesias really Neil Breen?
The gourmet meal of choice for homeless drug addicts and freight car riders. The man knows what constitutes people's choice
Julio living the life ! He was a hard working world wide star and sold more than a 100 million records. His son didn't do too bad either ! ;-)
Ah, a man of taste
That tortilla de patatas looks bomb
So much fucking aura