Meet Me in NYC, and Zingy Thai Wings

Meet the famous Thai "Wingz Zabb"!

Sawaddee Ka! 🙏🏼

First, if you’re in NYC, I’m hosting a “Meet & Eat” on Wednesday Nov 29th, 5:00pm! You’ll have a tasty Thai meal at the Michelin-recommended Somtum Der in East Village, and you’ll be hanging out with me! 😄 This is a small event and there are not many tickets left, so if you would like to come please hurry!

Now let’s move on to the cult-favorite Thai wings at KFC

You’d never guess it, but one of the best wings in Thailand is at….KFC.

American fast food chains regularly come up with local menu items that appeal to the Thai palate. Most of these are one-offs, but once in a while, something does exceedingly well and it becomes a permanent item.

That’s the story of Wingz Zabb. They had their debut in 2004, and almost 20 years later, they’re as popular as ever.

The secret to the wings’ popularity is the seasoning powder that coats them. Salty, zingy, spicy…they hit all the flavour notes that Thai people love. They’re SO loved, in fact, that you can buy bags of copycat "Wingz Zabb powder" in grocery stores in Thailand! Even Lays Thailand has made Wingz Zabb flavour chips that I am very sad I missed.

Can’t make it to Thailand? Not to worry, I decoded the recipe for you and I think is even better than KFC’s 😉. A word of warning: These wings are intense. The flavour is strong. You don’t need much to be satisfied.

Pro tip: I’ve made these strong the way I like them, but if you find them a little “too intense,” increase the amount of toasted rice powder in the seasoning mix to mellow it out.