来源：沪江商务英语（HJ_BizEnglish）
说起肯德基，很多人真的是欲罢不能。
虽然知道吃了会长胖，但还是会偶尔去吃一吃，感受下鸡肉唇齿留香的感觉。
然而，肯德基内部的那些操作，你都知道吗？它有哪些小秘密呢？
今天就一起来看下，肯德基的5件不为人知的规定吧！
#1 The fried chicken is NOT frozen
肯德基的鸡没有放冰箱长期冷冻过
很多家长劝小朋友不要多吃肯德基时候，常用的说辞除了“多吃肯德基会变胖”
有时候还会说，肯德基的鸡一看就是长期冷冻的，不新鲜，不要多吃。
然鹅，内部消息来辟谣啦：肯德基的鸡肉可以算是炸鸡行业里最有保障的啦。
根据美国媒体报道— —
Serious fans of KFC's famous fried chicken will be delighted to hear that the chicken is as fresh as you'd hope. One KFC fry cook who spent many days cooking the chicken said, "No chicken is ever frozen.
肯德基的死忠粉可以放心吃鸡啦。因为肯德基所用的鸡肉都是新鲜的，和你料想的差不多。一位肯德基负责烹饪鸡肉的厨师说：在肯德基，所有的鸡都不会冷冻。
It is delivered fresh and stuck in a fridge where it will remain fresh for a certain amount of time. We take the chicken from the fridge, bread it (original or crispy), and fry it." You can even see the process of how KFC makes its chicken from start to finish.
鸡肉都是新鲜送到店里的，它们只会放在冰箱里保存一小段时间。然后厨师就从冰箱里取出鸡肉，表面包裹上松松脆脆的面包屑，然后就放入油锅里炸了。顾客甚至可以看到从头到尾如何制作鸡肉的过程。
#2 Managers get paid well
肯德基经理工资很可观
在美国，食品行业可是非常赚钱的。
而肯德基作为行业龙头，员工的薪资还是可以的，特别是经理级别的人，工资水平也还算良心。
When someone asked the manager how much money he makes at KFC, he responded, "For a fast food worker, not too bad. More than $15 but less than $20."
如果你去问肯德基经理，他们能赚多少钱，他会回答说：“对于快餐工人来说，肯德基工资不算太糟糕。时薪在15美元到20美元之间。
如果比较下美国最低时薪，可以看出，在肯德基这样的店里打工，真的是比较不错的蓝领工作了。
毕竟在佛罗里达、新泽西、俄亥俄这样的州里，最低时薪只有8美元左右呢。
↓美国各州最低时薪↓
#3 Running out of chicken is common
缺鸡是常事
我们大部分人都会觉得，肯德基的制造流程非常厉害，随时去，随时能买到各种鸡肉产品。
然鹅，内部人士说了：才不呢。肯德基每个油锅里，炸鸡块的数量是有严格控制的。
客人来了，也不是分分钟能吃上鸡……
An employee explained, "I don't think the average KFC customer understands that we do not ALWAYS have an infinite amount of chicken on hand.
一名肯德基员工解释说：“我认为一般肯德基消费者并不了解，其实我们手头上没有足够多的鸡肉。
We can cook a maximum of 48 pieces of Original Recipe at once in one fryer and a maximum of 32 pieces of Crispy Recipe at once in one fryer. We only have three fryers and it takes about 30 minutes to drop chicken in all three fryers and have it ready to serve.
在肯德基，一个油炸锅中一次最多只能炸48份原味鸡，或最多32份脆皮鸡。而且，肯德基厨房只有三个油炸锅。此外，三个油炸锅中的鸡肉需大约要30分钟才能做好，送到消费者手上。
没错啦，肯德基的锅也不是无限大了，来不及炸也是情有可原。
下次高峰期去肯德基，还是做好排队的心理准备吧。
#4 KFC throws out unsold food at the end of the day
肯德基卖不掉的食物，晚上会扔掉
嗯呢，肯德基的东东是不会过夜售卖的，至少在美国，是不会这样的。
Because of food safety rules related to fresh meat and prepared foods, KFC gets rid of unsold food at the end of each day. An employee explained, "Everything that doesn't sell is thrown out!
根据新鲜肉类和预制食品相关的食品安全规定，肯德基在每天结束时必须扔掉没有售出的食物。 一名员工解释说，“所有不卖的东西都被抛弃了！
But we have holding times on everything, so if it's not sold within a specified time it's thrown (the holding time changes for each product). So product is constantly cooked through out the day; this is why sometimes there a wait or we run out late at night."
但是我们还是会等等的，如果在特定时间内，还是没有卖掉，就卖掉了。所以，如果白天做得太多了，晚上他们会稍微推迟下班，等到东西卖得差不多才打烊。
#5 The mashed potatoes is both made from powder packets.
土豆泥不是土豆做的
对啦，这是一个劲爆的消息——肯德基的土豆泥，其实并不是土豆做成的！
When referring to KFC's gravy, one employee said, "It is a powder that comes in bags." However, some KFC locations use the drippings and crispy bits from the fried chicken to add more flavor to the gravy and then strain out the lumpy parts. "The gravy is poured through a strainer to get all of the lumps out, and the potato is powered instant potato," one employee said.
说到肯德基的肉汁，一名员工说：“这是一种装在袋子里的粉末。” 另外，在一些肯德基门店，还使用了炸鸡的水滴和脆皮，给肉汁添加风味，然后把块状的东东过滤出来。肯德基肉汁都是通过过滤器把块状过滤掉的，而土豆泥根本就是粉末加水速溶而成的。
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