{"id":39255,"date":"2017-08-01T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/why-does-jamaica-have-the-best-kfc-in-the-world-mr-lexx\/"},"modified":"2017-08-01T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T20:00:00","slug":"why-does-jamaica-have-the-best-kfc-in-the-world-mr-lexx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/culture\/why-does-jamaica-have-the-best-kfc-in-the-world-mr-lexx\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Does Jamaica Have the Best KFC in the World?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>August 6 marks the 55th anniversary of Jamaica breaking free from the United Kingdom&#x2019;s colonial rule. To honor the occasion, we are proud to bring you <a href=\"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/culture\/merry-janes-jamaica-week-2017-letter-from-the-editor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>MERRY JANE <\/em>Presents Jamaica Week<\/a>. All week leading up to Jamaican Independence Day, <em>MERRY JANE<\/em> is celebrating the Jamaican people and the many great things that the island has given to the world &#x2014; from music, dance, and food, to the Rastafarian religion, cannabis culture, and good vibes.<\/p>\n<p>Did you know that Jamaicans love KFC? Like, so much so that McDonald&#x2019;s couldn&#x2019;t compete and failed to take root on the island? It&#x2019;s true. The people of Jam Rock are big fans of the Colonel&#x2019;s chicken, but according to them the recipe is slightly different &#x2014; and better &#x2014; in JA than it is anywhere else on this poultry-loving planet.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GBQLsXHmCKY\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>To understand where this belief and Jamaicans&#x2019; KFC devotion comes from, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GBQLsXHmCKY&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">prolific veteran dancehall star Mr. Lexx hit the streets of his Kingston hometown to vibe with the masses and chat about chicken<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GBQLsXHmCKY&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch the video<\/a> for hot takes on spices, silicone chicken breasts, and more!<\/p>\n<p>&#xA0;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/files.merryjane.com\/uploads\/ckeditor\/pictures\/2234\/content_JAMAICA_WEEK_LEAD__WIDE1.jpg\" style=\"width: 800px; height: 436px;\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dancehall legend Mr. Lexx hits the streets of Kingston to chat about the Colonel\u2019s chicken.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39256,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3035],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why Does Jamaica Have the Best KFC in the World? 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