Birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)

Monday, January 21, 2013
This will be our last adventure and my last collection of Fall Season photos for this year. Even though the temperature is changing drastically by now, we still manage to go to Cumberland waterfalls .  Driving to Kentucky is fun though , the scenery is beautiful although some leaves are starting to fall now. We did go to a short hike and check some cabins and camp sites. Definitely we will come back here on spring time for a camping. They call this Cumberland Falls as Niagara of the South. I must say this is little Niagara Falls , even though they don't have that much tourist attractions and restaurants it is still worth a trip. 

The trails and the camping area is perfect for a family adventure. I love how the waterfalls connected to the river that looks likOnce I was a kid out of curiosity I always wonder where the Kentucky Fried Chicken comes from? Then as I grow up I became aware to State of Kentucky. But I didn't know that's where it started. One day my husband brings me to Corbin City. Corbin is one of the few cities in Kentucky, the population was 1,779 at the 2010 census. We went to the Harland Sanders Café and Museum, the restaurant where Colonel Harland Sanders developed the fried chicken recipe that would later become famous as Kentucky Fried Chicken.

The very first KFC Restaurant along Corbin, KY USA
The museum and the mark of history.
Facts: 
In 1932 Colonel Harland Sanders bought the small restaurant near this site. Here he combined good cooking, hard work, and showmanship to build regional fame for his fine food. His restaurant and motel, now gone, flourished. To serve his patrons better Sanders constantly experimented with new recipes and cooking methods. Here he created, developed, and perfected his world famous Kentucky Fried Chicken recipe. In 1956 plans were announced for a Federal highway to by-pass Corbin. Threatened with the traffic loss, then 66 and undaunted, sold the restaurant and started traveling America and selling seasoning, and his recipe for fried chicken to other restaurants. His success in this effort began the world's largest commercial food service system and made Kentucky a household word around the world. Colonel Sanders continued to travel up to 250,000 miles a year visiting KFC restaurants around the world until his death in 1980 at the age of 90.
The Kitchen - no longer used they preserve it for history
Dining Area
Old fashioned- Cash Register and Statue of Colonel Sanders
Mr.  Colonel Sanders Office
 Mr. Sanders (on the left)  and the famous KFC logo (on the right).
KFC old plates and utensils
Entrance door of the restaurant.

22 comments:

  1. Thanks Miss Leah for sharing this. Now I know kung saan nagmula ang ever popular na Kentucky fried chicken haha. Minsan lang napapansin ko, sa bawat branch ng KFC iba-iba ung consistency ng gravy nila. minsan may sobrang thick, minsan naman ang labnaw lols.

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    1. He he oo nga iba iba minsan ang texture ng gravy nila, pero fav ko ung sinasabaw ung gravy sa kanin I know I'm weird ha ha!

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  2. oh, so this is where it all began!
    my nephews can eat KFC 7 days a week.:p i like their hot & crispy chicken and macaroni salad.:p

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    1. oh my yes yes i love their hot and crispy chicken too bad here in US they don't serve rice. So i always buy a bucket and bring it home and cook my own steam rice :)

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  3. wow...thanks for the info...un pala...hehe up until now, it's finger lickin' good...:) good job on the spices!...:)


    xx!

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  4. Dyan pala nagmula ang KFC. Thanks for sharing sis. Informative. Gustong gusto ko ang chicken sa KFC.

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    1. pareho tayo bro :) thanks for stopping by and enjoy your vacay keep safe

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  5. Thank you for sharing this information. Now I know where it came from. I love KFC! I lveo all the pictures too, parang naka tour na din ako.

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  6. So Colonel Sanders is true after all! Akala ko tamang mascot lang ng KFC. Thanks for sharing this, Leah! :)

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    1. ha ha me too, your welcome Di Rosapapan my pleasure :)

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  7. ganda naman ng story ng Kentucky fried chicken. Thanks for sharing the story and the pictures. Now I know too:)

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  8. Col. Sanders was the man! Kentucky fried chicken is my favorite, I'm drooling (as if there is a plate full of hot chili crispy fried chicken here haha) Now I know, thanks for the trivia and for leting us visit virtually his beloved place, where the history began. Now I wonder who can send me KFC here in Norway.. craving :(

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    1. Wala pala dyang KFC? dito sis marami kaso di nag seserve ng rice he he.. puro mashed potato and bread.

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  9. Alam mo sis,pareha ayo, wonder din ako noon, at di ko din alam ang Kentucky Fried chicken (KFC) pala yan sya, kung di ako naka stay dito sa States baka di ko alam..heheheh

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  10. I love KFC. Thanks for sharing the info.

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  11. Oh wow cool place to visit. I just do not go to KFC though.

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  12. Thank you so much for writing this great story as well as sharing your photos with us! I love KFC! Their classic fried chicken is amazing, don't you think so? Everyone loves chicken :) Being honest, I'm too busy to cook after moving in to a new flat and when my family wanted to find quick, but at the same time delicious food, KFC came crossed our minds right away.

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