【Alice the Raccoon Shop】Howlin Ray's, the legendary hottest fried chicken in America
Howlin Ray's: 727 N Broadway 128, Los Angeles, CA 90012
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Q: I am often asked by restaurant practitioners (from owners to chefs), which restaurant is the most popular in Los Angeles?
Ok, now for your answer. Without further ado, it must be located in China Town Far East Plaza (Far East Plaza) 炸鸡 storeHowlin Ray's! It has been open for more than a year in Los Angeles, and there are still hundreds of people queuing up every day. It starts from 2hours on weekends, and on weekends< /span>4hours. Come to think of it, Mentingruo City is not enough to describe its popularity.
Every morning from 9pm (weekends8pm), there will be a long queue, stretching from the front door through the atrium to the road at the entrance. Especially on weekends, people will start to queue up 2 hours before opening, which is also Not counting the approximately 300-400Picks that are booked out per dayPick Up~
Charm: ;
You must ask me what is the charm of this 炸鸡? Why can people wait so patiently, just to taste it? ! Well, for the simple reason that it'sdelicious and has character and fits the American diet!
1.炸鸡 can be called the four kings of American food, from adults to children, there are too many diehards, a wide audience, and natural customers There are more groups;
2.Delicious😋: The heat is just right, the skin is quite crispy, but it doesn't make you feel like a bite of bread crumbs; the most important thing is that the inside is juicy and tender, even the white meat (chicken breast) is actually soft It's amazing, not only is it not dry at all, it even bursts into pulp!
3.Curiosity: Pervert 辣! Remember the pervert 辣 that was popular in China as a child? The invincibility created by that chemical agent has also attracted many" Bold”Those who want to take on the challenge. And Howlin' Ray's's 炸鸡 is the first in the United States. 0Placeholder_for_esaay_translation931a307c142b4f44a3ae5f212c000🔥?
4.Concentrate on“Chicken"~On the menu there is only 炸鸡 and some side dishes, no other dishes One can't help but think that sometimes, if you do one thing to the extreme, I believe it is not far from success, right?
Although it seems“perverted"The average 辣 degree of meat is a selling point, but to be honest, with 炸鸡 meat, even the white meat portion in line is incredibly juicy for a reason.
Talk about this store:
Actually, before this store was completely popular, the little raccoon was once invited to participate in a food festival. On the same day “辣 flavor”The competition, being white span>Johnny Ray ZoneActually won“The most 辣”Award, see the previous article for details Revelation, the 7th Los Angeles Snack FestivalLA food FestWhat is there?
Howlin' Rays Officially established2016year4month, before it officially settled in Chinatown, it started with a dining car, the owner also ChefJohnny Ray Zoneand wifeAmanda Chapman< span class="s3"> is the co-founder of this brand.
The opportunity came from a trip, the couple went to Nashville ( span>Nashville) ate the local hot 辣 chicken nuggets, and decided to develop such 炸鸡 back to Los Angeles. Then they visited about 100 local stores, large and small, many of themPrince's, Hattie B'sand400 Degreesthis A familiar old shop.
With the good genes of the chef, he quickly relies on memory and tongue👅Created 炸鸡 with my own flavor, and then drove around with my wife in a food truck, which attracted a group of fans, and finally decided to 2016Open shop in 2018.
ChefJohnny Ray ZoneActually, the background is not small, I know why he Will the gang of assistant chefs respectfully shout "Yes Chef"? That's because he was taught by Hell's Chef Gordon Ramsa y's long3years, and later named America's No. 1 French Chef Thomas Keller Selected asBouchon Beverly Hillsthe first group to open, and has since < span class="s1">La PoubelleHave worked as a chef.
However, these famous chefs in Los Angeles seem to have a dream, that is, to have a food truck and open a very simple shop (back to basics), so the name is born and raised in Los AngelesSliver LakeThe chefs decide to open their own shop and don't playFine Dine , then he devotes all his energy to making “chicken"On, continuous experiments, increasing the amount of spices and 辣 degree, the result is quite successful.
As for why it will becomeAmerica's No. 1"辣 chicken”, actually because I chose
Rated“The most 辣0Placeholder_for_esaay_translation931a307c142b4f44a3ae5f212c00ed pepper ="s7">”Carolina ReaperCarolina Reaper (AKA,"howlin')+ devil pepper (bhut jolokia)+Defeated by Death but still ranked second< span class="s7"> Trinidad Scorpion Butch T pepperTrinidad Scorpion Butch T pepper), these 辣 powders can be called Pikachu's "100,000 Volt”.
What is the taste like? !
As for the feeling of 辣, the little raccoon will describe it to you when you tear the chicken nuggets into 2< span class="s3">After the block, first your fingers will feel a surge of heat, if 辣 juice accidentally drips into the gap between your fingers, you will feel a little pain;
Hold up the chicken nugget and zoom in on the tip of your nose, you will smell a serious and even musty dry 辣 smell, the first feeling you eat is not 0Placeholder_for_esaay_translation931a307c142b4f44a3ae5f212c0ed Salty, all I can hear is a crunching sound and a slight hint of garlic in my head;
But after about 10s, you will unconsciously want to touch As soon as you touch your cheeks and forehead, because you can feel tiny beads of sweat oozing out, suddenly you feel a heat rushing up your chest and your lips start to swell.
If you can calm down, you can even feel the rush of blood, which is only when the adrenaline is bursting. You can experience the kind of numbness from the scalp to the Lip experience.
Do not believe it? ! Then, let me show you, The next table of the little raccoon memoir The real reflection after eating the world's most 辣炸鸡~
The little raccoon is not afraid to tell you that the moment I eat, I don't feel full 辣, but almost an hour later I was about to be sent to the emergency room, and I only felt that my stomach was burning🔥My stomach is burning. Fortunately, I used the first artifact to protect my stomach to save my life, and I don’t need to experience the horror of gastric perforation 😱now!
Current restaurant menu Menu
On the menu so far, there are only 炸鸡 and 0Placeholder_for_esaay_translatione044d33ae4d94c1790fcf37f6e1096af4 burgers🍔 This main option, coupled with some classic smallSide and multiple 辣 degrees, will only be available on weekends. 0Placeholder_for_esaay_translatione044d33ae4d94c1790fcf7f6e10 /span>Waffle~
Selected part ambience: chicken breastbreast, wingswings, Chicken Thighsthighs, Chicken Thighs< /span>legs and boneless chicken breasts (Skinny Jimmy)
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Little raccoon kindly reminds: please choose according to your own ability, the largest super 辣Howlin! Eating too much may cause “stomach perforation”, you see it will be written on the introduction (Can't Touch This.10+ ) .
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The American-style 炸鸡, which was originally a tyrant, has gradually declined after entering the millennium, and people's feelings for Colonel KFC are getting weaker and weaker.2010 around "Do Minjun ”After the Hallyu炸鸡beer steals the limelight, there is also Mexico who has been wanting a piece of the pie Polloand the PhilippinesJollibeeare 炸鸡 was in a dire situation until 2015 around 2015, when Nashville, Tennessee (Nashville) Hot Chicken transformed into a “Placeholder_for_esaay_translation931a307c142b4f44a3ae5f212c0026ed chicken”, it is regarded as American 炸鸡 to regain a city, and we have officially entered the era of “Scoville unit”epoch ( The units used to indicate 辣 degrees are Scoville Units/Scoville Units).
This means 辣The time for the dead has come < /span>
It is said thatNashville Hot Chicken originated from a“stealing” story, girlfriend angry But the boyfriend who has always been provocativeThorton Prince decided to use the most 辣 spice to teach him a lesson. expect such a 辣辣 out of business,
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The address is at:643 N Spring St. LA, CA (Chinatown) Open Saturdays only. Kim Prince, Owner
As for the legendaryPlaceholder_for_esaay_translation931a307c142b4f44a3ae5f212c0026ed chickenwhat does it look like?
There are usually two forms: dark meat, drumsticks with thigh meat (Thigh), chicken wings+the combination of chicken breast;
Chicken is versatileButtermilk (Buttermilk, or cream from which butter has been extracted) be pickled, then after high pressure be fried, covered with a layer after secret 辣 pepper powder; after 炸鸡 will be placed on a very crispy bread on white bread can also be responsible for the suction aspiration 辣 Pretty witty. Of course, it is necessary to use pickled cucumber (Pickle) to relieve the greasy, and it is a traditional toothpick inserted on the chicken nugget .
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【小浣熊Alice探店】Howlin Ray's,那个传说中全美最辣的炸鸡
Howlin Ray's: 727 N Broadway 128, Los Angeles, CA 90012
MONDAY - TUESDAY: CLOSED • WEDNESDAY - SUNDAY: 11 AM - 4 PM
关键字:最辣炸鸡最辣炸鸡全美最辣炸鸡 Chinatown
Q:经常有餐厅业的从业者(从老板到厨师)问我,洛杉矶的哪一家餐厅最火?
好,现在就来为你们解答。不用多想,肯定是位于China Town 远东广场(Far East Plaza)的炸鸡店Howlin Ray’s!在洛杉矶已经开业一年多,至今每天都还有几百个人排队,非周末2小时起跳,周末4小时。想来,门庭若市已经不足够来形容它的火爆程度。
每天早上从9点(周末8点)开始就会开始大排长龙队,从前门穿越中庭一直延伸到入门口的马路上。特别是周末时段,甚至早在开门营业的前2个小时就会有人开始痴痴的排队,这还不算上每天预订出去的大约300-400份的Pick Up~
魅力:
你肯定要问我这家炸鸡的魅力何在?为何可以让人如此耐心的等待,只为一尝其滋味?!好,原因很简单,它好吃且有特点,并且符合美国人的饮食习惯!
1.炸鸡堪称美式食物中的四大天王,从大人到孩子,死忠太多,受众广,自然客户群就多;
2.好吃😋:火候掌握的恰到好处,表皮相当的脆,但是又不会让你觉得咬了一嘴的面包屑;最重要的内陷的多汁嫩滑,是即便是白肉(鸡胸肉)居然也软倒让人惊艳,吃起来不仅一点也不干,甚至还会爆浆!
3.猎奇:变态辣!还记得小时候流行于中国的变态辣吗?那种化学药剂促成的无敌辣🌶也吸引了许多“大胆”的人士希望前往挑战。而Howlin' Ray’s的炸鸡堪称全美第一辣,所以能不火🔥吗?
4.专心做“鸡”~菜单上只有炸鸡和一些小菜,并无其他菜式 让人不禁在想,有的时候,如果你将一件事做的极致的时候,相信离成功也不远了吧?
虽然好似“变态”一般的辣度是卖点,但是说实话,以炸鸡的肉来说,即便是白肉的部分都难以置信的多汁,所以排队排的还是很有理由的。
聊聊这家店:
其实早在这家门店还没有完全火红起来的时候,小浣熊曾经受邀参加一个美食节,在当天的“辣味”大比拼中,身为白人的Johnny Ray Zone居然赢得了“最辣”大奖,详情可见前文 揭秘,洛杉矶第七届小吃节LA food Fest到底有些啥?
Howlin’ Rays 正式成立于2016年4月,在正式入驻中国城之前,它是靠着一辆餐车起家,店主兼主厨Johnny Ray Zone和妻子Amanda Chapman是这个品牌的联合创始人。
机缘来自于一次旅行,夫妻俩行至 纳什维尔(Nashville)吃了当地的热辣鸡块之后惊为天人,决定也要研发出这样的炸鸡带回洛杉矶。接着他们就在当地走访了大约上百家大大小小的炸鸡店,其中不乏 Prince’s,Hattie B’s和400 Degrees这种耳熟能详的老店。
本着大厨的优秀基因,他很快就凭借着记忆和舌头👅创造出了属于自己风味的炸鸡,然后就和老婆开着美食小卡车四处跑,结果吸引了一批粉丝,最终决定在2016年开店。
主厨Johnny Ray Zone其实来头也不算小,知道为什么他的那一帮副手厨师班底都会毕恭毕敬的大喊“Yes Chef” 吗?这是因为他曾经受教于地狱名厨 Gordon Ramsa y的旗下长达3年,后来又被美国第一的法国名厨 Thomas Keller 选为Bouchon Beverly Hills开业的第一批班底,之后还曾在La Poubelle担任过大厨一职。
不过洛杉矶的这些名厨似乎都有一个梦想,那就是搞餐车,自己开一间很朴实的小店(返璞归真),所以这名土生土长于洛杉矶Sliver Lake的厨师决定自己开店,而且不玩Fine Dine,随后他将全部精力致力于做“鸡”上,不断的实验,不断的增加香料的多寡和辣度,结果相当成功。
至于为什么会成为全美第一“辣鸡”,其实是因为选了
被评为“地表最辣辣椒”的卡罗莱纳死神椒Carolina Reaper(AKA,"howlin’)+ 魔鬼椒(bhut jolokia)+被死神打败但是依然名列第二的 特立尼达蝎子辣椒(Trinidad Scorpion Butch T pepper),这几个辣度做成的粉粉简直堪称皮卡丘的“十万伏特”。
口感到底是什么样子的额?!
至于辣的感觉,小浣熊来和你们形容一下,当你用将鸡块撕扯成2块之后,首先你的手指会觉得有一股热力涌上,如果有辣汁不慎滴入手指缝隙的话,你会觉得有一点点的疼;
举起鸡块放大鼻尖你会嗅到一股严重的甚至带着霉味般的干辣气味,吃下去口的第一个感觉并不是辣而是些许咸味,只听见整个脑袋里响彻着的都是一种咔呲呲的脆声和略微的一点蒜香;
但是大概过了10s之后,你会不自觉的想要摸一摸你的脸颊和额头,因为你能感觉到有细微的汗珠在往外渗出,突然你就感觉到一股热力直窜胸口,嘴唇也开始肿胀起来。
如果你能静下心来,你甚至能感受到血液的翻涌,那是肾上腺激素在迸发时才有的感受,你能体会到那种从头皮一直麻到嘴唇的体验。
不信?! 那么,给你看看,小浣熊实录的隔壁桌吃世界最辣炸鸡之后的真实反映~
小浣熊不怕告诉你们,吃的当下,并没有觉得十足的辣,但是在一个小时之后差点快要送急诊,只觉得胃在烧🔥呀胃在烧呀,幸好用了护胃第一神器,才算保住了小命,不用体验胃穿孔的恐怖😱了!
目前餐厅的菜单 Menu
至今店里的菜单上也只有炸鸡和炸鸡汉堡🍔这两个主力选项,再配上一些经典小Side和多重辣度,周末才会供应炸鸡的最佳拍档Waffle~
选择的部位氛围:鸡胸breast, 鸡翅wings, 鸡大腿thighs, 鸡腿legs 和无骨鸡胸(Skinny Jimmy)
辣度:不辣、微辣、中辣、辣和极辣和变态辣,6种级别
小浣熊善意提醒:请大家按照自家的能力酌情选择,最大超级辣的Howlin!吃多了估计可以让人“胃穿孔”,你看介绍上都会写(Can't Touch This.10+ )。
当红辣子鸡Nashville Hot Chicken的前世今生
本来堪称一霸的美式炸鸡在进入了千禧年之后渐渐出现了颓势,人们对于肯德基上校的感情越来与淡,2010年左右更是被“都敏俊”等韩流炸鸡啤酒抢了风头之后,还有一直想要分一杯羹的墨西哥炸鸡Pollo和菲律宾Jollibee都在拼命追赶,使得炸鸡地位堪忧,直到2015年左右,田纳西州的纳什维尔(Nashville)的Hot Chicken摇身一变,成为了“当红辣子鸡”,才算为美式炸鸡扳回一城,而我们也正式进入了“Scoville unit“纪元的年代(标示辣度使用的单位是史高维尔单位/Scoville Units)。
这就是说,辣死人不偿命的年代已经到来
据说Nashville Hot Chicken起源于一个“偷腥”的故事,女朋友气不过一直总是沾花惹草的男朋友Thorton Prince就决定用最辣的香料来教训他一下,没想到这么一辣辣出了生意,Thorton Prince爱上这个爆辣的炸鸡,非常机敏的他居然用了这个食谱开了一间名为Prince's Hot Chicken Shack的炸鸡店,从此生意兴隆,带火了当地的炸鸡事业,成就了一方霸业........而这家超牛的店最近也来洛杉矶踢馆,开设了Pop Up Store
地址就在:643 N Spring St. LA, CA (Chinatown) Open Saturdays only. Kim Prince, Owner
至于传说中的当红辣子鸡是什么样子的呢?
通常是两种形式:黑肉,连带大腿肉的鸡腿(Thigh)、鸡翅+鸡胸的组合;
鸡肉多用Buttermilk(酪乳,也就是提取完黄油的奶油)来腌渍,之后再用高压对其进行油炸,之后在铺上一层秘制辣椒粉;之后炸鸡会被放在一块靠的很香脆的白买面包上,面包可以负责吸油吸辣也是蛮机智的。当然用酸黄瓜(Pickle)来解腻那是必须的,而且是用传统的牙签插在鸡块上。
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May 24, 2018
I want to eat it after watching the comparison video of this and kfc before! But the queues are daunting
之前看过这个和kfc的对比视频就很想吃!但是排队队伍让人畏惧