The colonel’s secret recipe revealed? Not so fast, says KFC
NEW YORK — Has Colonel Sanders’ nephew inadvertently revealed the secret blend of 11 herbs and spices behind KFC’s fried chicken empire?
The company says a recipe published in the Chicago Tribune is not authentic, but that hasn’t stopped rampant speculation.
It all started when a reporter visited with Joe Ledington, Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Colonel Harland David Sanders’ nephew.
The reporter was working on a story about Corbin, Ky., where the colonel served his first fried chicken. At one point, Ledington pulled out a handwritten recipe he initially said was the original. Later, he said he didn’t know for sure.
KFC, a subsidiary of Yum Brands Inc., says the recipe was not real.