# Fried Chicken

A viral TikTok trend features a "fried chicken bouquet," while news highlights the historical and cultural significance of fried chicken, including its connection to racist stereotypes.

### About Fried Chicken
Fried chicken is a popular dish consisting of chicken pieces that have been coated with seasoned flour or batter and then pan-fried, deep-fried, or pressure-fried.  

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[--] Week: [---------] -96%  
[--] Month: [-------------] -27%  
[--] Months: [-------------] +43%  
[--] Year: [--------------] +119%  
1-Year High: [-----------] on 2025-12-05  
1-Year Low: [---------] on 2025-10-19  

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[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/fried-chicken/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[-----] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Fried Chicken in the last [--] hours which is up 5.20% from [-----] in the previous [--] hours
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1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-12-20  
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The most influential creators that mention Fried Chicken in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                                   | Rank | Followers  | Posts | Engagements |
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| [@ratomafriedchicken](/creator/tiktok/ratomafriedchicken) | [--]    | [------]     | [--]     | [------]      |
| [@upediashorts](/creator/youtube/upediashorts)            | [--]    | [----------] | [--]     | [---]         |
| [@friedchicfan](/creator/twitter/friedchicfan)            | [--]    | [-----]      | [--]     | [---]         |
| [@grok](/creator/twitter/grok)                            | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]     | [--]          |

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### Sentiment: 91%
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[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/fried-chicken/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 91%  
Daily Average: 84%  
[--] Week: 75% -7%  
[--] Month: 71% -14%  
[--] Months: 71% +2%  
[--] Year: 71% -16%  
1-Year High: 97% on 2026-01-05  
1-Year Low: 41% on 2025-06-30  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Fried Chicken Recipes and Mukbangs: (75%) Content featuring the preparation and consumption of fried chicken, often in a mukbang or recipe format.
- Fried Chicken Health and Science: (25%) Posts discussing the health implications or scientific aspects of consuming fried chicken.
  
Most Critical Themes:
  

### Top Fried Chicken News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

*Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*  

"Megyn Kelly Bad Bunny Halftime Show Crash Out .why are we screaming about fried chicken"  
[News Link](https://www.buzzfeed.com/bellaarnold/megyn-kelly-halftime-show-crash-out) [@BuzzFeed](/creator/x/BuzzFeed) 2026-02-11T23:27Z 5.4M followers, 12.8K engagements


"Fried chicken watermelon and the origins of racist food stereotypes - The Boston Globe How some foods have been weaponized against Black people"  
[News Link](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/02/13/opinion/fried-chicken-watermelon-origins-racist-food-stereotypes/) [@BostonGlobe](/creator/x/BostonGlobe) 2022-02-13T08:00Z 750.4K followers, 1.9M engagements


"KentuckyFried William Whitworths [----] profile of Colonel Harland Sanders the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken. A perfectionist in an imperfect world he dreams of fried chicken so golden and delicious that it will bring tears to the eyes of a grown man"  
[News Link](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1970/02/14/kentucky-fried) [@NewYorker](/creator/x/NewYorker) 2020-04-09T19:33Z 7.9M followers, 13.8M engagements


"Everything You Dont Know About The Real Colonel Sanders For anyone tired of tales of visionary young CEOs heres one old mans meandering journey to discovering his greatest talent: He could sell the hell out of fried chicken"  
[News Link](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/venessawong/the-real-colonel-sanders) [@BuzzFeedNews](/creator/x/BuzzFeedNews) 2015-07-09T15:57Z 1.4M followers, 13.8M engagements



### Top Fried Chicken Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"Mon nouveau responsable mappelle fried chicken je vous laisse deviner pourquoi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mathioeuf/status/2022743340656267760) [@mathioeuf](/creator/x/mathioeuf) 2026-02-14T18:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"In a perfectly reasonable critique of our outdoor (ok marquee-covered food market) lunch choice a feral pigeon has shit in the small mans fried chicken 🐓🐦"  
[X Link](https://x.com/kwoade/status/2022709619450052951) [@kwoade](/creator/x/kwoade) 2026-02-14T16:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@LePapillonBlu2 White america not black america not black america little lady Black Americans Collard greens Black eyed peas Corn bread Jambalaya Sweet potato pie Pumpkin pie Macaroni & cheese Baked beans Fried chicken Nothing Black Americans do is foreign We the only thing real Here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CaliCoot23/status/2022683110866088304) [@CaliCoot23](/creator/x/CaliCoot23) 2026-02-14T14:43Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@ThomasAnde77520 @beyoncegarden Itz called southern fried chicken [--] a reason not Scottish fried"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Hbskiiiii/status/2022670968603447451) [@Hbskiiiii](/creator/x/Hbskiiiii) 2026-02-14T13:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

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