SEOUL, Sept 16 ― In fried-chicken-obsessed South Korea, restaurants serving the nation's favourite fast-food dish dot every street corner. But Kang Ji-young's...
SEOUL, Sept 16 ― In fried-chicken-obsessed South Korea, restaurants serving the nation's favourite fast-food dish dot every street corner. But Kang Ji-young's establishment brings something a little different to the table: a robot is cooking the chicken.
The domestic market ― the world's third largest, after the United States and China ― is worth about seven trillion won , but labour shortages are starting to bite as South Korea faces a looming demographic disaster due to having the world's lowest birth rate. Enter Kang, a 38-year-old entrepreneur who saw an opportunity to improve the South Korean fried chicken business model ― and the dish itself.Chicken and pork cutlets are the most popular delivery orders in South Korea, and the industry could clearly benefit from more automation to “effectively address labour costs and workforce shortages”, she said.
South Korea's existing foodtech industry ― including everything from next-day grocery delivery app Market Kurly to AI smart kitchens to a “vegan egg” startup ― is already worth millions, said food science professor Lee Ki-won at Seoul National University. During AFP's visit to a Seoul branch, a robot meticulously handled the frying process ― from immersing chicken in oil, flipping it for even cooking, to retrieving it at the perfect level of crispiness, as the irresistible scent of crunchy chicken wafted through the shop.Kim Moon-jung, a 54-year-old insurance worker, said she was not sure how a robot would make the chicken differently from a human “but one thing is certain ― it tastes delicious”.
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