KFC smuggled into Egypt through underground tunnel
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Junk-food starved Gazans can now order Kentucky Fried Chicken to go thanks to a new smuggling service which brings takeout from Egypt via a network of underground tunnels.
It's not exactly "fast" – taking several hours to arrive, with the Palestinian delivery company behind it charging hefty prices to cover the cost of fuel and transport.
"Last chance to order for the Thursday 6:00pm delivery is Wednesday night," says the Yamama delivery firm on its Facebook page.
Yamama then orders the meals, about 30 on a typical run, from the KFC outlet in the Egyptian city of El-Arish, some 25 miles away.
"We place the order with the restaurant in El-Arish, then drive it in a car to the Egyptian side of Rafah," said Yamama director Khalil al-Ifranji.
"Someone takes it from there through the tunnels to (Gazan) Rafah. They then drive it to our headquarters (in Gaza City)."
Motorbikes then deliver the food, with the entire process taking three to four hours.
Fast food is just the latest trend for smugglers seeking to bring in hard-to-get products to the Gaza Strip, which has been under an Israeli blockade since 2007.
Tight restrictions on Gazans entering Egypt mean those with a craving for chicken cooked to Colonel's Secret Recipe cannot just pop over the border and pick up a bucket.
Instead, some residents seem quite happy to shell out 130 shekels (£23) for just 20 pieces of fried chicken – double what it costs in El-Arish.
There are no international fast food chains in Gaza.
"There are many orders," said Ifranji.
"People can't travel regularly, and those who've tried this food really miss it. Those who haven't, dream of it."
For Iyad Jaber, it's a great idea.
"Whenever a KFC advert's on TV, my wife tells me she wants to go to Egypt and have some," says the 34-year-old civil servant.
When his wife heard Yamama advertising its new KFC smuggling service on the radio, she demanded he get some, saying she would wait forever if they saved up for a trip to El-Arish.
Yamama launched the service just three weeks ago after several friends came back from El-Arish with a KFC meal and suggested turning it into a business venture.
Since then, the number of bulk orders placed by the firm has been steadily climbing, due to popular demand.
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23 euro for 20 piece chicken...
ard 51 sgd for 20 piece...
and why this fast food not fast one...?
over here if the delivery more then 30 min, we bang table. If more then 1 hour, the table break into 2 liao Seems like over at there, KFC is serious business
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It's damn serious cause it's Finger Lickin' Good !
Eh... it's either that or NO kfc. Not like the customers got a choice. Doubt they set up a complaint's service. lol
*delivery service subject to freedom fighter's availability*
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Originally posted by BadzMaro:
It's damn serious cause it's Finger Lickin' Good !
Eh... it's either that or NO kfc. Not like the customers got a choice. Doubt they set up a complaint's service. lol
*delivery service subject to freedom fighter's availability*
*smack forehead*I mean no disrepect, but Finger lickin good... ... ...?
Not sure if you know, they use 1 hand for eating and the other hand usually to "clean up" after business -__-
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*delivery service subject to freedom fighter's availability*
U need a whole detail of gruerilla fighters just to escort a KFC transport???
I've always thought saving private ryan was quite bad when everyone died just to save 1 private... but now to risk their lives to escort a KFC transport???
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
*smack forehead*I mean no disrepect, but Finger lickin good... ... ...?
Not sure if you know, they use 1 hand for eating and the other hand usually to "clean up" after business -__-
U know what they say about the food tasting extra good... Mmmmm mmmmmM! =X