Looking for Reccomendations for Chicken Shop Salt

timps on 21/03/2025 - 13:54

So here's the kicker. I don't mean "chicken salt" that comes in yellow and green or whatever it is from fish and chip shops.
God do I hate that stuff.

BUT, every chicken and chips place that thrives on quarter chicken and chips combos, has some variant of amazing salt on their chips.
Red Rooster, Legs and Breasts here in Tas, a thousand little charcoal chicken places throughout every country town.

Is there a name for this stuff?
I've tried a bunch of different "chicken salt" things and they're all gross.
So… chicken shop salt?

Food & Grocery Chicken Salt

Comments

  • Duckie2hh on 21/03/2025 - 13:56
    +3

    bought some from costco. Has been pretty good so far.

    https://sollys.com.au/products/copy-of-2-x-liebers-cajun-sea…

    Looks like that.

    • jv on 21/03/2025 - 14:31
      -8

      Reccomendations for Chicken Shop Salt
      bought some from ccostcco

      FTFY

      • SlickMick on 22/03/2025 - 13:16
        +3

        some people have no taste for subtle humour…. or just love to neg JV

        • Herbs on 22/03/2025 - 15:34
          +1

          Yes.

        • spaceflight on 22/03/2025 - 22:31

          some people have no taste for subtle humour….

          It's always better with chicken salt.
          Anyone have some recommendations?

        • sackrace on 23/03/2025 - 16:15
          +1

          To be fair the fella basically begs for it

    • jv on 21/03/2025 - 14:34

      https://sollys.com.au/products/copy-of-2-x-liebers-cajun-sea…

      Do not use this on cake !!!

      • Sammy2000 on 21/03/2025 - 14:41
        +4

        Mmm… Chicken cake

    • tenpercent on 21/03/2025 - 15:05
      -7

      This is mostly salt, sugar, msg, with some mystery spices and a mystery ingredient "Nature Identical Flavour" added.

      • hasher22 on 21/03/2025 - 15:42
        +24

        if you're implying msg is bad, it's not……..

      • Astrom on 21/03/2025 - 15:46
        +6

        mostly flavour, flavour, flavour, with mystery flavour and another mystery flavour

      • SBOB on 21/03/2025 - 17:04
        +7

        As opposed to what, some organic all natural chicken salt?

        • Save 50 Cent on 22/03/2025 - 10:30
          +4

          Yes.. chicken salt made by sun dried chicken feet and beaks then grounding it to perfection.

    • Hybroid on 21/03/2025 - 15:52
      +2

      Also sold in Coles. The 'flavour enhancer 621' is what makes this stuff, basically MSG.

      https://www.coles.com.au/product/nice-n'-tasty-seasoning-chi…

    • Aldonis on 21/03/2025 - 16:26

      this is the best supermarket chicken salt i've found

  • chillybags on 21/03/2025 - 13:57
    +4

    Tried many of the years, this is the best of that we have tried! Krio Krush

    https://amzn.asia/d/j2YQXdJ

    • Shoocat on 21/03/2025 - 20:21
      +1

      3kg? You must really like your chicken salt. And have hardened arteries…

      • chillybags on 21/03/2025 - 20:35

        Split the 3kg with Friends and family

        • Shoocat on 22/03/2025 - 09:16
          +7

          Good plan, only I'd need friends for that.

          • WhyAmICommenting on 22/03/2025 - 11:23
            +1

            @Shoocat: I read this as “I’d only” and thought “oooh look at mr popular over here’”

      • Loopholio on 22/03/2025 - 08:39
        +3

        Many health professionals recommended hardened arteries these days because the harder they get the stronger they are.

        People need to update their science fakts!

        • chillybags on 22/03/2025 - 10:48
          +2

          Wow i read this on the internet, must be true fakts! I must immediately go out and consumer 3kg of chicken salt. Thanks for the tip!

      • SlickMick on 22/03/2025 - 13:24

        I wonder if it goes hard in humidity like garlic salt.

        I got the Ozbargain recommended chicken-shop gravy in a giant bucket and it's lasted for years…. just about time to renew.

      • buffalo bill on 24/03/2025 - 00:33

        He'll be well preserved when he go

    • Cheaplikethebird on 22/03/2025 - 13:24
      +1

      Yeah tried many also, if you're after the classic takeaway shop flavour then Krio Krush is the one.Just grab the 800g shaker.

    • Dreamcast on 23/03/2025 - 04:58

      I'm going to try it. If it ain't good, I'm coming for you :)

  • djones145 on 21/03/2025 - 14:23
    +19

    nothing beats making your own!
    grab some sea water and some chickens and give them a bath in it
    then dry it and get chicken salt

    cant go back after you have tried it

    • MrPants on 21/03/2025 - 16:58
      +9

      I thought you had to put the chickens on small treadmills, get them exercising, capture their sweat, and then dry it out.

      Well, at least that's my family recipe.

    • Loopholio on 22/03/2025 - 08:42
      +2

      A better way to do it; dry chicken shit in an oven then add salt and MSG.

      Welcome to flavour country!

    • Antikythera on 22/03/2025 - 17:09

      my chickens complained when the salt water got in their eyes.

      • djones145 on 22/03/2025 - 23:11
        +1

        noobs the chicken need googles
        u can get them on amazon
        and dont forget hair caps. chicken hair is blooodly annoying when wet. ebay has those

        • smartazz104 on 23/03/2025 - 13:16
          +2

          But the goggles do nothing…

  • Fredfloresjr on 21/03/2025 - 14:24
    +8

    Ask Gus Fring

    • coxjon on 21/03/2025 - 15:33
      +1

      Blue crystal salt?

  • dogboy on 21/03/2025 - 14:30
    +2

    Check out Shaynez Jerkyz & Spicez: https://www.shanez.com.au/search?q=chicken

    They have heaps of different ones, including KFC salt.

  • ytthr on 21/03/2025 - 14:37
    +10

    Look for one that contains MSG.

      • shkippy on 21/03/2025 - 18:13
        +3

        We've been through this before and you've done nothing to confirm your "allergy" only your confirmation bias.

        • Qazxswec on 21/03/2025 - 23:45
          +1

          Don't know if jv has epilepsy or not, but msg can trigger seizures in people with epilepsy, as for me, i love the stuff

          • shkippy on 22/03/2025 - 00:05
            +1

            @Qazxswec: Care to cite that? All I can find is:

            there's no conclusive evidence

            • Qazxswec on 22/03/2025 - 08:29
              -1

              @shkippy: It happened to someone i know, they tested it with their doctor, these days, they dont eat msg, seizures are basically gone, i believe there are some studies, google "reflex epilepsy", i dont really know about it to be honest but i do know the person wasnt lying

              • shkippy on 22/03/2025 - 09:28
                +2

                @Qazxswec: Very few people are lying about their belief in MSG reactions. The only thing is there have been numerous studies about it (it's one of the most studied food additives, because of the "Chinese restaurant syndrome" phenomenon) and none concluded that MSG is to blame. Often the cause is another ingredient or it's psychosomatic/nocebo.

                The main reason is because glutamate is found naturally in many many foods like tomatoes, mushrooms & Parmesan cheese. From food authority NSW:

                The human body treats MSG the same as natural glutamate found in food. For instance, the body does not distinguish between free glutamate from tomatoes, cheese or mushrooms and the glutamate from MSG added to foods. Glutamate is glutamate, whether naturally present or from MSG.

                Now I'm not saying your friend's seizures are not caused by glutamate but if they eat any of the other food high in glutamate, it does make it suspicious that it isn't something else along with the lack of conclusive evidence in studies as opposed to anecdotal evidence.

                • joshash on 22/03/2025 - 09:48
                  +4

                  @shkippy: If anything, MSG is good for you.

                  • shkippy on 22/03/2025 - 10:09

                    @joshash: 😂😂😂

                  • jv on 24/03/2025 - 09:15
                    -2

                    @joshash:

                    MSG is good for you.

                    Maybe for you, but not for me…

        • jv on 24/03/2025 - 09:14
          -1

          and you've done nothing to confirm your "allergy"

          My GP told me to avoid it.

          • Sammy2000 on 25/03/2025 - 15:31

            @jv: Not all allergies are able to be confirmed by a specialist in allergies. Some are also only sensitivities. Sensitivity reactions are annoying but won't kill you.
            jv might be sensitive to being called a racist caused by ignorance.

            • jv on 25/03/2025 - 15:38
              +2

              @Sammy2000:

              Sensitivity reactions are annoying but won't kill you.

              Neither will some allergies. eg, hayfever

      • Maglia Nera on 21/03/2025 - 20:35

        wtfc

      • spaceflight on 22/03/2025 - 11:01

        I thought it was just me!

        It's there a community or group where we can share our experiences?

      • smartazz104 on 23/03/2025 - 13:17

        If only you were allergic to constant comment spam.

    • spackbace on 21/03/2025 - 14:44
      +4

      Lol fight for loss of earnings, then go out and work full-time… yeah well done

    • jv on 21/03/2025 - 14:45
      +1

      Ms Pringle ???

    • greatlamp on 22/03/2025 - 18:55

      it was not likely Ms Pringle's future employment would be impacted until retirement age

      Is that a fancy way of saying nothing is wrong with her?

      I would imagine a mild chemical burn would heal in a few weeks.

  • Gunnar on 21/03/2025 - 15:00
    +5

    You could try making your own? There’s loads of recipes out there. My tip is to also add some paprika to the mix

    • tenpercent on 21/03/2025 - 17:41

      Nothing says North Shore Yummy Mummy quite like this

  • hasher22 on 21/03/2025 - 15:43

    This is the closest thing from fish n chips shops from taste and colour. I love it!

    Get it at coles: Nice N' Tasty Seasoning Chicken Salt | 400g

  • sumyungguy on 21/03/2025 - 15:52
    -1

    Maggi Maridor

    • sumyungguy on 24/03/2025 - 17:00

      Whomever negged me, this is what my local fish & chip shop uses

  • Gdsamp on 21/03/2025 - 18:48

    It's usually salt, chicken stock, paprika, onion powder, and MSG. Sometimes it also includes oregano and garlic.

  • Peza on 21/03/2025 - 19:45
    +1

    Speaking from some experience from around 25+ odd years ago.. we use to mix the 'yellow' salt (no idea on brand) with around 1 to 3 ratio with regular salt. Mainly because it kept the salt granular when dispensing (i.e. yellow salt only would stick to itself and be flaky). The 'yellow' salt came in a large 10kg container. We would only mix one large salt shaker at a time as needed..

    The chippys stuff is the closest i can relate to.. havent tries some of the other brands mentioned above.
    I dont rate and of these other 'chicken salts' that are more brown in colour - they seem more seasonings.
    https://www.coles.com.au/product/anchor-chicken-chippy-salt-…

    • shkippy on 21/03/2025 - 20:33

      Yeah I can relate to the fish & chip chicken salt clumping up very quickly and becoming unusable (even if you put rice in the shaker with it to absorb any moisture).

      The best and closest thing I've found is magic sarap (it's the same weird yellow colour & I'm surprised that Coles sold it at some stage). But is basically available at most Asian groceries.

      It comes in multiple little 8g packs, as it will clump up like OG chicken salt, but is formed into small granules to try prevent this. If you need to use it in powder form, like on chips, simply crush it up. But I now use this in much of my cooking (Asian or western) and prefer it over plain regular MSG. As the name suggests, in filipino, sarap = delicious.

  • youfnc on 21/03/2025 - 20:23

    I bought this one from my local IGA and it comes pretty close.
    Although if you want the full MSG experience, Krio Krush flavon is where it's at.

    • shkippy on 21/03/2025 - 21:46
      +3

      Do season your food with anything? Salt, pepper maybe? I think you're missing the point. Chicken salt is a type of seasoning, as it enhances the flavour of food, same as salt & pepper. If you don't like chicken salt, fine, everyone has different tastes. But without seasonings "the actual food itself" would be very bland indeed. I just happen to prefer chicken salt over regular salt in some (not all) foods.

    • youfnc on 21/03/2025 - 23:16
      +4

      but as someone who grew up before American fast food.

      Chicken salt is uniquely Australian.

    • SlickMick on 22/03/2025 - 13:44

      If you prefer bland food, no one is going to judge you, but it doesn't make everyone one else wrong.

    • greatlamp on 22/03/2025 - 19:00

      Maybe you just find it too overpowering? Taste is subjective, quite literally you could be tasting it differently to other people.

      I use vegeta stock powder for a similar purpose, it doesn't taste as 'fatty' as chicken salt but still has a similar flavour enhancing effect.

  • joshash on 22/03/2025 - 09:43

    MATE!
    Nice n Tasty is the one!!!

    TRUST ME!!!

    That's the one - go buy it and report back!

  • SuperMid on 22/03/2025 - 15:21

    Just ask ur local shop what they use, or if they would sell you a small batch, as they would probably buy in bulk.

  • Gildea on 22/03/2025 - 16:42

    Each place prob has their own Seasoning various mixture of Salt, Onion, Garlic, Celery Salt, Paprika etc.

    Some probably just chicken salt + some other ingredients, or potentially a toss through some Lime / Vinegar prior to salting to add some additional flavours.

    If theres ones you like, ask the shop, many sell little containers of them directly (most of our local non chain style chicken shops have their salt on the counter for sale), just don't expect them to last months as they often clump together pretty quickly.

  • gyrex on 22/03/2025 - 17:02
    +1

    Massive chicken salt fan here. Tried chippys but I found it doesn't stick to the chips well and definitely doesn't taste like chicken shop chips or KFC etc. After all the recommendations for Nice n' tasty chicken salt, I just picked up some from Coles and will try it out tonight and report back!

    • gyrex on 24/03/2025 - 12:19
      +1

      Update: Can confirm that the Nice n' Tasty chicken salt is the business! It tastes just like chicken salt from your local chicken shop - thanks for the recommendations guys!

      • joshash on 25/03/2025 - 08:04
        +1

        And there it is - confirmation received.

  • shkippy on 22/03/2025 - 17:58

    For another take on seasoning and cutting down on waste, don't throw out your onion and garlic skins/peel. Make some roast onion & garlic salt!

    Simply roast your leftover skins/peel in an oven then with a food processor or mortar & pestle grind into a powder with some salt. Adds great flavour and helps eliminate waste!

    • spaceflight on 22/03/2025 - 22:25

      helps eliminate waste!

      What about all the energy your oven uses?

      • shkippy on 23/03/2025 - 06:11

        I have solar on my roof, don't want to waste that sunlight energy! 😛

  • gstfree on 22/03/2025 - 21:54

    If you are after the chicken salt used by fish n chips shop, you can try Nice n Tastry chicken salt. Cost about $70 per 20kg bucket, or $40 per 10 kg bucket. You can get them from all good food wholesales.

  • tensionday on 23/03/2025 - 00:44

    Edlyn brand is the legit one from Australian fish and chip shops.

    https://amzn.asia/d/2q9Ztac

  • GloveM8 on 23/03/2025 - 03:19

    Our local uses Vegeta Veg Stock Powder as a chip seasoning.

    The secret is MSG.

    We now use this at home, absolute game changer.

    • greatlamp on 23/03/2025 - 14:05

      If you use a lot of it Costco has a 1.3kg tin for $11. I use it on all my roast vegetables instead of salt

      • GloveM8 on 23/03/2025 - 14:19
        +2

        Yep, we've got the big Costco tube. Bit of olive oil and some vegeta for roast veggies is elite.

  • auna on 23/03/2025 - 16:44

    Frango chicken shops sell an amazing chicken salt.

  • sponson on 23/03/2025 - 19:22
    +1

    Edlyn is the one used commercially. Nice n' Tasty is very good. IMHO G-Fresh Chicken Salt Flavon is the best I've tried so far. It tends to pull in moisture and clump up so don't shake directly over hot steaming food. Or maybe you can put a dessicant packet in it.

    • gyrex on 03/04/2025 - 14:17

      Put the oven on the lowest possible setting (50-60C) and bake the salt, it will remove all the moisture. Works for other spices which are hygroscopic too.

  • belongsinforums on 23/03/2025 - 19:51

    red rooster used to use mccormick as a condiment supplier. you could try find theirs https://www.mccormick.com.au/old/test/seasonings-and-blends/…

  • Jaspa7 on 24/03/2025 - 10:47
    -3

    My god, why?
    I think if you sent it away for spectral analysis you will find peaks that correlate with:
    1. Bar of soap zest
    2. Sawdust
    3. Poultry dandruff - 50% unidentifiable, 50% bin-chicken

    If we ever had to battle aliens, this would be the top candidate to load into shotgun shells - borderline digestible to humans, likely highly carcinogenic to every other lifeform out there

    • DMFD on 24/03/2025 - 14:23
      +1

      The right amounts of stuff can make amazing things.. Take a look at that vax thing
      Chicken Salt is life.

  • captainboggle on 24/03/2025 - 16:56

    The ones that the shops use are Edlyn and Flavon. I personally slightly prefer Flavon.

  • joshash on 25/03/2025 - 08:07
    +1

    I hear talk of Edlyn… Flavon… and various other brands.
    I'm sure they're good, maybe even very good.
    But until such time as FULL CONFIRMATION is received, Nice 'n' Tasty is the boss.

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