Centuries of Thai-Chinese tradition wrecked by terrifying fried chicken reality

Three short weeks ago, Bon Chon chicken broke the Thainet with images of a succulent duck-shaped fried chicken that promised sweet relief from the usual steamed bird served for Chinese New Year.

As newgen Thai-Chinese, Russarin Lertpojmanee wanted to be among the bold new order by pre-ordering the South Korean-inspired franchise’s crispy Wai Jao Chicken, but when it was arrived to her mother’s Bangkok home this morning, she soon received photos of the atrocity that arrived

“What I expected to get vs. what I got. Even mom complained about it, my grandmother and dad won’t forgive me,” Russarin wrote online. “Well, at least they stuck a gold sheet on it and gave us crispy noodles for consolation.”

Dump the steamed bird and pay deep-fried respect to your ancestors with Bonchon’s ‘Wai Jao Chicken’

She told Coconuts Bangkok that one of the reasons she…