WE ARE BACK!

December 4, 2023

Never fear, we are back in stock in time for Christmas!

With Chicken Salt flying off the shelves and into Christmas stockings, we have doubled up and have another shippment arriving from down under on December 17th!

Loads of stock on the way!

May 4, 2023

We’ve got loads and loads of new stock on the way! Using Australia Post Business and our new export agent James, we can now import stock on a fortnightly basis and keep our stock levels up!

Yes, you heard it here first, Kentuckiana Hot Chip Seasoning is COMING BACK! A lot of people asked for it and we’re duly fulfilling our mission to bring the delights of Australia to the United Kingdom. Keep your eyes peeled!

Australia’s best kept secret

The legendary chicken salt

Although Chicken salt is the default go-to fluorescent chip seasoning for most Australians, it is largely unknown to the world outside Australia. Canadians have their poutine, Belgians have their mayo. Australians have their chicken salt.

Where did it come from?

Originally developed in the 1970s by two Europeans living in Adelaide, chicken salt was used as a seasoning for rotisserie chickens to add flavour and colour. Chicken shop owners would also add chicken salt to chips (known as hot chips) and it’s popularity spread to all corners of Australia.

So it’s pretty popular then?

Chicken salt is the mainstay seasoning in almost every takeaway across Australia and you’ll be hard pressed to find an Australian living abroad that won’t tell you how they firmly believe chicken salt should be available everywhere to douse all over their chips.

What does it taste like?

Controversially chicken salt doesn’t taste of chicken and is not made from chicken. It is designed to enhance the flavour of the food it’s sprinkled on. We’ve even tried it on popcorn with excellent results!

Is chicken salt vegetarian?

Yes it is! Chicken salt is mainly salt, sugar, spices (garlic, onion and paprika) and flavour enhancers. Chicken salt is not vegan as animal products were used to refine one of the ingredients.

What is chicken salt?

Chicken salt is arguably the finest seasoning for fresh hot chips and rotisserie chickens in the world. Bright yellow and packed with flavour, Australians douse chicken salt on their food at every local takeaway.

The best chicken salt is the stuff made in Australia and used in takeaways. It’s bright yellow and tastes unmistakable.

Imported from Australia

We could have tried to make our own but it wouldn’t be the same… so we imported it directly from the manufacturer!

All our salt is air freighted from Sydney in 7-10 days and is as fresh (if not fresher) than local chip shops in Australia. A four month long cargo ship journey sailing half way round the world in sweltering heat is not an option!

About us

The Chicken Salt Co. was founded in 2017 and is (still) the first and only chip shop chicken salt seller filling a gap in the UK market for the real deal chicken salt you find in local takeaways in Australia… not the supermarket stuff but the real imported wholesaler salt, coarsely grounded and intensely yellow.

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