后殖民炸鸡：Jollibee如何征服美国

The U.S. introduced fast food to the Philippines. Now Jollibee is serving it back to America. Photograph by Sonny Thakur “JOLLY MORNING!” Jollibee does not serve American food, not exactly. The chain is based in the Philippines, which developed a taste for burgers and fried chicken during its years as a U.S. colony, and has since made the foods its own. Despite Jol- libee’s off-kilter dishes and feel— or perhaps because of them— Americans are eating it up. USA Today and Eater recently ranked its fried chicken as the best in the country among fast- food restaurants, beating out brands such as Popeyes, Chick-fil-A, and KFC. …