# Did KFC's name change because it no longer uses real chicken?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 16, 2001, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-kfcs-name-change-because-it-no-longer-uses-real-chicken/50323 "2001-01-16T14:47:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 19, 2001, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-kfcs-name-change-because-it-no-longer-uses-real-chicken/50323/41 "2001-02-19T20:49:24Z")

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> \*Originally posted by screech-owl \*  
> \*\*Funny: here in Florida there is another franchise restaurant called “Maryland Fried Chicken”. “Fried” is in big letters and evidently the state of Maryland does not have a copyright on its name.  
> Just sharing. \*\*

It’s also the name of a very popular dish here in the UK. I’ve seen many restaurants with “Maryland Fried Chicken” on the menu. (Incidentally there are also cookies called “Maryland Cookies”). I haven’t tried either one of these but they’re _everywhere_. People who find out I’m from MD inevitably ask me about the origin of these foods, and I’m clueless.

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