painperdu

Have you figured this out yet?

I worked at Popeyes years ago and I know for a fact the marinade is simply curing salt and cayenne pepper. We'd wash the chicken pieces with water then pour the salt and pepper and let it marinade over night.

I'm not sure how the batter is done. The 'eggwash' (I don't think there are actually eggs in it) was a yellowish/orange mixture which had the consistency of a very light pancake batter. The flour looked like regular all-purpose flour.

Maybe the flour is high protein which can make it more finer/crunchy and less bulky?

Maybe baking soda is added to flour?

What would make the crust look orange? Buttermilk in the egg wash?