It's not exactly "fast" – taking several hours to arrive, with
the Palestinian delivery company behind
it charging hefty prices to cover the cost of fuel and
transport.
"Last chance to order for the Thursday 6:00pm delivery is Wednesday
night," says the Yamama delivery firm on its Facebook page.
Yamama then orders the meals, about 30 on a typical run, from the
KFC outlet in the Egyptian city of El-Arish, some 25 miles
away.
"We place the order with the restaurant in El-Arish, then drive it
in a car to the Egyptian side of Rafah," said Yamama director
Khalil al-Ifranji.
"Someone takes it from there through the tunnels to (Gazan) Rafah.
They then drive it to our headquarters (in Gaza City)."
Motorbikes then deliver the food, with the entire process taking
three to four hours.
Fast food is just the latest trend for smugglers seeking to bring
in hard-to-get products to the Gaza Strip, which has been under an
Israeli blockade since 2007.
Tight restrictions on Gazans entering Egypt mean those with a
craving for chicken cooked to Colonel's Secret Recipe cannot just
pop over the border and pick up a bucket.
Instead, some residents seem quite happy to shell out 130 shekels
(£23) for just 20 pieces of fried chicken – double what it costs in
El-Arish.
There are no international fast food chains in Gaza.
"There are many orders," said Ifranji.
"People can't travel regularly, and those who've tried this food
really miss it. Those who haven't, dream of it."
For Iyad Jaber, it's a great idea.
"Whenever a KFC advert's on TV, my wife tells me she wants to go to
Egypt and have some," says the 34-year-old civil servant.
When his wife heard Yamama advertising its new KFC smuggling
service on the radio, she demanded he get some, saying she would
wait forever if they saved up for a trip to El-Arish.
Yamama launched the service just three weeks ago after several
friends came back from El-Arish with a KFC meal and suggested
turning it into a business venture.
Since then, the number of bulk orders placed by the firm has been
steadily climbing, due to popular demand.
