This news is so awesomely bad/good it almost makes up for those soggy Bowls of Sadness on the KFC menu. Yesterday KFC announced they were ready to go nationwide on April 12 with the Double Down, a near-mythical sandwich that uses two slabs of fried chicken instead of bread. Of course, yesterday was April Fool’s Day, and the whole concept sounded too ridiculous to believe. So today King Chicken was forced to say yes, we’re serious, and repeat the announcement. The Double Down consists of the aforementioned two chunks of chicken, and nestled between them are several strips of bacon, some melted cheese, and something called “the Colonel’s secret sauce” (the less you know about this, the better). It clocks in at 540 calories, 32g of fat and 1380mg of sodium. Unless you’re some kind of hippie-vegan health nut and order the grilled version, with 460 calories, 23g of fat and 1430mg of sodium. KFC did a test-firing of this monstrosity over the Midwest last August, and you can see some of the responses here:
That’s it? That is the sandwich? That’s not worth five dollars. Oh… oh my God. That is the best thing ever. I don’t know what “Colonel’s Sauce” is, but it is like a party in my mouth. This is completely worth the five dollars. Unfortunately I’m going to end up weighing 700 lbs after this, but it is simply amazing.
Granted, the Double Down sounds like something that happened after KFC hired Homer Simpson as a nutrition consultant. But I’ve gotta admit, if I ever went to KFC there’s a good chance I’d order one of these things and enjoy it. And afterwards, I’d feel dirty and ashamed and confused. And order another one.
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Because of crap like that I became a vegetarian. And of course because of crap like that I stopped being a vegetarian (mmm, bacon).
Sweet jeebus, there’s no way that’s for real! Is it? Okay, I have to admit I’m thinking about making a trip to KFC to check it out. It looks gawd awful but I feel compelled to try it.
540 calories, I would have thought it would be more. Frankly it’s health food compared to the jumbo burgers some chains are offering.
It is only a matter of time before someone orders it as a last meal. The irony.
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Food for thought: The Double Down has fewer calories and less fat than the Whopper, and almost identical amounts as the Big Mac, both of which have been on the market for years.