April 13, 2010

This morning,


at the local shop, we pondered this from afar. We gaped in awe verging on horror.

They don’t call it “The American Dream” for nothing. Our country isn’t afraid to aim for the sky, not always because it’s necessary, but because we can.

Which brings us to KFC’s newest menu item, introduced Monday: the Double Down ($4.99), a bacon and cheese sandwich where bread is replaced with fried chicken. Re-read that last sentence, and just try to grasp its cultural significance. The toothpaste is out of the proverbial tube.

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  1. Andrew Simone on April 13th, 2010 at 10:48 am

    I want to try it.

  2. Deron Bauman on April 13th, 2010 at 10:48 am

    bam!

  3. Sheila Ryan on April 13th, 2010 at 10:56 am

    Will you go first, Andrew? I’ll have to drive to Dubuque.

  4. Andrew Simone on April 13th, 2010 at 11:01 am

    You bet. I’ll look for one.

  5. Rick Neece on April 13th, 2010 at 11:30 am

    Danny and I were just talking about this over lunch. We’re reinventing it to be a burger with special sauce between two grilled chicken breasts. We’re calling it a “Titty Fuck.”

  6. Dan Smalley on April 13th, 2010 at 11:33 am

    The amount of vitriol I’ve read/seen/heard about this sandwich is ridiculous. People talk about it like it’s an instant heart attack and that KFC are trying to kill America. If that whole sandwich was enclosed in a bread bun it’s calorific value would sky rocket and nobody would have a word to say about it.

    Full disclosure: I wish they sold them here, it looks amazing.

  7. Daryl Scroggins on April 13th, 2010 at 11:41 am

    Oh Rick, Oh Danny–you nailed it. Well…I mean…damnit!

    Do they make it with fried fish? I’d have to get one of those.

  8. Sheila Ryan on April 13th, 2010 at 11:42 am

    Oh, Dan, my own objection is solely aesthetic. Beyond that, it’s the exaggerated public horror that amuses me.

    I will say that it strikes me as kind of nasty — too much of too many good things.

    I do like like pork roast swathed in bacon.

  9. Phil Bebbington on April 13th, 2010 at 11:44 am

    Rick, is it okay to want a Titty Fuck?

  10. ju ju pongo on April 13th, 2010 at 11:50 am

    in re D. Smalley’s comment -
    when you’re visiting the sf bay area and in Oakland’s Temescal dist. check out bakesale betty’s chicken sandwich -

    http://www.bonappetit.com/blogsandforums/blogs/bafoodist/2009/04/bakesale-betty.html

    http://www.seriouseats.com/2007/12/serious-sandwiches-bakesale-bettys-fried-chic.html

  11. Dave Vogt on April 13th, 2010 at 11:58 am

    I’m reminded slightly of the McGangbang. You take a McDonald’s double cheeseburger, open it in the middle, and put a McChicken in it (bun, lettuce, and all).

    It’s one of those off-menu items.

  12. Rick Neece on April 13th, 2010 at 12:08 pm

    Phil, I hope everybody wants one! It’s just perfect for motherfucker.
    I’m mapping out marketing strategy. Danny’s at Costco getting as many patties and breasts as he can lay his hands on. We’ll be RICH!

  13. Michael Smith on April 13th, 2010 at 12:13 pm

    There’s a certain restaurant that’s known for it’s cleavage wings that might be interested in buying the rights to your sandwich, Rick.

  14. Michael Smith on April 13th, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    Where the hell did that apostrophe come from? Somebody fix it before Cindy sees.

  15. Sheila Ryan on April 13th, 2010 at 12:21 pm

    Going to Dubuque to the KFC and order me a TittyFuck.

    Say what?

  16. Amanda Mae Meyncke on April 13th, 2010 at 12:32 pm

    Rick – I was out with some folks the other day and almost VERBALLY suggested that we have m-f-er. Wrong crowd.

  17. Phil Bebbington on April 13th, 2010 at 3:34 pm

    Rick, I was in the states for 3 weeks and now I am back in the UK I learn that breasts are available in Costco and to add insult to injury they appear to be the sort suitable for a Titty Fuck!

  18. Michael Smith on April 13th, 2010 at 3:40 pm

    Phil, everything is available at Costco and they let you sample right in the aisle.

  19. Cindy Scroggins on April 13th, 2010 at 3:43 pm

    I’m fasting today in preparation for a colonoscopy, and I have to say–that sandwich looks pretty damned good.

  20. Phil Bebbington on April 13th, 2010 at 3:44 pm

    Michael, thank you!

    I am about to slip to sleep in Crete and I have the delightful vision of Danny sampling all in the aisle at Costco! I am so envious I could spit!

  21. Danny on April 13th, 2010 at 4:59 pm

    Unfortunately you can’t get a pre-made TittyFuck at Costco – only the ingredients. So you have to go to KFC to enjoy this meatwich. However, you can have a Bacon Explosion (meat wrapped meat with extra meat) shipped straight to your door – precooked and ready for reheating: http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/recipes/bacon-explosion/

  22. Rick neece on April 13th, 2010 at 5:08 pm

    You don’t want to sample “all” in the aisle at the Costco we go to, no way. That is, There are some, you wouldn’t want to sample.

    Note, I haven’t figured out how to emphasize yet on this here iPad. Is it possible?

    Cindy I did what you’re doing, last year. The faxting waz more a chore than the actual procedure. (Dammit!) Danny took me to breakfast after, I don’t remember much about it, except I was hungry. I was goony a good part of the day. It was quite a nice place to spend some time, actually.

  23. vin. on April 13th, 2010 at 5:53 pm

    I see a bump in my practice’s Coronary Artery CTA volumes….

  24. Michael Lang on April 23rd, 2010 at 4:25 pm

    Someone’s double downed on the doubledown:

    http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/post/543931201/kfc-double-down-luther-sandwich-a-kfc-double-down

    Once somebody’s Monte Cristo’d this guy I think we’ve hit the end-game.

    And by the way, someone I know tried one. He said it tasted like a salt brick.

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