by Kamran Ramsden
The burger that 'is America' is back, four years after being taken off the shelves by KFC, according to a report by The Guardian. The 'Double Down Sandwich' is bacon and cheese between two lumps of chicken.
Originating from an April Fool's press release by the company, the sandwich was bullied into submission by health gurus and people who had already been diagnosed with diabetes after being launched as an actual product. But KFC has stuck to its grease-soaked guns, and re-released the controversial product.
In the report, journalist Adam Gabbatt asked passers-by for their thoughts on the product. One man, sandwich in fist, stared at the product, proclaiming it to be 'meat personified.' He added that the sandwich 'is America in sandwich form.' The man went on to lift one trouser leg to reveal a KFC-themed tattoo on his calf.
In the report, journalist Adam Gabbatt asked passers-by for their thoughts on the product. One man, sandwich in fist, stared at the product, proclaiming it to be 'meat personified.' He added that the sandwich 'is America in sandwich form.' The man went on to lift one trouser leg to reveal a KFC-themed tattoo on his calf.
Other passers-by claimed that the lack of bread meant that the sandwich was healthier, and alluded to the mysterious 'Colonel' 'doing something right.'
In a country where people with heart defects are twice as common as people with passports, the Double Down represents a new-brand of nationalism, as there are doubtless already talks to incorporate the recipe into some part of the constitution.
The KFC double-down’s success isn’t about taste – as many who have tried it will attest. It’s about our need to obtain the unattainable, and when we have obtained it, to cover it in cheese and bacon and call it ecstasy. It’s your new sofa, it’s your Amazon next day delivery service, it’s the Sony TV that you ordered on the internet that was so big it that two fully grown human beings struggled to mount it on the wall. It’s all of these things in between to two original chicken fillets.
The KFC double-down’s success isn’t about taste – as many who have tried it will attest. It’s about our need to obtain the unattainable, and when we have obtained it, to cover it in cheese and bacon and call it ecstasy. It’s your new sofa, it’s your Amazon next day delivery service, it’s the Sony TV that you ordered on the internet that was so big it that two fully grown human beings struggled to mount it on the wall. It’s all of these things in between to two original chicken fillets.
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