Bellying up to Kentucky Fried Chicken's double down
Rene Lynch/LA Times
We were dubious when we first read that Kentucky Fried Chicken was coming out with a new sandwich that does away with the bread in favor of two fried fillets. And that the "sandwich" part of the sandwich involved was made of cheese, something called Colonel's sauce .. and bacon?
Could that possibly be true?
After all, this was the fast-food chain that seemed to be going all healthy on us, setting off stampedes for its new grilled chicken offerings.
We lobbed a call to a media representative. And the rest is a good news-bad news story. First, the good news. The sandwich does indeed exist, and it is called the double down. It is made of two Original Recipe fillets, bacon, Swiss and pepper jack cheese and something called the Colonel's sauce.
The bad news? The sandwich is only being tested in Providence, R.I., and Omaha, Neb. But if it does well -- and really, why wouldn't this sandwich do well? -- it could head out West.
Usually when I read these stories about disgustingly fat food items I'm not at all tempted to try one. My belly stays bloated from the average fatass food and a steady diet of beer. There's no need to go for a degree of difficulty. But I've got to say I wouldn't mind trying the Double Down. Now there's some extra motivation to make it to the College World Series in Omaha. I could eat one of these bad boys, suck down a few coldies and when I needed a nap I'd have a baseball game to put me to sleep.
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