By Jacey Gibb

s of October 18", the Double

Down has migrated north

from the states and invaded
KFC restaurants all across Canada.
Though calling this thing a ‘sandwich’
is a stretch, it boasts that it simply had
no room for a bun, being comprised
of two pieces of bacon, two kinds
of cheese and sauce placed between
two pieces of original chicken.
To say it pushes boundaries is an
understatement but my curiosity got
the best of me and I joined in the latest
craze of seeing what the big deal was.
The following is an analysis of each
bite taken.

Bite One- All I can taste is chicken,
which is strange because I’m pretty
sure there was supposed to be bacon
and cheese on this thing.

Bite Two- Despite making an effort
to make sure I had a bit of all the
ingredients in my second bite, the only
thing I can taste is still chicken.

Bite Three- There it is! I’m pretty
sure I can taste traces of bacon.

Bite Four- My mouth is experiencing
what can only be described as
confusion. “What is this mystery food
and why is this guy eating it? What?
He’s taking ANOTHER bite? Are you

 

kidding me?”

Bite Five- The dominant presence

of chicken on my taste buds has now
been replaced by the overwhelming
flavour of cheese. It’s strangely a
welcome change of pace from the
onslaught of meat.

Bite Six- Call me old fashioned, but I
miss when my sandwiches had buns.
Final Bite- I pop the last piece in

my mouth and of course, am greeted
with the familiar flavour of cheese.
Then, a taste I haven’t experienced
yet during this whole endeavour:
accomplishment. I successfully
consumed my day’s worth of sodium
and over 500 calories in just a few
minutes. Unfortunately this false
sense of pride is quickly replaced with
deserved regret.

For about ten minutes after initial
consumption, my mouth was left in a
raw state where it was struggling to
regain a foothold in reality. Eventually
my taste buds would recover but
the worst was still to come for my
stomach. I know I simply fuelled the
KFC machine by caving in to their
‘get one before its gone’ campaign and
the temptation of bragging rights, but
I don’t regret my decision. However,
I’m sure my body would strongly
disagree with that.

 

Breaking tlownithe tastes ofthe

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