Double Down
The sandwich that replaced the bread with chicken. Two fried fillets act as the “bun” around bacon, melted cheese and a peppery sauce, and it is exactly as salty and over-the-top as it sounds. It became a symbol of fast-food excess almost overnight, and every comeback sells out on curiosity alone.
The story
KFC launched the Double Down across the United States in April 2010, and it instantly became a talk-show punchline and a viral sensation. It left the American menu, then kept resurfacing for limited runs in countries from Australia to the Philippines, each return treated like a small event.
What’s inside
Make it at home
My copycat first, then everything I built on top of it.- My copycat
KFC Double Down (Copycat)
The Double Down on YouTube
Everyone who has cooked, copied or taste-tested it on camera.
Similar burgers at other chains
Built around the same things as the Double Down.- White Spot · chicken, bacon, cheese and a double stack
BC Chicken Burger - Goiko · chicken, bacon and cheese
La Kiki - Bob's · chicken, bacon and a double stack
Baconzudo Chicken Crispy - Burger King · chicken, bacon and cheese
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About KFC
KFC began with Harland Sanders frying chicken for travellers at a roadside service station in Corbin, Kentucky, in the 1930s. The first Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise opened in Salt Lake City in 1952, and the Colonel spent the rest of his life as the face of a recipe built on eleven herbs and spices that the company still treats as a state secret.
Around 30,000 restaurants in roughly 150 countries.
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