Restaurant chains are constantly releasing
innovative new creations, in hopes of outdoing their competitors by coming up with the next
big thing. Sometimes, the risk pays off. Other times, we get food items that are more entertaining
than they are appetizing. You won’t believe that these food items actually exist, and,
in some cases, we wish we could tell you that they didn’t. So let’s look at 10 times
fast food went too far - part 3. Taco Bell Chocoladilla Oh, Taco Bell. What have you done now? This
sickly sweet quesadilla sounds like something out of any five year old’s dreams. Which,
by default, means it’s something out of any parent’s nightmares. Instead of being
filled with all your usual quesadilla ingredients, such as meat and cheese, between the tortillas
of the Chocoladilla you find nothing but Kit-Kats. Have you ever left a chocolate bar sitting
in your car on a hot, sunny day? Well, since this quesadilla is served warm, that’s just
about the consistency of chocolate you’ll find within. It’s definitely vying for the
position at the top of the list of World’s Messiest Foods. In 2016, Taco Bell held trial
runs in the UK for this new food product. They were, apparently, deemed to have been
successful, because Taco Bell brought the Chocoladilla over to the US for a limited
run in fall of 2017. It only cost one dollar, which might actually be less than you would
spend on an actual Kit-Kat bar. Odds are though, you would regret the decision to cough up
an extra bit of cash to buy the chocolate bar less than you would the decision to subject
yourself to the Cocoladilla. However, Nutella on toast is widely regarded as a top tier
breakfast food, so maybe the bread and chocolate combination is one that generalizes to fast
food as well. Like they say, don’t knock it till you’ve tried it. McDonald’s Vegan Burger While more options are gradually being added
to menus, until very recently, fast food restaurants haven’t exactly been the most vegan-friendly
establishments. Vegans visiting McDonald’s were pretty much limited to salads. Even the
fries at McDonald’s aren’t strictly vegan. Lately, McDonald’s has been testing the
waters of plant-based burgers with a creation dubbed the McVegan. It’s first test run
took place in Finland in 2017, and it was introduced internationally in 2018. The McVegan
has all the fixings of a traditional burger (except cheese, of course), but the beef patty
has been swapped out for a soybean steak. The words “soybean steak” maybe don’t
do much for the meat-eaters out there, but for anyone sticking to a plant-based diet,
the words are music to their ears. No more “I’ll just have the salad, thanks,”
for vegans and vegetarians. There still aren’t many options for them, but at least now they
can enjoy a more well-rounded fast food experience. As for those who don’t eat only plant-based
foods, if this sounds appealing to you, why not try something new? But if you’d rather
stick to your chicken or beef, that’s fine, too. Either way, it’s great to see McDonald’s
is trying to be more inclusive of different lifestyles and dietary restrictions. Taco Bell Volcano Crispy Chicken Chips Taco Bell is back to shock us again with their
new Volcano Crispy Chicken Chips. They look like tortilla chips, they’re shaped like
tortilla chips...but are they tortilla chips? Well, this wouldn’t make for a very exciting
entry if they were. No, these triangular “chips” are actually fried chicken. It’s revolutionary,
it’s bizarre, and it’s the food item we didn’t know we needed. These crispy chicken
chips are paired with Taco Bell’s signature Lava sauce, a spicy cheesy condiment that
tastes so good you won’t mind the fact that your mouth is on fire. The Lava Sauce has
popped on and off the Taco Bell menu over the past few years, usually available with
limited edition products. Its pairing with Volcano Crispy Chicken Chips was its first
appearance in over two years. At this point, we’ve seen so many absurd food items that
dipping fried chicken in spicy cheese shouldn’t really be surprising to anyone, yet here we
are. It’s really the fact that Taco Bell is trying to pass off breaded chicken as chips
that’s confusing us the most. Because they kind of just sound like glorified chicken
nuggets... but that’s beside the point. This food item could be purchased in sets
of six or twelve, for two dollars and four dollars, respectively. Not a high price to
pay for what could easily become your favorite guilty pleasure food. Taco Bell took the Crispy
Chicken Chips even further with their Volcano Chickstar, a wrap featuring the new fried
creations. If these chips get big, they could really change the entire fast food game. Sonic Pickle Juice Slush Pickles. One of the most polarizing foods
out there. And if liking pickles themselves wasn’t controversial enough, some people
actually claim to enjoy the taste of pickle juice. Now, to each their own and everything,
but it also feels like this is where we should draw the line. Nevertheless, it is something
that many people do enjoy, and Sonic Drive-In decided that it was going to take advantage
of that. If you don’t like pickles, this may be a lot to take, so brace yourselves.
In June 2018, Sonic debuted their Pickle Juice Slush, a bright green, sweet and sour, pickle
juice flavored slush. This is the epitome of fast food taking things too far. Surprisingly,
Sonic Drive-In isn’t the first to take the pickle route. Several companies and restaurant
chains have come out with not only several kinds of pickle flavored drinks, but even
pickle flavored popsicles. These drinks are strange, not so much because they incorporate
pickles – the food item is quite popular – but because they make pickles the star
of the show. Typically, pickles are used as a garnish, such as when they top off a burger.
A food item that is completely based on pickles is unusual. No one can say that this drink
isn’t innovative. Pickles have such a distinct, strong flavor, that we can’t help but wonder
if this drink might be a bit too much, even for the most diehard pickle fans. Regardless
of where you stand on the matter, the pickle craze is very real, and it doesn’t seem
like it’s going to die down any time soon. Popeyes 24 Karat Champagne Chicken Wings In 2018, Popeyes celebrated the opening of
its 3000th restaurant in the most extra way imaginable. The Kardashians have nothing on
them. For just one day, they served 24 Karat Champagne Chicken Wings. These limited-edition
wings were the epitome of exclusive, as they were available at only four locations across
America, one each in New Jersey, New York, Louisiana and California. You might be wondering
how champagne fits into the picture here. It’s not usually the drink of choice to
pair with chicken wings. Well, the batter coating these boneless chicken wings actually
included champagne. It is a celebration, after all. Once fried, the wings were coated in
a light dusting of 24 karat gold flakes. It’s so painfully extravagant that it’s hard
to believe, but this is actually a thing that happened. Surprisingly enough, this isn’t
the first time chicken wings have been bedazzled. Prior to Popeye’s, Jonathan Cheban began
serving chicken wings coated in gold flakes at The Ainsworth bars. If you happened to
have a thousand dollars to spare, you could pick up fifty of these wings, along with a
bottle of champagne. While you can’t get bottle service at Popeye’s, buying their
gold wings wasn’t nearly as much of a hit to your wallet. 24 Karat Champagne Wings were
sold as part of Popeye’s Boneless Bash Combo, meaning that you could get six wings, along
with a biscuit and a side of your choosing, for only five dollars. These wings were easy
to miss out on, so here’s to hoping that they bring them back to celebrate the opening
of their 4000th location, whenever that may be. KFC Waffle Double Down One of KFC’s most popular, but controversial,
food items is the Double Down, a sandwich that replaces the buns with two chicken patties.
While this product is polarizing enough on its own, several KFCs worldwide drew inspiration
from America’s Double Down to create their own even more shocking variations. The Philippines
have the Double Down Dog, Korea has the Zinger Double Down King, and, in 2018, Canada brought
us the Waffle Double Down Sandwich. In typical Double Down fashion, the buns of the Waffle
Double Down Sandwich are swapped out for two fried chicken patties. In between them, you’ll
find a Belgian waffle. As for condiments, the waffle has been topped off with Canadian
maple aioli sauce. O, Canada. Staying true to the stereotypes, as per usual. Well, you
can’t say that KFC Canada didn’t make this burger their own. The Waffle Double Down
was a long time coming. The original Double Down was one of the most highly requested
products in KFC Canada locations, but many customers had also been asking if a food item
featuring the famous chicken and waffle pairing would be added to the menu any time soon.
You can’t say KFC doesn’t give the people what they want. Combining these two highly
demanded food items was genius. Absolutely bizarre, but genius. As for the maple sauce,
KFC might as well have just stamped the phrase “Made in Canada” onto the bottom of each
burger, eh? Taco Bell Naked Egg Taco Taco Bell is known for pushing the envelope
when it comes to taco shells. They once used a piece of fried chicken. This time, they
went for something a bit more refined. That being a fried egg. The Naked Egg Taco can
be found on their breakfast menu and it actually looks...kind of beautiful. The perfectly fried
egg is folded to mimic the appearance of a taco shell and is loaded with potatoes, sausage,
cheese and bacon. That’s one way to get in your protein fix. The release of this food
item was so hyped that you could actually reserve a table specifically for the purpose
of tasting it. Restaurants in Chicago, Laguna Beach, Austin and New York participated in
this promotion, allowing for many Taco Bell fans across the country to celebrate the debut
of the Naked Egg Taco. The pricing of this unique product is quite reasonable. On its
own, it’s just two dollars, and in a breakfast combo with a coffee, two Cinnabon Delights
or a hash brown, it comes out to four dollars. While this item seems a bit weird, adding
it to their breakfast menu was a smart move on Taco Bell’s part. Breakfast foods, especially
at fast food establishments, often involve some sort of bread or pastry. It’s difficult
for anyone with a gluten intolerance to find cheap and quick breakfasts to-go, so innovations
like this provide them with convenient options. Eggs are also loaded with protein, so this
taco will provide long-lasting satisfaction that’ll help you get through your busy mornings.
Pair it with a coffee, and you'll be ready to conquer the day Pizza Hut Cheeseburger Crust Pizza This Pizza Hut creation is ridiculously aesthetically
pleasing. Between the shape and the colors, it looks like a work of art. Bring on all
the Instagrams. They say don’t mess with perfection, but that’s exactly what Pizza
Hut went and did. They decided to reinvent their pizza crust by adding – wait for it
– ten mini hamburgers around the outside. The beef patties are almost folded into the
crust, which sticks out of the circumference of the pizza like the petals of a flower.
Like the rest of the pizza, the hamburgers are topped with cheese, which has melted to
gooey perfection. As unappetizing as this sounds, you still might think that it could
be fun to try, just for laughs right? Think again – a large will cost you about thirty
bucks. What’s kind of awkward about this pizza is that it’s basically Pizza Hut ripping
off their own idea. Not long before the release of the Cheeseburger Crust Pizza in the United
States, Pizza Hut locations in the Middle East came out with the Cheeseburger Crown
Crust Pizza. There’s no need to describe the latter to you in any detail, because it’s
literally identical to the former. The Cheeseburger Crust Pizza is marketed as having “all the
fun without the bun,” but it looks like a stomach ache waiting to happen, which can
probably be universally agreed upon as not being anyone’s idea of fun. This pizza is
just confusing, because, with the way it’s designed, you would probably just end up eating
the pizza and the burger separately, so then why even bother? Sometimes more isn’t better. KFC Fried Salmon KFC Japan is going off-brand and putting chicken
on the back burner to bring customers some interesting seasonal specials. Japan is big
on seasonal food; it’s one of the ways restaurants draw clients in. KFC decided to try its hand
at this marketing technique, ringing in autumn with two new additions to their menu. The
theme? Fried salmon. For less than four dollars, you can buy yourself a Fried Salmon Sandwich,
which, other than a panko breaded salmon filet, contains lettuce, tartar sauce and basil sauce.
All of this lies between two incredibly soft and fluffy white buns. The other new item
is a simple filet of fried salmon. Like the filet in the sandwich, it’s coated with
panko breadcrumbs. It’s cooked as well as any fried chicken you can get from the fast
food chain; crunchy on the outside, but still soft on the inside. The condiment of choice
for this product is tartar sauce, which is used on the sandwich as well. The main reason
this dish is so jarring is that salmon is pretty universally acknowledged as being one
of the healthiest foods out there. Doctors are constantly recommending that you eat a
filet of salmon for dinner. This probably isn’t what they were talking about. Fish
and chips is already a thing, so this shouldn’t be too hard to wrap your head around, but
it still feels weird coming from KFC. It’s interesting to see them branching out into
seafood. They’ve done it before in China, with the Shrimp Burger, but, after so many
years of seeing KFC exclusively produce chicken, it’s only natural to be skeptical. McDonald’s Nutella Burger Italians are usually praised for their delicious
foods. Pastas, pizzas, cannoli, gelato. Sweet or savory, it’s all amazing. But have they
taken it too far? The country that, during World War II, gave us Nutella has now done
the unspeakable. They put it on a burger. The Sweety con Nutella is a new dessert item
on the McDonald’s menu, available only at locations in Italy. It’s a simple burger.
Just two classic buns, filled with a thick layer of everyone’s favorite chocolate and
hazelnut spread. It’s reminiscent of Taco Bell’s Chocoladilla, which isn’t necessarily
a compliment. The Nutella Burger is designed to look like it contains a beef patty, but
never fear, there aren’t any unwanted surprises waiting inside. It’s just pure chocolatey
goodness. Talk about carbs on carbs on carbs. The packaging of the Sweety con Nutella is
the same as that of any other McDonald’s burger, which is actually a very cute touch.
This burger feels a bit unnecessary, as you could easily make it at home if you wanted
to. And did the world really need a dessert burger? We could question McDonald’s decisions
all day long. Instead, we’ll just accept the existence of this burger and move on.
Hamburger buns are usually paired with savory fillings, so it’s strange to see them utilized
in a desert. It’s perfectly understandable if you plan on skipping this new creation
and order a McFlurry for dessert instead. Sometimes the oldies are in fact the goodies.
While some people might prefer just sticking to classic Nutella on toast, if you’re feeling
adventurous, treat yourself to this chocolate sandwich. When in Rome and all that. Stay right here with us and tap on another
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