Sunday Food Review: KFC's Double Down.

[REVIEW] The boffins at KFC have scored a marketing coup by creating what was conceivably the most unhealthy thing they could think of. Comprising of nothing but two breast fillets slapped together with lashings of sauce, cheese and bacon. The Double Down is a cardiologists paradise.

 With so much hype generated through it's proverbial middle finger to the food police that it has seen KFC lunch queues spill out the door, is the hype warranted? Not really. As the most unhealthy thing anyone could think of it falls spectacularly short of the hype machine. The food police would  have you believe that it is the spawn of Satan, an orchestrated litany of health disasters awaits you. In fact, if you wanted to commit suicide, this is the easiest, and tastiest way to do it. In fact this burger, or "burger" is not such a disaster. This reviewer has already had two, with no chest discomfort or shooting pains up the arm to report. What does a double quarter pounder, a whopper and a stick of celery have in common? More saturated fat than the double down! (ok, the celery was a lie.)

Taste wise, it is delicious. The down melts in your mouth like chicken slabbed with bacon cheese and mustardy sauce, which makes sense given the contents. Cracked pepper cheese slice gives the down that extra kick, while the sauce which may very well just be an exploded chicken tumor completes the dining experience. Oh, and a quarter pack, taken as a whole, equates to more sat. fat than the down. Just saying.


VERDICT: Eat and enjoy. This beaut is only around for five weeks, so put that diet to the side and dig in. I promise it wont kill you, unless your arteries are already shot, and that qualifies as a disclaimer.