KFC have begun releasing items from their “secret menu.” One of those items is a 7 herbs and spices take on the beloved halal snack pack.
I can’t think of a single culinary dish that is more deeply ingrained in our culture than the HSP. There’s a Halal Snack Pack Appreciation Society for Chrissake! So the yanks putting their spin on the classic dish is a brave move if I’ve ever heard of one.
If I’m being completely honest, KFC’s interpretation of the HSP is borderline offensive. It’s the meekest attempt at HSP I’ve ever seen. The Kentucky Snack Pack features a base of hot chips and popcorn chicken, topped with their signature Zinger sauce.
If this was an authentic recreation of a HSP there should be at least two other sauces on offer. Also, I’m firmly against the combination of chicken and cheese but something needs to replace the textural gusto that shredded cheese offers in a HSP.
Thankfully, this is not the only item on offer on the secret menu.
KFC have introduced a Zinger Chipsta, which down to its core is a Twister wrap with chips inside. A concept I wholly support. More fast food joints need to offer meals reinventing the chip butty.
There is also a Slida Burger, which is just a Zinger burger with flatbread, fucking boring. “Apparently low-carb burgers are a thing now so here’s our take if you’re all about that life,” a description for the Slida reads. If people are really that bothered about cutting out carbs they probably aren’t eating at KFC. You don’t need to cater to keto Colonel Sanders. Live your authentic self.
Perhaps my favourite addition to the secret menu is the Beese Churger. Which is literally their classic cheeseburger but with the buns inverted. This is type of pointless shit I’m after. Companies need to stop trying to reinvent the wheel and start trying to make the wheel as useless as possible. Destroy the wheel.
