somewhere just north of four years ago i, look you see, experienced the slight joys of a fake and improper 'Double Down' burger off of KFC. the fake ways and improper nature was, as described here with some coarse language, down to it not featuring the bacon what The Colonel in his wisdom decreed should be in it.
my disappointment with that was such that i was not at all interested or excited to learn that this culinary treat was, for the standard limited time only, to be at last available in both England and indeed across the UK wherever branches of KFC could be found.
the ignorance or otherwise shunning of KFC and their latest attempt to get me to indulge in the delights of a Double Down were, however, not to be. James had seen it advertised and was intrigued buy it. this is an intrigue fuelled by an ambition as Andrew, one of the sensational Harlo clan, wanted one but could not eat it due to some sort of dietary concern or other.
with that, then, it was off to the nearest chapter of KFC to feast upon the Double Down, for i felt it suitable to give him the treat what he wanted. also, KFC is quite smart.
it is with much merriment that i can advise you of our nearest branch of KFC being one that sells the ostensibly proper Double Down, for the ones that i ordered came resplendent with the bacon what The Colonel scribed as should be an integral part of it. also, it came in a shiny packaging.
cost of the Double Down in the UK? well, the bacon and cheese variation comes as a mean, which comes with some fries and a soft drink of your choice, which was Pepsi. that clocks in at £5.99, or if you like just a penny south of £6. in the context of standard KFC pricing here that is not unreasonable for a limited edition thing but also places it on the more sophisticated end of their menu.
for those interested in such thing, an as of time of writing price differential around the world looks something like this for the £5.99 paid for one meal. although i bought two.
USA - $7.90
Australia - AU$10.11
New Zealand - NZ$11.36
Bitcoin - BC0.00129 (?)
Falkland Islands - FI£6.01
Bermuda - BERM$7.90
Israel - ILS27.58 (presumably sans bacon)
Japan - JP¥897.12
Eurozone - €6.70
Colombia - COP / COL$2313.89
Russia - ₽ 454.22
and i think that if you want to know what that translates to in other currencies you can investigate this for yourself. it might be a fun comparison thing for you, if you like that sort of thing.
rather splendidly you get the choice here as to whether or not you want the classical Double Down, resplendent with bacon, or the sensitive to religious concerns fake version, featuring no bacon in it. and no bacon replacement. the sans bacon version of the meal was 20p less in cost. interesting that they have determined such a low value on bacon.
how about a look at the business end of the Double Down here in the UK? which is to say, or suggest, the actual Double Down burger, or if American sandwich. why not. and for those of quaint sensibilities that might find such upsetting, here it is at first in the toned down ways of Commodore 64 mode.
a review of how the Double Down performs in a functionary sense? entirely satisfactory. there is always a danger that "limited edition" items, be they food or something else, seem flash to have but fall short in doing that which they are supposed to. not so here. the Double Down, correctly beautified with copious melted cheese and most tasty bacon, is lovely. an added bonus was the gallon or so of barbecue, or if you will bbq, sauce in which it was drowned. this is a timely reminder of just how much i miss the barbecue/bbq sauce drowned Godzilla tie-in burger what the KFC done in the mid to late 90s, whenever the film of that name with him out of Ferris Bueller's Day Off in it.
it is also a filling meal. a gentleman of my size does, from time to time, require a substantial size of a meal to feel sate. whilst at a glance the Double Down looks like it errs towards something of a smaller, more compact size, once some 60% of this is consumed you feel like you are totally knacked and cannot eat no more. i did, of course, finishing it all.
James, whose curiosity and interest prompted this return to the culinary realm of Double Down, was also suitably impressed. for some reason he thought that he was not going to finish his, but i pointed out how much i paid for it and that punishment might be involved he didn't, so he did.
my understanding of the matter is that the Double Down is not a "limited edition" thing in America, or if you will the USA. this calorie infused, artery battering treat is so popular there that it has remained as a constant on the menu of The Colonel at KFC chapters there. owing to the legal system i dare say that KFC might get sued if they removed it.
perhaps if it proves to be just as popular here perhaps KFC shall leave it as a permanent part of the UK menu of The Colonel. this would be despite our legal system not quite allowing such free and easy arrests in respect of fast food establishments. as thing stands, i believe it will be stripped from the menu as of the central aspects of November. so, if you want one, get one whilst you can.
right, that will do for that, then.
be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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