rolling new food laboratory inventions for american chain restaurants thread

There is a menu for the main chain online. I've had the chicken cordon bleu and falafel (although I don't see falafel on the menu).

looks like a gyro with melted cheese instead of the yogurt sauce, that's all i see

b-b-b-but there are FRENCH FRIES!!*

*aka "chips"**

** mainly in certain backward nations lacking in Grand Canyons and such like civilizing influences

FRITES, dammit!

I wonder if you can get a munchie box in a wrap?

https://metro.co.uk/2018/08/24/central-scotlands-hoagie-wrap-is-a-thing-to-behold-7875037

Fantastic. I knew that would be a silly question.

my local gyro shop puts fries in there so i forgot that wasn't a standard thing

xp That’s a very witty piece for the Metro to run.

I thought Beef magazine was just a cool name for a foodie magazine, disappointingly it is all just about beef.

I much prefer wraps/tortilla skins to bread as a meat/veg/cheese vehicle so I am for all these things.

it's funny to me how now the best places to buy tortillas in Paris are the halal butchers. flour only fwiw.

“Flour only” makes those bad places to buy tortillas

Khubz or lavash are not tortillas.

The corn tortillas sold in the supermarkets here are abominations, more like galettes with a mix of flour and corn. I order my corn tortillas from a store in Austria of all places. Usa got us beat on this no question.

But these aren’t lavash, these are regular flour tortillas, labeled as such, some even listed as for fajitas. But they have Arabic labels too.

Wraps are usually flour and always available in Mediterranean/Middle Eastern/Turkish shops. I’m a big fan of za’atar naan, and suspect they would suit a French taco thing quite well.

I kind of use "wrap" to cover everything in that family that is used for sandwich purposes.

Surely O'Quesadilla is a far more appropriate name?

your move, America

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— Cole Stangler (@ColeStangler) May 1, 2019

it's not hot dog it's actually penus

That's been around in bad UK pizza places since the 90s and it tastes repulsive

That was really the best photo they had?

you can put lipstick on a pig-in-a-blanket but it’s still etc

i think we must have a photo of one of those upthread somewhere

Mozzarella is wasted on hot dogs.

yeah it's been discussed itt i think. definitely discussed on ilx. i had it once about 7 years ago in the uk. it was introduced to the u.s. in 2015. i believe it originated in east asia

yeah quick google says introduced in japan 2006

it's revolting obviously. i mean pizza hut pizza just to start with is bad enough

Japan, home of the mayonnaise pizza (and variants like mayo+potatos+corn), wins all contests for grotesque variants on pizza.

lol i really dig their hot dog stuffed crust pizzas

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/02/burger-king-takes-on-mcdonalds-with-a-range-of-unhappy-meals.html

Burger King has launched a range of burger meals that focus on “real” moods.

The fast-food chain introduced a range of boxed deals it’s calling “Real Meals,” including the Pissed Meal, Blue Meal, Salty Meal, Yaaas Meal and DGAF (Don’t Give a F---) Meal as part of Mental Health Awareness Month in May. The deal includes a Whopper sandwich, french fries and a drink.

“Burger King restaurants understands that no one is happy all the time. That’s why they’re asking guests to order a Whopper meal based on however they might be feeling,” an online release stated Wednesday.

my god

if I leave the house again it will be too soon

The deal includes a Whopper sandwich, french fries and a drink.

dang, you don't even get extra salt with the salty meal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjxRUEA0Tdo
angry about an unfair world and hobbled by clinical depression? have you considered suckling at the teat of a massive international corporation?

Who pissed in your Piss Meal?

shit that sounds like an onion rings article

- "Great presentation. However, do you think it's a good idea to associate the word 'piss' with one of our food products?"

- "We don't use the word 'piss,' Roger. We use the word 'pissed.'"

* 1,000-year staredown commences*

the salty meal: it’s sodiyummy!

pissburger penetrating multiple ilx threads, brilliant marketing

77 Meal imminent

I guess this is one way to counteract the "wine is for snobs" trope.

https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/56835499_1262146663952295_6191946581323808768_o.jpg?_nc_cat=102&_nc_oc=AQmif-W_ALUheV5a6638qi0-4HSZBFYYlT18RTPUhpbVmQdSa80LvJRmhCjt_0Fpti8&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-1.xx&oh=4adaaded525744ed619aec8f004bc137&oe=5D7220A8

Nice thing about a pull tab aluminum can as the anti-snobbism vehicle, compared to a screw-top bottle or box wine, is that you can't reseal it. It's 12 fl. oz. down the hatch every time.

🚨IHOP/IHOb is launching a burger with the pancake in the middle https://t.co/5bIfv4oCs4 🚨 pic.twitter.com/MkeHXvTLBq

— Kate Taylor (@Kate_H_Taylor) June 3, 2019

would eat of shame

no reason not to use the pancakes as a bun tbqh, what a missed opportunity

yeah, that is a senseless crime

I'm certain that was tested rigorously in the lab

I imagine there were some structural issues

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canadian-entrepreneur-behind-garfieldeats-wants-to-disrupt-fast-food/

“I haven’t seen anything quite like this, but I like what he’s doing,” said Robert Carter, an industry adviser for the food-service sector with The NPD Group. The “entergagement” strategy, Mr. Carter said, could help GarfieldEATS avoid the sluggish 1-to-2-per-cent annual growth of the traditional restaurant industry in Canada, and play in the much more competitive digital-delivery marketplace, which he said has more than 20-per-cent annual growth. “The battle is: How do you get consumers more engaged?” Mr. Carter said. “This is pretty playful.”

entergagement

Wait, this is going to be about the cat?

I thought it was some rebranding of these depressing places to get soused at in the mall:

https://i.imgur.com/aJbBlzS.png