rolling new food laboratory inventions for american chain restaurants thread

i worked at one in high school, the chips (which i'm sure have been gourmet-ified since then) were never EVER ordered as sides, they just got hot in the hot thing, the real purpose of which was to keep chips for use in nachos ready

still, though

I'm not going out of my way for the only remaining option, bean burritos "al fresco", unless forced on a road trip.

― hedonic treadmill class action (Sanpaku), Thursday, August 29, 2019 10:53 PM (four days ago) bookmarkflaglink

They make you eat the non-meat menu items outside!?

behind the dumpster

The best way to eat Taco Bell is on the roof of the car in the parking lot before a show.

al fresco "fresca style": without the cheese and sour cream

this is an article.
https://www.modernretail.co/retailers/how-fast-food-became-the-new-supreme

“People wait, get some joy, get some utility. Then they wait again.”

life innit

She's here and she's beautiful 🍕🧀 🍼 pic.twitter.com/f2yo0gV0It

— Pizza Hut (@pizzahut) September 17, 2019

send pizza hut's ceo to the hague

Just wondering why a cheese stuffed hyperprocessed food would identify as female.

Par for the course for this thread but that is really stretching the definition of pizza

And females!

Under her leadership since July 2018, the team at PepsiCo has developed viral sensations including the Cheetos Chicken Sandwich at KFC (a fried chicken sandwich dipped in a Cheetos sauce that was met with rave reviews) and Cheetos Popcorn at Regal Cinema (a cheese-dusted popcorn with some Cheetos mixed in for extra crunch, that is now a permanent mainstay on their menu). When we last spoke, she hinted at developing a series of new concepts involving Frito-Lay (which is owned by PepsiCo) for Little Caesars, one of which could make it to market as soon as next year.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90405712/meet-the-mastermind-inventing-fast-foods-craziest-menu-items-cheetos-mozzarella-stick-anyone

Just wondering why a cheese stuffed hyperprocessed food would identify as female.

― hedonic treadmill class action (Sanpaku), Tuesday, September 17, 2019 11:10 AM (one week ago)

answered your own question right there buddy

https://www.kfc.com.au/menu/chicken/zinger-pie

glad they didn't make any of the ingredients a different color, just a baked beige all the way through

The crust is just that, the filling hardened on the outside by baking

It's just a chicken pot pie!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOOzjDE1Uy8

brb just putting one in my washing machine

If you didn't think poutine was magical enough, #Toronto's Enchanted Poutinerie has got you covered! Looking like a mystical delight, their Unicorn Poutine is made with fresh rainbow Quebec cheese curds & multi-colour gravy -don't mind if we do 🌈🦄
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— Canada (@Canada) November 3, 2019

Magical

“don’t mind if we do (give you nightmares for the next 5 years)”

That is the true technicolour yawn.

At least if you eat one of these and then throw up it'll look like you're vomiting a rainbow.

https://uk.toluna.com/dpolls_images/2018/04/12/3e167faf-f0b4-43c0-b2bd-2ceeebb06123_x365.jpg

xp or if the poutine gives you explosive diarrhoea you could briefly pretend to be Nyan Cat.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/11/business/ihop-flipd-fast-casual-breakfast/index.html

pancake bowls

Papa John's now has pizza quesadillas called "Papadias"

in the uk we have this now

https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/04/kfc-pizza-huts-popcorn-chicken-pizza-sale-can-buy-12181565/

gravy base :(

im in yr gravy base killing yr d00ds

kfc gravy is fucking grim, dont know if this is just a uk problem

all italian foods tomato subbed with gravy

gravy lasagna

Spagravy or Gravaghetti

eat fried stale chicken, popped twice weekly
fill your pizzas up with gravy

I've long wanted to make a pizza using chicken gravy. Just obvs not KFC chicken gravy.

KFC gravy in the US used to be good and of its place (like a Kraft slice on a diner burger) and used to hit the spot in sub-zero Minnesota winters.

maybe ppl got confused because Italian Americans anyway call tomato sauce "gravy"

“Fish is meat, too; it’s just ocean meat,” said Deborah von Kutzleben, Arby's vice president of advertising, content and core menu.

Ocean meat, land meat, sky meat... you can find it all at arby's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2h72aXVP8o

https://www.wyomingbusinessreport.com/industry_news/advertising_and_marketing/it-s-a-new-day-taco-john-s-rolls-out/article_fbc49ae9-e65c-5411-b34c-4aa3908401e6.html

TACO PERFECTO

https://tacojohns.com/menu/taco-perfecto/

it is a TACO but it is LONG and therefore PERFECTO

As if Kuala Lumpur airport wasn't awful enough...

McDonald's at KLIA offers all your favourites such as the Big Mac, Cheeseburgers, chicken burgers, Filet-O-Fish and Quarter Pounders. Travellers who are looking for something different on the menu can opt for the Bubur Ayam McD, a chicken porridge that is only available in Malaysia.

well i gis'ed it and it looks better than i was expecting "chicken porridge" to look

Chicken porridge = congee/juk, surely? Is delish -- creamy rice all gingered up with chicken bits, scallions, etc. The queen of breakfast foods when you're ill and it's cold outside.

Looks like yeah it’s congee which, yes, may be one of earth’s greatest foods.

I want some of that NOW.

https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/dunkins-snackin-bacon-is-here-and-its-exactly-what-you-think-it-is/2230273/
peak bacon

weird moment to launch a shareable food item


https://www.tacobell.com/news/tripelupa-launch