Kentucky Fried Chicken is going to the edge once again. First they did it with Kentucky Grilled Chicken. Now they have redefined the sandwich- it no longer requires bread!

From the Consumerist, “The sandwich consists of two fried chicken fillets wrapped around bacon, cheese and Colonel’s sauce. It apparently tastes like you think it would.”

They do caution that it’s possible that this sandwich doesn’t exist (no mention on KFC web site), but foodgeekery.com allegedly has photographic evidence. It seems that the sandwich made its debut in Omaha, Nebraska, so if anyone out there can confirm this please let us know in the comments. If you have tried it, let us know what you think.

The sandwich is named ‘Double-down’, which opens up the possibilities for all kinds of snarky comments I wonder if its an homage to the 4th Earl of Sandwich, who allegedly invented the food item now known as a ‘sandwich’? It’s interesting because the 4th Earl of Sandwich was gambling when he famously requested his chef to make him something that he could eat without leaving the table. Maybe it’s a reference to double-bypass surgery or the amount of calories compared to similar food items.

Since it isn’t on the KFC site, no word yet on the number of calories. But as soon we find out, we’ll let you know. Anybody want to hazard a guess?

A commenter on the Consumerist mentioned Joe’s Gizzard City in Potterville, MI. Apparently they, (along with Guy Fieri from the Food Network), have invented a burger of epic proportions (literally and figuratively) known as the ‘Triple-D’. Joe’s describes it as “an awesome 1/3 lb. cheeseburger with pickles, onions, and a slice of tomato deep fried in Joe’s famous batter mix.” [emphasis added]

A deep-fried burger! Seriously?! The only thing missing is a fried egg, a la the Royal Burger from Red Robin.

Gizzard City, Guy Fieri, KFC, Michigan, Nebraska