McDonald’s will be adding two new sauces to its menu starting on October 9 – Mambo Sauce and Sweet & Spicy Jam Sauce – that you can dip your Chicken McNuggets or fries into.
According to the Golden Arches, the Sweet & Spicy Jam Sauce is a jammy red pepper sauce with a Szechuan peppercorn kick and extra heat from cayenne pepper, and finished with apple cider vinegar. It’s the first-ever breakfast-inspired dippng sauce to be available in the US. While McDonald’s recommends trying it with various breakfast menu items, the sauce will be available all day.
McDonald’s Mambo Sauce is a tomato-based, sweet, spicy, and vinegary sauce. It’s inspired by popular condiment found at many Washington D.C. restaurants. I did not know this sauce existed until now, so I had to look it up on Wikipedia.
Both sauces are available nationwide for a limited time, while supplies last.
Which sauce appeals to you more? Let us know in the comments.
I read an article that says there are supposed to be rare limited edition bottle designs of this. But none of them actually glow. (Spotted by Rielly P at Target.)
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Congratulations, Adventurefuls! Your first Girl Scout cookie-flavored product. There are two other flavors — Coconut Caramel and Chocolate Peanut Butter. (Spotted by David P at Target.)
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I have been deep in the pumpkin spice trenches since mid-August and usually try to take a “fall flavors” break around the end of September. It’s easy to burn out quickly by Thanksgiving and want nothing to do with anything pumpkin spiced or cinnamon apple. When I got the push notification from Taco Bell about its new Wild Strawberry Creme Delight Freeze, it was serendipitous.
Over the years, I’ve had varying degrees of enjoyment with the different frozen offerings from Taco Bell. Some I’ve enjoyed (Baja Blast Freeze) and others reminded me of kids’ medications (Blue Raspberry Freeze). My first, unmixed, sip of this gave me a mouthful of Wild Strawberry that took me back to my ear infection days. The Wild Strawberry flavor had a strong artificialness that isn’t unpleasant, but certainly isn’t something found in nature. I decided to wait until I got home to try the drink again.
During the short three minute drive home, all of the vanilla creamer had sunk to the bottom of the cup. I took that as a chance to try it on its own and feel like the descriptor of “vanilla creamer” does it a grave injustice. I was expecting an International Delight-type product, but instead it was more akin to the sweet cream from Starbucks. After a hearty swirl to blend the two flavors, I took another sip.
With everything blended together, the drink was absolutely delicious. The sweet vanilla cream softened the strawberry flavor in a truly enjoyable way. The blending in of the cream also solved a problem I tend to have with slush drinks: it never got icy from uneven syrup sips. It did require me to keep swirling to keep it well blending, but thanks to an iced mocha habit I have a good swirl system.
The sweet, frosty blend of strawberry and cream felt like that random day in September when the weather shifts to summer one last time. It was a nice treat and break from the fall flavors.
Purchased Price: $3.29 Size: Regular (16 oz) Rating: 9 out of 10 Nutrition Facts: 200 calories, 1 gram of fat, 0.5 grams of saturated fat, less than 5 milligrams of cholesterol, 45 milligrams of sodium, 50 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 48 grams of sugar, and 0 grams of protein.
Here are some interesting new products found on store shelves by your fellow readers. If you’ve tried any of them, share your thoughts in the comments.
Great Value Cheese Stuffed Crust Pizzas (Pepperoni, Three Meat, and Chicken Bacon Ranch)Great Value Thin & Crispy Crust Pizzas (Pepperoni, Supreme, and Four Cheese)Great Value Thin & Crispy Crust Pizzas (BBQ Style Chicken and Chicken Bacon Ranch)Great Value Thin & Crispy Crust Pizzas (Three Meat and Spinach Alfredo)Great Value Rising Crust Pizzas (Buffalo Style Chicken, Pepperoni, and Bacon Jalapeno)Great Value Rising Crust Pizzas (Hawaiian Style and Three Meat)
(Spotted by Robbie at Walmart.)
Kid Cuisine Level Up Mac & Cheese Bites
(Spotted by Amanda Y at Kroger.)
Ayo Jollof with Chicken Mini PiesAyo Beef Mini Pies
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