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The spicy chicken sandwich market has heated up (no pun intended) lately, from <\/a>Jack in the Box\u2019s Pepper Jack Ranch Spicy Chicken Sandwich to <\/a>Wendy\u2019s Spicy Sriracha Chicken Sandwich to Burger King simply revamping their new Crispy Chicken Sandwich, and now – KFC\u2019s new Zinger Spicy Chicken Sandwich!<\/p>\n Well, the Zinger is only new to the U.S. as it\u2019s apparently already in 120 other markets. Per QSR Magazine, the Zinger was launched in 1984 and over 22 million Zingers are sold in Australia alone. ? The ingredients are simple: 100 percent Chicken Breast Filet – double hand-breaded and fried – served with lettuce and Colonel\u2019s mayonnaise on a toasted sesame seed bun. I should\u2019ve suspected that this wouldn\u2019t be very spicy because nothing about that description speaks to heat. <\/p>\n When I received the sandwich, I liked the orange-gold foil – guess it\u2019s \u201czinger\u201d-y – and that the label actually listed what the sandwich was – unlike other fast food chains. <\/p>\n When I opened it, I was happy to see that the chicken looked like a breast at least. Low standards, I know. Cutting it in half, it looked like a solid piece of juicy chicken breast. On the edges where the breast meat met the breading, there seemed to be some chili oil-esque looking run-off so I was thinking that maybe the Colonel would come through with the heat after all. But, nope. After taking a bite, I could only detect a little fleeting singe. <\/p>\n To give some context to the heat – in this same meal, I ordered KFC\u2019s Nashville Hot Chicken just to try. The Nashville Hot is nowhere near the real heat level of Nashville Hot Chicken BUT that\u2019s the amount of heat I expected from the Zinger. It was mainly just a salty crunch followed by an umami that I can only describe as the Colonel\u2019s secret recipe blend of 11 herbs and spices. <\/p>\n But the \u201chard way,\u201d which is hand-breading chicken daily which is supposed to make it juicier and crunchier, definitely paid off. I conducted a crunch-off between Wendy\u2019s Spicy Chicken, Burger King\u2019s Crispy Chicken, Chick-fil-A\u2019s Spicy Chicken and the Zinger. The Zinger was significantly crunchier than the rest. The breading to chicken ratio was comparable to Chick-fil-A\u2019s (and they\u2019re the gold standard in fast food chicken sandwiches in my opinion). It\u2019s not juicier than Chick-fil-A, but it is juicier than Burger King and on-par with Wendy\u2019s. <\/p>\n As for the rest of the sandwich, I was 50\/50 on the bun. On one hand, I really liked how soft the bun was. On the other hand, it flattened out really quickly which made the chicken play slip & slide with all the mayo in it. Speaking of the mayo, the Colonel\u2019s mayonnaise just tastes like mayo. Also, they kept trying to upsell bacon & cheese but I don\u2019t think the Zinger needs it. I think it would take away from the crunch and the subtle Colonel spices. <\/p>\n This uninspiring sandwich left me thinking: Where\u2019s the zinger?! In the competitive fried chicken sandwich landscape, the Zinger sits right in the middle of mediocre land. I wouldn\u2019t eat it over Chick-fil-A\u2019s chicken sandwiches but would absolutely eat it over all the other chicken sandwiches on the market right now. <\/p>\n (Nutrition Facts – Not available on U.S. website, but here\u2019s the info from the KFC Canada website – 570 calories, 27 grams of fat, 3 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 50 milligrams of cholesterol, 1220 milligrams of sodium, 58 grams of carbohydrates, 3 grams of fiber, 6 grams of sugar, and 25 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n Purchased Price:<\/b> $3.99 The spicy chicken sandwich market has heated up (no pun intended) lately, from Jack in the Box\u2019s Pepper Jack Ranch Spicy Chicken Sandwich to Wendy\u2019s Spicy Sriracha Chicken Sandwich to Burger King simply revamping their new Crispy Chicken Sandwich, and now – KFC\u2019s new Zinger Spicy Chicken Sandwich! Well, the Zinger is only new to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1477,1528],"class_list":["post-22144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-fast-food","tag-kfc"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22009,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2017\/04\/24\/fast-food-news-kfc-zinger-sandwich\/","url_meta":{"origin":22144,"position":0},"title":"FAST FOOD NEWS: KFC Zinger Sandwich","author":"Marvo","date":"April 24, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Update: We reviewed it! 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\nNo offense, but our Australian friends\u2019 taste buds must be coated from all the Vegemite they eat because the Zinger is incredibly uninspiring. Even the new Colonel’s (Rob Lowe) Parks & Rec self would lit-er-ally<\/em> find this repulsive. Okay, repulsive is a harsh word – I\u2019ll stick with uninspiring.<\/p>\n![\"KFC](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/KFC-Zinger-2.jpg?resize=640%2C444\" "\\"KFC")
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\nSize:<\/b> N\/A
\nRating:<\/b> 5 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Deep-fried chicken breast actually looked like a piece of chicken breast. The Zinger wins the crunch off over Chick-fil-A, Wendy\u2019s, and Burger King.
\nCons:<\/b> Big statements for something pretty standard. Chicken played slip & slide with the mayo and flattened bun. Colonel\u2019s mayo just tastes like mayo. Where\u2019s the zinger?!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"