KFC Famous Bowls.

[eyesroll]

Mashed potatoes, corn, fried chicken, gravy, three cheeses.

:wtf:

Who decided that gravy and cheese go together?

[Richardo]

1. 'Some say' gravy goes with *everything*

:eyes:

[dolo amber]

18. Yes, and those people are called the Scots

:D

[Lady Freedom]

36. Thought it was rednecks?

:P

[Richardo]

44. Aye, lassie, and wot am I wearin' under my kilt, then?

A blue ribbon.

[zanne]

45. French Canadians like it on French Fries.

It's called "Poutine" and it's delicious.

[Bassic]

52. Ya damn right it is

:D :hi:

[Reverend_Smitty]

2. yeah I think if they 86ed either the gravy or the cheese...

those bowls might not be so bad...although anytime I've gone to KFC I always left with a stomach ache so I guess it's just par for the course

[In_The_Wind]

3. I can't even look at 'em.

too many carbs

[BlueJazz]

4. You should read the Fat Content Paper......

...It's a Heart Attack in a Bowl.

[WindRavenX]

5. no kidding

:puke:

You know something is bad when you're stoned and you won't even think about eating it.

[ghostsofgiants]

6. The Quebecois decided that gravy and cheese go together, I believe.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

8. The same with New Jerseyans, except we inexplicably call it "Disco Fries."

:shrug:

[JVS]

13. That's because they smell like a NJ disco

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

14. Or maybe guidos just smell like disco fries.

[u4ic]

31. Yep, blame them

:puke:

[Bassic]

53. Yes

Yes we did.

[KitchenWitch]

7. Yes, they have me until they add the cheese!

:puke:

[ChoralScholar]

9. I have them hold the gravy and cheese

and I like it. As long as it's fresh.

I grew up on mashed potatoes/corn/chicken strips, so it's very comforting.

[trof]

10. Two words: FAT. BOMB.

Coronary Cuisine

[Left Is Write]

11. I've been wondering the exact same thing.

Some people like their foods mixed. I can understand the potatoes, chicken, corn, gravy thing. I don't want it myself, but I can understand it.

But cheese? Why the hell put CHEESE on top of that?

[JVS]

15. You need the cheese so that it can be distinguished from a normal...

KFC meal that just happened to have the plate shaken and the components mixed up. Cheese marks it as something more than just a scoop of everthing they sell tossed in a bowl

[YankeyMCC]

12. Mavericks they are

The geniuses at KFC corp apparently looked around saw all the trends toward healthier eating, demands from parents for healthier choices for their kids in school lunches, at least some attempts to appear to offer healthier choices at other chains and they said.

"Well we'll buck the trend! We'll hold the line! We'll cram together the most fat and carbs we can! We'll put it together in such a way that you don't even have to use the energy of using a knife and fork!"

And you know what...I'll bet they'll make a lot of money on it too.

[Kutjara]

16. I'm dreading the inevitable day when...

...some KFC marketing genius hits on the idea of blending it all into a shake. <shudder>

[mainegreen]

37. That's the funniest freaking thing I've read all day!

Funny 'cause its true!

[KFC]

24. You are a subtle genius, my friend

Send me your resume. And the hater bastards need to eat a few bowls to open their minds.

[Reverend_Smitty]

17. I'm pretty sure the fat content of these bowls are nothing compared to...

"fat sandwiches" http://www.eden.rutgers.edu/~ryromero/425/0final/menu.html

my heart hurts just thinking about them...Thank God I didn't go to Rutgers or I'd weigh 900 pounds today

[YankeyMCC]

19. Why do they bother with

the lettuce and tomato on most of the sandwiches? lol

[Reverend_Smitty]

20. Not really sure...

People can't be delusional enough to think that that helps with the nutritional value of the sandwich

[JVS]

21. It's for flavor! Since when does adding tomatoes have to be about health?

[Reverend_Smitty]

22. If it were me, I'd get it without the tomato

I'm not much of a fan... :P

[YankeyMCC]

26. You're right that adding lettuce and toms

can add flavor.

But come on...with all the other stuff piled in those sandwiches can you really taste the lettuce and tomatoes? That's what I was thinking about when I laughed at their inclusion, not so much the health benefits.

[JVS]

46. there is also the matter of texture. A nice squishy tomato can make the...

sandwich feel better in the mouth

[LostinVA]

55. Maybe a texture thing?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

23. Oh man, I remember the HUGH!!!!!!11!!!!1 controversy over those things.

The feminist & gay groups got all in a tizzy over the sandwiches named "Fat Bitch" and "Fat Dyke." Some of the fighting there between the Douglass girls and the frat boys reminds me of the movie PCU.

The only thing I've ever eaten off the grease trucks is falafel and fries, but not combined into a single sandwich.

[Jamastiene]

25. Hmmph...Looks like hog slop.

I have family in the mountains. They save their leftovers in a bucket under the sink. When it gets full, they let the hogs eat it. It looks like dish water that is extremely dirty with lots of leftovers in it.

That certain dish I think you are talking about where KFC took all the bits that fell off the food they were fixing that day and possibly the day before along with some leftovers where the employees ate and left some in the bowl, looks just like the stuff in the bucket under the sink in the NC mountains. Sorry. No thanks. I have family who'd gladly feed it to their hogs though. :evilgrin: O8)

[Avalux]

27. Every time I see that commercial I wanna hurl.

Those ingredients are not supposed to be piled on top of each other. And the cheese - I dont' get the cheese either. :wtf:

[KFC]

28. Then why are the bowls considered famous?

In a Ghandi or Paris Hilton sort of way. Not like Hulk Hogan or Rachael Ray, annoying famous people.

[Avalux]

30. It's a Bushco technique -

say something enough and people believe it (whether it's true or not). Of course they're famous - that's why you simply MUST go out and get one! :silly:

[asthmaticeog]

29. What the fuck kind of Wisconsonite are you?

The only thing those bowls are missing is pisswater beer. :P

[ariellyn]

32. I'm glad you posted this--I thought I was the only one wondering

who the hell had the idea to sell this as a meal. What focus group did they run this mess by? Only people starving and near death could find the Famous Bowl appetizing.

[mainegreen]

34. You were not the only one. My wife & I think it must be famous for inducing illness. nt

[Starbucks Anarchist]

33. That sounds delicious.

:evilgrin:

[Lisa0825]

35. LMAO!

Man, I am afraid to admit it, but I want to try it!

It looks like comfort food to me! When I was a kid, I used to layer mashed potatoes, the veggie of the night (corn 35% of the time), the meat, and then gravy... the only thing I missed was the CHEESE! And EVERYTHING is better with cheese! :rofl:

I will probably feel like I ate a brick, but sometime soon, I WILL have one, and then I will go home and watch old reruns and think about my middle school years! :evilgrin:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

38. I'd bury my face in it right now if it was in front of me!

:D

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

39. You'd be like the kid in "A Christmas Story"

"Show mommy how little piggies eat."

[Starbucks Anarchist]

41. And mommy would catch some edible shrapnel.

:D

[Lisa0825]

40. The ONLY reason I haven't tried it yet is....

that I am in debt and vowed NO FAST FOOD until I get caught up. But next month, OOOH BABY!!!!!! :loveya:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

43. I sure wish I could find a KFC around here.

Weird thing about NYC -- hardly any chain restaurants close by.

[Mutley]

49. There's an

Olive Garden in Manhattan, no?

:hide:

[SOteric]

42. They've found a way to sell leftovers as fast food

at exhorbitant prices. The epitome of American marketing.

[NewWaveChick1981]

47. "Bowl cuisine" makes me wanna puke.

:puke: Restaurants take the nastiest shit they can find and combine it in a bowl and just serve it up like pig slop. :( Yeah, that's healthy...

I'll bet the same genius that came up with Hungry Man XXL meals came up with "bowls"... :yoiks:

[Mutley]

48. I'll bet that thing is pretty good, but

About the worst thing you can do to your body outside of eating a pint of ice-cream every day.

[Divameow77]

50. I tried one once

because I thought it looked like good comfort food, and it was really good, even with the cheese. Can't say I would get it again because I try to eat a little healthier then that, but it was worth the $4.

[Bassic]

51. Us Québécois.

When we invented poutine.

French-fries + cheese curds + gravy = yummy! :D

[El Fuego]

54. That commercial nauseates me.

:puke:

[bigtree]

56. It's a great place to nest the loogie