--- description: We're all doomed title: Thanks to KFC's New Hot Dog Wrapped in Fried Chicken, Gluttony Has Never Been So Easy image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Thanks to KFC's New Hot Dog Wrapped in Fried Chicken, Gluttony Has Never Been So Easy by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 26, 2015 6:43 PM CUT by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 26, 2015 6:43 PM CUT KFC’s Double Down Dog is as real as it is terrifying. The hot dog wrapped in a fried chicken patty is currently a special promotion that’s only offered in the Philippines. > [](https://twitter.com/KFCPhilippines/status/559590017157177344) To help build buzz, KFC provides only 50 Double Down Dogs Monday to smiling — still breathing — customers at select stores: Even though the over-the-top snack is already a source of Internet derision, it’s just the latest in a line of gluttonous fast-food trends. KFC Korea offers a Zinger Double Down that puts a bacon cheeseburger between two pieces of fried chicken: > [](https://twitter.com/35DBack/status/559721292015091712) And other forms of the Double Down sandwich have existed in the U.S. There are [hot-dog-stuffed pizza crusts,](http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/04/10/introducing-hot-dog-stuffed-crust-pizza/ "undefined") [waffle-wrapped tacos](http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/02/24/behold-taco-bells-waffle-taco/ "undefined"), [macaroni and shrimp burgers](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/14/mcdonalds-japans-gracoro-burger%5Fn%5F2129343.html "undefined"). The world is doomed. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3682724/kfc-double-down-dog/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3682724/kfc-double-down-dog/"},"headline":"Thanks to KFC's New Hot Dog Wrapped in Fried Chicken, Gluttony Has Never Been So Easy","datePublished":"2015-01-26T18:43:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:16:15.566Z","description":"We're all doomed","url":"https://time.com/3682724/kfc-double-down-dog/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Food & Drink","KFC"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3682724/kfc-double-down-dog/","name":"Thanks to KFC's New Hot Dog Wrapped in Fried Chicken, Gluttony Has Never Been So Easy"}}]}] ```