Burger King Is Dropping Dorito-Breaded Chicken Fries (but You Might Not Be Able to Get Them)

May 29, 2023, 10:49pm

CASCAIS, PORTUGAL – SEPTEMBER 06: Burger King signs are seen at the local fast food restaurant on September 06, 2022 in Cascais, Portugal. The number of foreign tourists visiting the country has surpassed during last July COVID-19 pandemic levels. According to Rita Marques, Portuguese Secretary of State for Tourism, Trade and Services, July has seen record tourist numbers, and it has been the hotel sectorâ€™s best July ever in terms of overnight stays and guest numbers. Preliminary calculations from the national statistics institute INE show that the number of hotel guests increased from July 2019 by 6.3 percent and 4.8 percent in terms of overnight stays. Rita Marques also emphasized that these figures once again showed that the tourism sector is a vital part of Portuguese economy. The marketâ€™s share of overseas holidaymakers was 41.3 percent in July 2021, but in July 2022 went up to 66.3 percent, a percentage that shows that the Portuguese tourism market has bounced back to normal. (Photo by Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

While the Doritos Locos Taco continues to be a staple on Taco Bell menus around the world, Burger King is looking to get into the good graces of the tortilla chip brand. Select locations of the fast-food burger joint will begin selling Doritos Chilli Heatwave Chicken Fries, a spicy new take on the chain’s longtime snack. Using the same chicken base, each fry is instead coated with crushed Doritos chips before being tossed in a special Doritos Chilli Heatwave spice.

If you’re hoping to get a bite of the new chicken fries, there is one slight catch—they’re only available in the United Kingdom. Those in the area will recognize Chilli Heatwave as one of the most popular Doritos flavors in markets such as the UK, Italy, and France.

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This isn’t the first big Chicken Fries innovation the King has released this year. In the United States, the chain rolled out Spicy Chicken Fries for a limited time earlier this year. Those have since been removed from Burger King menus after a multi-month run.

What other new items does Burger King have?

Earlier this year, the chain unveiled its lineup of International Chicken Sandwiches, paying tribute to American, Italian, and Mexican cuisines.

The Mexican Original Chicken Sandwich is described as featuring a lightly breaded chicken patty layered with spicy queso sauce and crispy jalapenos on a long sesame seed bun. The American Original Sandwich consists of a lightly breaded chicken patty topped with crisp lettuce and creamy mayonnaise on a long sesame seed bun while the Italian Original Chicken Sandwich features an original long white meat chicken patty, lightly breaded and topped with two slices of mozzarella cheese and marinara sauce on a long sesame seed bun.

The American Original Chicken Sandwich is a regular menu item, and the Italian Original Chicken Sandwich is a fan-favorite that appears on the Burger King menu periodically, but this is the first time we’ve seen the Mexican Original Chicken Sandwich. Previous iterations of the International Original Chicken Sandwich lineup have included the French Original Chicken Sandwich, which was a variation on a chicken cordon bleu with mayonnaise, ham and Swiss cheese. The International Chicken Sandwiches lineup was first introduced by Burger King in 1988.