What is KFC Sauce
It’s KFC’s new and improved special sauce.
How is it?
Apparently, chicken places are becoming my schtick. Don’t get me wrong, I do appreciate a crispy chicken tender, so it’s all good. As I mentioned in my last review, there just so happens to be a KFC along my normal route home. When I heard about the new sauce, I was definitely interested, as sauces really make the meal when it comes to chicken-based finger foods.
Traditionally, I’m a honey mustard type of girl. Something about that perfect balance of sweet, tangy, and subtly spicy just makes me happy. I’ve been known to slather it on everything from burgers to salads. I even got some as back up just in case I wasn’t a fan of the new KFC Signature Sauce and was left with an abundance of tenders to finish unadorned. I am still somewhat surprised to report that it went entirely untouched. The new KFC Sauce is so good that it made me forsake my beloved honey mustard without even realizing it. Yep.
In terms of flavor, it’s reminiscent of barbecue sauce. A little sweet, a little tangy, a little sharp. But it differs distinctly from your standard barbecue sauce in that it’s also creamy.
I think I’ve finally figured out why I love dipping my fries and onion rings in Thousand Island dressing. That creaminess factor just rounds out the flavor profile and adds that subtle silky mouthfeel that you didn’t know what you were missing.
The generous employees at KFC gifted me with two little sauce cups, so I used the other one to test out how well various things went with it. Pretzels, potato chips, and corn chips are all a resounding thumbs up.
In comparison to the previous incarnation of the sauce, it’s literally as if they turned the flavor dial up juuuuust enough. It’s sweeter, it’s tangier, it’s all around kicked up a solid notch.
Anything else you need to know?
The new KFC Signature Sauce replaces KFC’s Finger Lickin’ Good Sauce.
Conclusion:
The new sauce is a total upgrade.
Purchased Price: Included with my chicken tenders combo meal
Size: 1 cup (28g)
Rating: 7 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (28g) 130 calories, 12 grams of fat, 2 grams of saturated fat, 10 milligrams of cholesterol, 180 milligrams of sodium, 5 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 5 grams of sugar, and 1 gram of protein.
The FLG sauce was so good, so it’s a bummer it’s gone. It just had a terrible name that was semi-embarrassing to order.
It might return…
“Global fast food giant KFC says it is halting its “Finger Lickin’ Good” slogan given the current hygiene advice because of the coronavirus pandemic. It has altered its packaging with the phrase obscured but KFC said the phrase would return when the time was right. …Aug 25, 2020″
I’m a honey mustard lover too! Have you ever had Beaver sweet honey mustard? It’s my favorite!
Honey mustard is my jam! sounds like this is their version of a “carolina gold” sauce.
How is this compared to Cane’s sauce?
Maybe the packet I got with my tenders was a little heavy on the turmeric, but it tasted a lot like curry sauce to me. As much as I loved FLG Sauce, KFC Sauce has it beat by a mile.