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The Double Down is a sandwich offered by Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). The Double Down contains "bacon, two different kinds of melted cheese, the Colonel's secret sauce... pinched in between two pieces of Original Recipe chicken fillets."〔Katelin Paiz (KFC releases Double Down breadless sandwich nationwide ) April 13, 2010 Daily Titan (Cal State Fullerton)〕 It is also available with grilled chicken fillets instead of the Original Recipe fried fillets, and with KFC's Zinger fillets (spicy) to customers in select countries. KFC describes the Double Down as a "sandwich" although it does not have bread. ==History== The KFC Double Down was initially test marketed in Omaha, Nebraska, and Providence, Rhode Island.〔Scott (Gold The KFC Double Down ): This Is Why the Terrorists Hate Our Freedom September 25, 2009 The Faster Times〕 KFC announced it in an April Fools' Day press release, and launched the item in the United States on April 12, 2010. It has been promoted via billboards〔Rosemary Black (KFC's new 'Double Down' sandwich swaps bun for two deep-fried chicken breasts, extra calories ) August 26th 2009 New York Daily News〕 and a TV commercial that says it has "so much 100 percent premium chicken, we didn't have room for a bun." Originally a limited time offer that was supposed to end on May 23, 2010, KFC reversed course on May 19, 2010, stating that the item would remain available indefinitely. The chain cited its popularity in overall sales, as well as videos of people eating the Double Down becoming a YouTube sensation. Stephen Colbert ate one on ''The Colbert Report'', spurring the item's popularity even more. On October 18, 2010, KFC restaurants in Canada began selling the fried version of the Double Down sandwich for a limited time. It was reported that on its launch date, a KFC in Victoria, British Columbia was sold out of Double Down sandwiches by as early as 2 PM PST. In French Canada, it is known as "Coup Double",〔(Il arrive! PFK offrira le sandwich Coup Double à compter du 18 octobre 2010 )〕〔(Le dangereux «Coup Double» de PFK arrive au pays | Diana Mehta | Nutrition )〕 roughly translated as "Double Punch". The sandwich was discontinued in Canada on November 14, 2010, but on 25 May 2011, KFC announced it was returning at least temporarily.〔(KFC's Double Down returning to Canada - Healthzone.ca )〕 In 2012 the Double Down returned to Canada, again for a limited time. In August 2015, KFC Canada finally brought the Double Down back again after a 3-year absence. In November 2010, the Double Down sandwich was launched in select branches in the Philippines, the first in Asia. Nearly one year later, in October 2011, KFC Philippines replaced it with the Zinger Double Down, with a spicy flavor and crunchy skin. The product was discontinued in the Philippines in mid-2012, but reintroduced in January 2014 together with a smaller version, the Junior Double Down. It was discontinued yet again in May 2014, but relaunched in January 2015, together with a new variation, the Double Down Dog. KFC Australia started selling the Double Down (renamed The Double) with the tagline "make time for mantime" on March 30, 2011, for a limited time only. The Double was successful in Australia, although it was criticized for being unhealthy. KFC Australia announced via their Facebook page that if they reached 500,000 likes, they would bring the Double back to Australian stores for a limited time period of two days. The page reached 500,000 likes on June 15, 2012, and KFC announced that the sandwich would go on sale on June 27 and 28. The Double reappeared on menus in December 2012, again for a limited time only. From May 10, 2011, the Double Down was available in New Zealand for an initially limited period of five weeks. The Double Down was also brought back for one day only on March 31, 2012 exclusively in Dunedin to raise funds for the Otago Rugby Union which faced financial difficulties in early 2012. On the July 24, 2012, KFC resumed sales of the Double Down in New Zealand. On February 2, 2012, the Double Down went on sale in Japan for a limited time as the Chicken Fillet Double.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.kfc.co.jp/double/ )〕 KFC Singapore launched the Zinger Double Down on April 16, 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/581604_333884893333180_113001545421517_833375_2137950644_n.jpg )〕 Instead of regular bacon, the Singapore version uses turkey bacon to conform to halal standards.〔(KFC Singapore - ''Avengers'' Zinger Double Down )〕 Following this, KFC Malaysia introduced the Double Down as well starting on the 25th of September 2012. On November 11, 2012, the arrival of Zinger Double Down was first teased on the official Facebook page of KFC Korea, and it went on sale as a limited offer on December 1. The promotion lasted through March 1, 2013, but it was later announced that Zinger Double Down would make a temporary return on October 19, along with a variant named Zinger Double Down MAXX with added hash brown patty and salsa. Both sandwiches were later added as a year-round menu on March 2014, and on April the original Double Down was also made available. On October 2014, yet another variant named Zinger Double Down KING was announced, with a beef patty and barbecue sauce in middle of two Zinger patties. KFC South Africa premiered the Double Down in March 2013. To keep its Halaal certification, the bacon is replaced with a slice of processed smoked chicken. On April 21, 2014, KFC began advertising that the Double Down sandwich is back through May 25, 2014. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Double Down (sandwich)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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