Burger King is giving away free Pringles Chicken Fries in London this week
A new fast-food crossover is arriving
Burger King and Pringles are back with another gloriously unnecessary food mash-up, and this one might be their best yet.
Landing in Burger King restaurants across the UK from the 9th of June, the new Pringles Sour Cream & Onion Chicken Fries take one of the chain'smore interesting menu items and coat it in the unmistakable flavour of arguably Pringles' greatest crisp.
For anyone unfamiliar with the cult of Chicken Fries, they're exactly what they sound like: strips of 100% chicken breast shaped like chips, wrapped in a crispy coating and served in a box that's become a fast-food icon in its own right. They've disappeared and returned from menus so many times over the years that each comeback now feels like a mini event.
This latest version sees them dusted with Pringles' Sour Cream & Onion seasoning, combining that tangy, savoury flavour with the crunchy coating of the Chicken Fries. It's the sort of collaboration that sounds completely ridiculous until you realise you immediately want to try it.
If you're too impatient to wait until the nationwide launch, Burger King is hosting a one-day giveaway in London this week. On the 4th of June, the chain's Tottenham Hale branch will host what it's calling the Crumb Exchange, giving away free portions of the new Chicken Fries before anyone else can buy them.
The catch is that you'll need to bring along an empty large tube of Pringles Sour Cream & Onion. Hand it over between midday and 4pm and you'll receive a free nine-piece portion of the new Chicken Fries while stocks last. It's a fairly niche form of currency, admittedly, but probably one of the few occasions where hanging onto an empty crisp tube might actually pay off.
The collaboration follows a growing trend of brands turning crisp flavours into full menu items, but this one feels like a particularly natural fit. Sour Cream & Onion has long been one of Pringles' most recognisable flavours, while Chicken Fries remain one of Burger King's most popular snacks. Put the two together and you've essentially created the fast-food equivalent of emptying a tube of Pringles during a football match.
The new Chicken Fries launch nationwide on the 9th of June and will be available in restaurants, through the Burger King app, via click and collect and on delivery platforms.
Like most fast-food collaborations these days, they're only sticking around for a limited time, so anyone curious should probably get involved before they disappear back into the fast-food vault.
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