Nacho Stacker Box Meal Review

Yep, it's that time again. TLO time. The latest and greatest to cabinet the secret labs at KFC UK HQ is the Nacho Stacker Box Meal. Promotion for this new release has appeared around London inside the last week or 2 and I have to say, I was quite excited when I spotted it. The poster shows off the new product and describes it as "Packing a mean crunch", while packaging uses the line "It's crunch time". Personally I prefer the image posted of computer KFC Facebook page, with a simple, sparse design and the line "Nacho + Burger...There is a god". Hopefully this new streamlined and refined style will continue because it feels quite effective to me.

After the initial excitement, I took a closer look at the details - this is essentially a Fully Loaded Box Meal, except with the new Nacho Stacker burger. The burger itself is also very similar to the Fillet Tower, with the addition of a nacho layer and a slightly different salsa-type sauce (more on this later). I felt a bit of disappointed that there wasn't more with, but was keen to several a go (hoping that it would no less than arise on par with the Nacho Cheese Tower Burger that I had in Australia).
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I tried the Nacho Stacker at the Brighton KFC restaurant (branch review coming soon!) where the service was swift and I was soon sat within the upper level seating ready to tuck away. The unboxing...

Evidently, the Nacho Stacker looks nearly identical to a regular Fillet Tower. The crispy corn nacho can clearly be seen above the hash brown, and the new sauce oozing out at the base. I could immediately tell by the dark, rich red colour of the sauce that this wasn't regular ketchup or zinger salsa. It was time to take a bite and discover the truth how it tasted.
*CRUNCH* As my jaw clamped down, the satisfying sound of cracking nacho could be heard, certainly matching expectations set by the promotion. The nacho layer added a slightly different chewing texture, but didn't seem to add much to the flavour. I guess a nacho isn't much else besides corn and salt, so this is to be expected. In stark contrast, the new sauce is full of flavour and reminded me of a tangy but cool salsa with a hint of mango chutney, very slightly sweet. I enjoyed it but did wonder if an overly generous amount of salsa (which can happen sometimes) might be a bit of excess. One to keep an eye out for.

In general, the sauce and nacho texture combined with classic Original Recipe chicken and hash brown made for an enjoyable meal. Interestingly, the salsa in my burger was circumstance chicken, but shift promotion the sauce appears to get on top of the nacho. This may have been an error in the construction of my meal, and I wonder if obtaining the salsa on top of the nacho would vi more of a complete nacho/salsa experience and while making more of the nacho layer (although there is a risk of soggyness).

It's good to see some new, interesting ingredients coming into the mix rather than just a different sauce every every so often. A step throughout the lurch right direction, and although the Nacho Stacker won't be winning any awards here at KFB, I'm hungrily looking forward to what the next TLO might bring.