Restaurant Fri Feb 08 2008

Col-Pop

By Gemma Petrie

Serious Eats has a very thorough report on an ingenious new contraption. BBQ Chicken, a South Korean fried chicken chain, has started selling the Col-Pop. This beverage container has a snack tray built right into the top (see Serious Eats' cut-away image) - making your cola and popcorn chicken stop even more convenient. BBQ Chicken is currently only located in a few East coast cities, but I bet other fast food establishments will not be far behind with similar offerings.

Meghan / February 8, 2008 1:21 PM

Do you think the chicken might get colder faster sitting on top of a cold beverage?

gemma / February 8, 2008 1:32 PM

Alot of the readers over at Serious Eats were concerned about this as well. They posted some follow up material you can check out about how well the two items worked next to each other. The verdict was that it isn't really a problem.

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