KFC has announced the return of fried pickles to restaurants nationwide for a limited time this summer.
According to a Monday press release, the side dish is now available in an eight-piece order, served with customers’ choice of sauce, including the new Jalapeño Ranch and Honey Chili Crisp dip.
“The pickle craze is here to stay,” Melissa Cash, the Chief Marketing Officer at KFC U.S., said in a statement. “The response to our fried pickles last summer proved that demand is still strong. We’re building on that momentum by bringing them back to our menu.
“This time, fans can pair their fried pickles with our bold new sauces and a refreshing lemonade,” she continued, referring to the new KFC Signature Prickly Pear Lemonade. “It’s a craveable lineup of savory, spicy and cool flavors, all built around that signature crunch they can’t get enough of.”
KFC has not specified how long the fried pickles will remain on the menu, saying only that they’re back for the summer.
This summer, KFC is also offering two new digital-exclusive snack boxes built around fan-favorite items; one has nuggets and fried pickles and the other has fries and fried pickles. Customers can only order the two combos through KFC’s website or mobile app.
The return of the fried pickles comes a month after KFC launched its Pickle Mania menu in the U.K. The line-up, which was only available until April 19, featured brine-forward twists on four classic KFC items: The Pickle Burger, Pickle Loaded Fries, Pickle Pepsi Max and Frickle, which featured deep-fried pickle slices with a black pepper finish.
Earlier this month, KFC expanded its signature $10 Tuesday deal into a weekday Bucket of the Day in the U.S. The upgrade introduced four different bucket meals, offered on different days of the week, for only $10.
On Mondays and Fridays, the deal applies to a 24-piece nugget bucket with four dipping sauces. The traditional Tuesday offer of an eight-piece drum and thigh bucket remains unchanged. On Wednesdays, the deal features 10 wings with two sauces, and the Thursday promotion includes eight tenders and two sauces.
Customers can upgrade these buckets into full meals for an additional cost. According to promotional materials, adding two individual sides and biscuits costs $5, and two large sides and four biscuits can be added for $10.