FIRST ON FOX — Chick-fil-A is adding a spicy twist to its signature sauce, introducing its first new permanent sauce in a decade.Spicy Chick-fil-A Sauce will arrive at restaurants nationwide on Nov.16.
The new sauce will be available in standard dipping cups and 8-ounce bottles, the Atlanta-based company told Fox News Digital.The sauce blends the chain's classic flavor, with its mustard notes and smoky tang, with spicy peppers and subtle sweetness, according to Chick-fil-A.The company said its menu team aimed to honor the original while creating a distinct new experience.CHICK-FIL-A REIMAGINES SOUTHERN BREAKFAST CLASSIC AS AMERICANS PILE ON THE PROTEIN"We know our guests love bold, spicy flavors, and in our year of newstalgia, we're turning up the heat on a classic," Allison Duncan, Chick-fil-A's director of menu and packaging, told Fox News Digital in a statement."As our first new permanent sauce in 10 years, Spicy Chick-fil-A Sauce delivers an exciting kick to the signature flavor our guests know and love."Chick-fil-A is adding a new sauce to its lineup for the first time in a decade.
(Peter Burke/Fox News Digital)Customers on Reddit were already discussing the possibility of a spicy version before the announcement.CHICK-FIL-A IS ONE OF AMERICA'S TOUGHEST FRANCHISES, AND THE STARTUP COST MAY SHOCK YOUSome welcomed the idea, while others questioned whether it would deliver enough heat.Chick-fil-A confirmed to Fox News Digital the social media speculation regarding the introduction of a new sauce.(Peter Burke/Fox News Digital)"A big pet peeve of mine is so many food items that say 'spicy' but aren't.
I'm skeptical of this sauce too," one Reddit user wrote.Another commenter joked, "You mean I no longer have to mix my CFA and Buffalo to make Chickfalo sauce anymore."CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWSYet another user admitted to being skeptical of fast-food chains' claims about spicy food, writing that "most places market something 'spicy' and it barely has any ki...