Customers recently noticed that Chick-fil-A’s waffle fries he seemed to be a little different.
It turns out that customers were not imagining things.
The recipe for the fries was changed last year, after testing for “more than a year” in various markets, a spokesman for the Atlanta-based company said fast food the network told Fox News Digital.
“We know Chick-fil-A fans love our waffle fries,” said Chick-fil-A spokesman Bryan Malenius. “Last year we made a slight adjustment to our waffle fries recipe, which offers the same great taste while making our waffle fries stay crispier for longer.”
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Recipe now includes pea starch — which is used to coat waffle fries, according to Chick-fil-A’s website.
The discovery of the updated waffle fryer recipe sparked a lot of discourse online, with many people sharing their thoughts on the product.
Customers have noticed a change in Chick-fil-A’s waffle fries. (Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
On a Reddit page dedicated to Chick-fil-A themesreactions to the change were wildly mixed, with many of the top commenters on the post about the change expressing negative opinions.
“I like that they’re crunchier, but now they’re pretty bland,” said Reddit user “Upstairs-Job-3092.”
Another user said the fries were disappointing compared to the previous recipe.
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“They are terrible and, contrary to their promotional materials, do not hold up well as they cool. You have about 5 minutes of good fries and then boom. Lukewarm and bland,” said user “lysistrata3000”. .
“They should have left well enough alone,” the user added.
Multiple Reddit users said they prefer less crunchy old fries compared to what is served now.
The recipe for Chick-fil-A’s waffle fries now includes pea starch, the company says. (Chick-fil-A)
“The new fries aren’t necessarily bad…but they aren’t necessarily good either,” said user “Neat-Year555.”
The user continued: “They travel better than the old ones. But the old ones were really good when fresh, while these are just OK even when fresh, which seems like a downgrade to the old version.”
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Another user said the new fries “literally taste like oil” and stick together.
“I’d rather take the wetter ones than what they did this time,” said user “Algodeen”.
Many customers expressed dissatisfaction with the change. (David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
But some were in favor of a change.
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“I noticed they were a bit crispier, but I don’t hate them. They’re still very tasty,” said user “crline3924”.
“I haven’t noticed a difference. They’re usually crunchy at the two locations I go to,” said user “boomgoesthevegemite.”
