Popeyes is at it again. And when I say, “at it again”, I mean they’re apostrophe N’n names again. First, it was Rip’n. Next came Dip’n. And now there’s Popeyes Tear’n Tenderloin Chicken. The new dish is made up of white meat chicken tenderloins that are split, marinated in Louisiana spices, hand-battered, and deep fried. The chicken comes with Popeyes’ new Cajun Creamy Garlic Dipping Sauce. Two Tear’n Tenderloin pieces, fries, and a biscuit are available for $3.99.

I look forward to future Popeyes apostrophe N products, like Pluck’n Cluck’n Chicken, Yank’n Yum Chicken, Wrench’n Wing Chicken, and Pry’n Thigh’n Chicken.

Update: Click here to read our BK Mushroom & Swiss Big King review

Burger King has a new Big King, the Mushroom & Swiss Big King, but it doesn’t have the ingredient that made the first two Big King burgers special — the sweet thousand island style sauce. Instead, the two fire-grilled beef patties and toasted sesame seed bun comes with Swiss cheese, mayonnaise, and sautéed mushrooms.

The new sandwich has 560 calories, 37 grams of fat, 11 grams of saturated fat, 1.5 grams of trans fat, 70 milligrams of cholesterol, 760 milligrams of sodium, 35 grams of carbohydrates, 7 grams of sugar, and 20 grams of protein.

Burger King’s Mushroom & Swiss Big King is available for a limited time. If you’ve tried it, let us know your thoughts in the comments.

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Yeehaw! Them cowpokes at Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s have themselves a new burger, the Texas BBQ Thickburger. Yeehaw! They lassoed together smoked beef brisket, spicy mesquite BBQ sauce, crispy jalapeño and onion strips, American cheese, a charbroiled 100 percent Black Angus beef patty, and their Fresh Baked Bun to make a burger that makes you say…Yeeah, I’m gonna need a lot of napkins if I’m gonna eat that.

Both chains will now offer 1/3-lb. and 1/2-lb. Thickburger sizes and Hardee’s will also offer a 1/4-lb. size. The Texas BBQ Thickburger is available starting at $4.39 and may also be ordered in a combo meal with fries and a drink for $6.89.

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Taco Bell is now offering three new breakfast burrito varieties: Grilled Breakfast Burritos, Cheesy Burritos, and Grande Scrambler Burritos.

The Grilled Breakfast Burritos come with scrambled eggs, nacho cheese sauce, pico de gallo, and either sausage, bacon, steak, or seasoned fiesta potatoes in a tortilla, all of which is then grilled.

Taco Bell’s Cheesy Burritos are available in three varieties: Bacon, Sausage, and Steak and Egg. The bacon and sausage ones have a double portion of scrambled eggs and melted cheddar cheese in a flour tortilla, while the Steak and Egg Cheesy Burrito also includes melted cheddar cheese and a jalapeño sauce.

Wait a minute. Let me get this straight. Taco Bell replaced their old breakfast burritos that came with eggs, cheese, and your choice of bacon or sausage with new breakfast burritos that come with eggs, cheese, and your choice of bacon or sausage? Great!

The Grande Scrambler Burritos feature scrambled eggs seasoned breakfast potatoes, nacho cheese sauce, pico de gallo, reduced fat sour cream, cheddar cheese and either steak, bacon, or sausage in a flour tortilla.

One of the issues I had with the original items on Taco Bell’s breakfast menu was the fact that they weren’t very Taco Bell-ish beyond the flour tortilla. The addition of nacho cheese sauce, pico de gallo, and jalapeño sauce to these items make them more interesting than the first wave of products.

Nutrition facts for the new breakfast burritos can be found here.

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Krispy Kreme’s new Southern Summer Classics doughnuts line features two varieties: Banana Pudding and Carrot Cake.

I didn’t realize carrot cakes were a Southern and summer thing. With all the carrot cake-flavored products during Easter, I thought it was a spring thing. But maybe it is a spring dessert and Krispy Kreme decided to break the rules because they don’t follow rules. If they did, they wouldn’t be Krispy Kreme. Instead, they would be Crispy Creme.

The Banana Pudding Doughnut is filled with banana creme filling and is topped with a banana icing and a vanilla wafer topping. The Carrot Cake Doughnut is a cake doughnut baked with carrots and spice, and topped with cream cheese icing and stripes of orange icing.

The Banana Pudding Doughnut has 390 calories 23 grams of fat, 10 grams of saturated fat, 150 milligrams of sodium, 44 grams of carbohydrates, 24 grams of sugar, and 4 grams of protein. The Carrot Cake Doughnut has 340 calories, 14 grams of fat, 6 grams of saturated fat, 310 milligrams of sodium, 52 grams of carbohydrates, 35 grams of sugar, and 3 grams of protein.

The two treats are available until August 31st at participating locations in the U.S. and Canada.

(Image via Krispy Kreme)