Wendy's is heating up its menu as summer approaches. The fast-food company already offers hot dishes like hot Chicken Nuggets and Spicy
Wendy's is offering a new Ghost Pepper Ranch Chicken Sandwich, a new version of the Ghost Pepper Fries, and the Strawberry Frosty starting
today. Ghost peppers are fiery, reaching one million Scoville Heat Units (SHUs). A common jalapeño pepper typically has a Scoville scale rating of 2,500 to 8,000.
Wendy's created these spicy dishes to suit client demand for greater spice and flavor. When a ghost pepper meal is done well, Wendy's Vice
President of Culinary Innovation John Li said you can taste the powerful spiciness and "the fruitiness of a ghost pepper that you don't get with a lot
Wendy's Spicy Chicken, ghost pepper-infused American cheese, crispy onions, lettuce, tomato, and a creamy ghost pepper ranch sauce make the Ghost
Additionally, the new Ghost Pepper Fries won't look like the ones customers have enjoyed. The 2015 Ghost Pepper Fries had cheese
sauce, diced jalapenos, shredded cheddar cheese, and ghost pepper sauce. The new menu item uses Wendy's Hot & Crispy French Fries,
This spicy sauce packs more punch than dry seasonings on fries because the spices may "bloom" and reach their full flavor potential, Li explained.
To be sure we accomplished things right, we tested all the dry seasonings. It's easier, but it's not as nice, therefore we went this method