Pizza Hut unveils hot dog stuffed crust pizza, Burger King offers bacon sundae

Pizza Hut UK

(CBS News) Some popular fast food restaurants are adding fatty fare to their menus in select locations.

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Pizza Hut restaurants in the U.K. will now offer a "Hot Dog Stuffed Crust" pizza with a mustard drizzle. Sorry America, you won't see it on this side of the Atlantic any time soon.

"The Hot Dog Stuffed Crust pizza is only available in the UK and there are no plans to introduce this product in the U.S.," Lisa Beachy, a spokesperson for Pizza Hut, told HealthPop in an email.

ABC News reports that a slice of plain stuffed crust pizza contains about 265 calories with 11.6 grams of fat and a hot dog contains about 170 calories and 15 grams of fat, although an official calorie count for the pizza was not listed.

This isn't the only new offering from a fast food restaurant to raise eyebrows.

In the U.S., specifically Nashville, Tenn., Burger King is testing a "Bacon Sundae," food blog Grub Grade reported. The sundae appears to come with standard toppings such as fudge and caramel, but also includes a strip of bacon. The blog reports that the product is similar to a "Maple Bacon Sundae" sold at Denny's. According to Eater, Jack in the Box also unveiled a "Bacon Shake" earlier this year.

Burger King has no plans at the times to release the sundae nationally.

"As part of Burger King Corp.'s normal course of business, the company is currently testing menu items in a small sampling of U.S. restaurants located in the Nashville, TN area," Burger King spokesperson Randi Farynyk told HealthPop by email. "The brand does not have plans to expand the test to additional markets at this time." Nutritional information could not be provided since the food will not be sold nationally.

Earlier this month, Burger King said it would revamp its menu to be healthier, launching 10 new items such as smoothies and wraps, CBS Moneywatch reported.

Would you try a pizza with a hot dog crust, or a bacon sundae?

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[bennett54]

Only a Republican business man would build an empire selling "food" like this

[annyconan]

This is not new at all. South east Asia Pizza Hut already had this since 2008. The sausage (not just pizza hut) used in SEAsia is even worst than those pink slime. Can't see any real meat in it unlike those sold in many European countries. Anyway it suits their taste, they do not like real meat and pink slime would have been much healthier in these countries than their sausages. Actually they prefer their over processed sausages and nuggets (make from bones, intestine, skin, starch and all kinds of additives, preservatives etc) than those that containing real meat and people go for trans fat there. The more trans fat and interesterified fat the better because it tastes nice. Who cares about healthy? (I mean in SEA)
http://clovetwo.com/articles/story.asp?file=/2008/7/1/eatndrink/21668078&sec=eatndrink
and
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2008/7/1/central/21668078&sec=central

[stm128]

Sounds like they are rushing their customers to an early grave.

[bgtaylor4]

Haven't been to Pizza Hut in years. if this pizza were offered here in the U.S. I would start buying pizza at Pizza Hut again. Sounds like a great idea. :-)

[liberalmike]

this sounds disgusting!

[Cally_T]

At least we know who will be buying up all of the Pink Slime now.

[Mathion]

There's an old joke about the differences between heaven and hell.

In Heaven:
The Germans are the mechanics.
The French are the cooks.
The Italians are the lovers.
The Swiss run the hotels.
The English are the police.

In Hell
The Italians are the mechanics.
The English are the cooks.
The Swiss are the lovers.
The French run the hotels.
The Germans are the police.

No insult to our cousins across the pond, but you guys eat some of the grossest things in Western civilization.

[marblaa]

that's excellent, really made me chuckle.

however, as a londoner who lived in the US a few years ago, (and loved every minute of it), i have to say some of the fattest people i ever saw were wandering around miami bursting out of bermuda shorts.

You guys may well eat more healthily but you have almost no concept of potion control!

[bennett54]

I do not think that our food is better than continental food. You need to go to Europe and try the food. You have either never been there or need to go back. American food is pretty basic

[Raidergrode]

It really is pretty simple...Don't want it, Don't order it!! DA!!!

[Molly-Pchr]

Just too much. They bring you these cheese bread sticks with dip BEORE the pizza! You're stuffed before the pizza even comes out. Just too much, and so salty, you're so thirsty for the rest of the night. We don't go there anymore. Ew.

[fantomas4]

You mean I can have lips and anuses with my stuffed crust? Awesome duuuuuuuuuuuude!!!

[vielmann]

Exactly. Remember the BS about pink slime? Yet nobody bats an eye about the "parts" in a hot dog.