As a northerner who considers himself something of a gravy connoisseur, it would be fair to say that I have had harder assignments at work.
The Greggs sausage roll is undeniably a national treasure, a popular hangover cure, a quick snack, a small lunch or a post-night out tradition. For many, the idea it can be improved upon is fanciful, but they would be wrong.
This afternoon I tried the new collaboration between KFC and Greggs which will see the famous sausage roll served with gravy.
Like wheels on suitcases, it left me wondering how we coped so long without putting the two things together.
I come at this with no fast-food allegiance and always found it a little weird how funny the American chain got over its spices. Chill out lads, seriously.
I am yet to discover a meal that gravy does not make better and after dipping a Greggs sausage roll into a generous sized bowl of KFC gravy, the search continues.
Greggs and KFC are teaming up to create the “mash up the nation’s been craving.”
The brands said the alliance followed Britons consuming 15,000 litres of KFC gravy and more than one million Greggs sausage rolls every day over the past year.
They will be taking their new combination on a three-day tour from Thursday and will be handing it out for free in London on August 7.
This is will be followed by Manchester on August 8 and Newcastle on August 9.
A sharing bucket including six Greggs sausage rolls and a large tub of KFC gravy will also be available for £10 on August 15 and August 16 through Uber Eats in London, Manchester, Newcastle and Birmingham.
KFC brand manager Phoebe Syms said: “At KFC, we bleed gravy. We go to obsessive lengths for our liquid gold, and so do our fans.
“Now we’re joining forces for just a few days to give the people a taste of what they really want … it’s time for gravy to meet pastry. You’re welcome.”
The tour will stop at London’s Southbank Centre on Thursday, followed by Manchester’s Cathedral Gardens on Friday and then Newcastle’s Times Square, all between 12pm and 5pm, with supplies available on a first come, first served basis.