14 of the most outlandish fast food abominations of 2017

How far is too far?

2017 has been challenging for many reasons, but we didn't expect fast food to be one of them. Sadly, here we are.

Don't believe me? Just take a look at this year's most bizarre creations — anything from chicken scented bath bombs to chicken coffee. All of that actually happened this year, and they weren't even the worst.

Take a look at a few of the atrocities that fast food companies rolled out in this sad, sad year.

1. Volcano Crispy Chicken Chips

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Taco Bell tested out these spicy triangular fried chicken chips in the Knoxville, Tennessee, area around January.

They are chips. Made of chicken.

2. The Naked Chicken Chalupa

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About a week later, they announced a chicken shell.

3. Naked Chicken Chips aka Nuggets

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Months later, Taco Bell released the chip version of the Naked Chicken Chalupa which was basically chicken nuggets with their signature Nacho cheese dipping sauce.

4. Sweet & Crunchy Tenders

Popeyes released their Sweet & Crunchy Tenders made with shortbread cookie coating.

5. Lucky Charms Shake

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Burger King introduced this sweet shake made of soft vanilla ice cream, syrup, and Lucky Charms.

6. Minions Everything

McDonald's released Minion-themed food and toys in Singapore locations. That included banana pie, Minion-shaped potatoes, spicy chicken nuggets, and banana ice cream.

Make it end.

7. Zinger Meteorite

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KFC's specialty website, KFC Limited, was selling a $20,000 meteorite shaped like a Zinger Chicken Sandwich.

8. Firecracker Burrito

Taco Bell introduced the Firecracker Burrito which is made up of rice, cheese, beef, tortilla strips, and spicy pop rocks. Yes, as in the candy.

9. Naked Egg Taco

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Taco Bell continuously pushes the bar with weird foods and this time it was a fried egg as a shell.

You could also, quite easily, think of it as a vertical omelet.

Because that's what it is.

10. Chocoladilla

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After testing it out in the UK, Taco Bell brought the Kit Kat Quesadilla to the U.S.

11. KFC Bath Bombs

KFC gave away 100 fried chicken-scented bath bombs in Japan.

12. Rick and Morty's Szechuan sauce

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Select McDonald's locations gave away the classic Szechuan sauce, in a nod to the Cartoon Network show, only on Oct. 7. It was a shit show.

13. Buffalo-flavored latte

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Tim Hortons released a "zesty buffalo seasoning" coffee drink in two stores in Buffalo, New York.

14. McVegan

McDonald's tested out their own vegan burger in Tampere, Finland.

OK, this one doesn't sound so bad.

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