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A collaboration with A Spark of Madness is sizzling up at Shake Shack.

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SHAKE SHACK fans can now have a taste of its latest collaboration with A Spark of Madness, a Hong Kong-based brand of sauces and condiments. The new products hit the US-based burger restaurants in Manila on Aug. 19.

The collaboration is based on A Spark of Madness’ Crispy Chili Oil, a condiment made by its founder Simran Savlani during the pandemic (more on that later). It will be used on four items: Crispy Chili Chicken (100% all-natural crispy chicken breast glazed in Crispy Chili Oil, then layered with pickled cucumber, shredded lettuce, and a creamy scallion mayo), Crispy Chili Chicken Bites (crispy bite-sized chicken pieces soaked in the oil, served with that same scallion mayo on the side), Crispy Chili Cheese Fries (topped with Shack cheese sauce and A Spark of Madness crispy chili oil), and the Crispy Chili Cheesedog (all-natural beef hotdog drizzled with Shack cheese sauce and Crispy Chili Oil).

BusinessWorld got to try the new offerings during a tasting on Aug. 14 at the Shake Shack branch in Central Square, BGC. The Chicken Sandwich was pleasantly spicy, crispy, and filling; one of the best chicken sandwiches we’ve had in the city, due to the seamless blend between the chicken breast and the chili oil (we just have one complaint: it’s much too messy to eat, but unless you're wearing all-white, you can be forgiven for scarfing it down).

The chicken bites were a lot less forgiving than the chicken sandwich, its heat levels unhampered by the sandwich’s accoutrements.