In 2013, McDonald's released a glorious item onto their menu: the Hot 'n' Spicy McChicken. Unfortunately, the chicken sandwich was later discontinued, leaving spicy food lovers forever longing for a new item to satisfy them.

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According to ChewBoom, the hot 'n spicy isn't necessarily a new menu item, but it can be rare to come across since it's not available on menus nationwide yet. The option has been spotted at McDonald's locations in Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Texas, Alabama, and Florida.

400 Cal. 400 Cal. Crispy, tender chicken seasoned with a bold mix of spices, topped with shredded lettuce, mayonnaise and served on a perfectly toasty bun.

After six months of soft sales, McDonald's appears to have misread the market for the sandwich. A spokeswoman for the company confirmed last week that the spicy chicken sandwich “has been discontinued.”

McDonald's has admitted that the country's tastes are not as adventurous as it thought and said Tuesday it is pulling the Hot 'n' Spicy McChicken sandwich from the menu board. Oak Brook-based McDonald's introduced the sandwich with great fanfare in January as part of the largest menu expansion in decades.

Spicy Crispy Chicken to Spicy Chicken, McDonald's takes this one due to the habanero peppers in the Original Spicy Sauce.

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March 2013 It originated as a nationwide menu item in January 2006, but by June of that year, McDonald's confirmed it had been discontinued due to slow sales. In March 2013, McDonald's re-introduced the Hot 'n Spicy across the country to what was then called the Dollar Menu.

It adds two layers of creamy jalapeño sauce to the original McChicken formula - a breaded chicken patty and lettuce on a sesame seed bun. Then, this month, the Spicier Habanero McChicken (with habanero sauce) arrived on the scene.

It's been 7 years now since McDonald's discontinued its classic Hot n' Spicy McChicken, only leaving fans craving. The short lived sandwich was then replaced with it's quite underwhelming predecessor, the Buffalo Ranch McChicken. However due to lack of sales and negative feedback this sandwich was quickly discontinued.

Spicy food has been a South American tradition for at least 6,000 years. Of course, millennia ago the continent was not known by that name and it would not be until after the arrival of Columbus that the Old World would fall for the delightful culinary effects of chilis - the hottest peppers they had ever tasted.