I tried Chick-fil-A's new honey pepper pimento chicken sandwich and caramel crumble shake. One time was enough for me.

Pimento cheese sandwiches are ordinarily supposed to be served cold, but using the spread on a hot chicken filet works better than you might expect.Dominick Reuter/Insider

• Chick-fil-A is offering a twist on its classic filet with the honey pepper pimento chicken sandwich.
• The seasonal offering is complemented with a new caramel crumble shake, so I tried both.

Chick-fil-A's original chicken sandwich is about as close as it gets to perfection in fast food.

The pickle-brined chicken breast filet, hand breaded and fried, served with pickle slices on a buttery bun is often imitated, though never duplicated – and the thing about perfection is you simply don't mess with it.

That's why my eyebrows raised and brow furrowed when the company announced it would indeed mess with the classic recipe (albeit for a limited time), topping it with pimento cheese spread, honey, and pickled jalapeños.

My skepticism was further heightened at the notion of putting pimento cheese – which is typically served in a cold sandwich – on top of a piping hot filet of fried chicken. It's enough to have my Southern grandparents rolling in their graves.

Obviously I had to try it for myself.