The meat to bone ratio per wing is dreadful, and they also leave your hands a greasy sticky mess
[Inevitable vegan post]
with legs and wings, it harder to ignore the body count for me. Like 6 wings means 3 chickens died. Like, obviously, breast are a one-to-one, but its less obvious somehow. Its like steak or hamburger; it could be 1/100th of a cow.
edit: i’m barely even vegetarian these days. I need to rebuild some habits
A couple of months ago, I got one of those rotisserie chickens half off near closing time at a supermarket. This lead to me spending the evening re-enacting Goya’s Saturn Devouring His Son in front of my computer. I felt like one of those chimps you see in nature documentaries eating a baby gibbon
I had some fired burned steak yesterday. shits good. primal and bloody. but one of those things that even normal people wouldn’t do if they knew what the whole process looked like start to finish. pretty sure /r/happycows is a psyop by the meat industry
I want to be vegan. I also don’t know why, but I don’t feel bad about the whole eating sentient beings thing. Watched the documentaries, all that. I’ve taken breaks from meat multiple times. One day I think I’ll join the crew. Maybe if I dated a vegan that would help.
For me it’s the lifetime of suffering in trade for maybe 10 minutes of enjoyment eating chicken legs.
I could say the same thing about every fruit and vegetable. Migrants are forced to live a life of suffering just so I can eat some broccoli. Or the soy industry actively destroying the rainforest.
I could also flip that and say a worker suffers in trade labor, at least give them 10 minutes of enjoyment with that wing. Like someone posted they were depressed and hadn’t eaten in a week so they bought some chicken tacos. My worry comes for the human before the animal. And if that chicken kept them alive another day I’m glad they ate. When I went vegan I also found myself just not eating and relying on other unhealthy outlets.
Veganism falls into the category of personal responsibility that I don’t latch onto. If we want to change our system and ban meat production I’m down, but shaming people into a personal responsibility argument never seems to work.
incorrect. Wings at least are appropriately rated. Wings are a casual appetizer. They aren’t for a royal wedding main course. They serve them at Pizza Hut. Every chicken produces two wings. We HAVE to eat the wings. If TGI Fridays is too good for them, do they belong at McDonald’s, the trash?
The best cuts aren’t the ones that are bursting with the most meat. Wings can literally be the best meat on the bird. A wing only has to spend like 4 minutes in a fryer. You’ll struggle to get any other cut as crispy. I’m one of those people who think that the real star of the chicken is the skin and the flavors you put on it. Wings specialize in that.
Can you honestly say that the parts you eat are worse than the other cuts? Or are you just being American and your problem is that it isn’t making you maximally full with minimal effort?
Shit take bud but also ❤️ ❤️❤️❤️
I agree that the best cuts of meat (on chicken anyways) are the moist fat parts with lots of skin. That way it’s juicy on the inside and crispy on the outside.
But the best cut for me by far is the tail, which you can only appreciate if you roast a whole chicken. It is the crown jewel of the chicken, and it’s only downside is that it’s small enough to eat in one bite. ✨
Getting buffalo sauce all over your face and attacking the wing like a dog is the best part honestly.
I know this is going to get me ripped apart, but I enjoy boneless wings. Basically pre-sauced chicken nuggets. 😋
This man would like a word with you https://youtu.be/cAV8bdsnDDc
Would you believe libs got mad at this guy because he was a white man tying up crucial govt resources for a joke while there were serious issues to address? It’s true.
I go with boneless “wings” whenever I’m not in the mood to wrangle with bones/sinew and the inevitable mess that entails, but still want to eat tasty saucy chicken.
Thighs are the best cut, breast and wings don’t even come close
Seconded, and the hardest to fuck up by far. There’s like a 30 degree temperature range where they come out good.
Butter, thyme, oregano, salt, pepper, garlic powder, smoked paprika, in the oven at 400 until they are 155 internal temp, then broiler on high until the skin is crispy.
Sounds crazy, but it’s true. All you gotta do is season those fuckers and roast them with some vegetables in your oven. Cook up some rice or another carb/grain and you have an entire dinner and it’s easy to make enough for a few meals throughout the week too
This may be my poverty speaking but have you tried “off cut” recipes? I had a bunch of chicken feet growing up in Hubei and I insist it’s the most underrated part of the chicken. If you cook it right. I can’t imagine it’s in high demand in the west and therefore expensive. My grandmother’s stir fried giblets are also to die for.
