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KFC’s New Fake Chicken Nuggets are Really Gross
New York Post ^ | January 14, 2022 | Steve Cuozzo

Posted on 01/14/2022 4:45:53 PM PST by nickcarraway

KFC is the latest fast-food giant to claim that “plant-based” chicken can taste as good as the real thing — but the chain picked the wrong faux fowl to make its case.

The chain’s supposedly long-awaited Beyond Nuggets (six for $7.99) are beyond awful — worse than KFC’s near-flavorless real-meat chicken tenders.

The fake chicken from within KFC’s new offerings come from Beyond Meat, a rival to Impossible Foods, which created the famous Impossible Burger. The idea behind offering artificial chicken at KFC is to “democratize plant-based protein,” according to Beyond Meat founder Ethan Brown.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food
KEYWORDS: chickennuggets; fakemeat; kfc
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1 posted on 01/14/2022 4:45:53 PM PST by nickcarraway
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I can’t think of one reason why I would ever want to try fake meat.


2 posted on 01/14/2022 4:47:46 PM PST by Allegra
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To: nickcarraway

Exactly.

Never eat fake anything.


3 posted on 01/14/2022 4:48:31 PM PST by Veto! (Political Correctness offends me)
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To: Allegra

Have you considered our newest product?

Soylent Green.

It’s made from plankton.

Yeah, that’s the ticket.


4 posted on 01/14/2022 4:49:37 PM PST by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: nickcarraway

I’m still waiting to try the new broccoli made from 100% real beef. My mom always tried to get me to eat broccoli.


5 posted on 01/14/2022 4:50:43 PM PST by LeoTDB69
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To: nickcarraway
Chicken "nuggets" were never real.

Back in the early 1980s, McDonalds first came out with them. They have been a scourge on our civilization ever since with supermarkets selling billions of pounds of frozen breaded "nuggets" for people who don't want to cook, but microwave on high for 10 or 15 minutes.

I hate chicken "nuggets".

6 posted on 01/14/2022 4:53:40 PM PST by SamAdams76 (I am 41 days away from outliving John Hughes)
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7 posted on 01/14/2022 4:53:46 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: nickcarraway

Vegans don’t eat plant based chicken flavored gruel so why are they making this crap


8 posted on 01/14/2022 4:54:17 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

best possible reply


9 posted on 01/14/2022 4:54:37 PM PST by Mount Athos
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To: SamAdams76

I would imagine they are made for the throw away parts of the chicken as well, like the feet, the head


10 posted on 01/14/2022 4:54:38 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: nickcarraway

Some greasy fried chicken is better for you than some overly processed and battered mush.


11 posted on 01/14/2022 4:55:45 PM PST by Irenic ( A)
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To: nickcarraway

no chemical chicken for me

i am holding out for the cricket nuggets

bugs are yummy


12 posted on 01/14/2022 4:56:07 PM PST by joshua c (Dump the LEFT. Cable tv, Big tech, national name brands)
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To: nickcarraway

What passes for management these days would be considered absolute morons in the not too distant past.


13 posted on 01/14/2022 4:56:23 PM PST by lgjhn23 (Pray for America....)
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To: nickcarraway

The Report of the Week guy branded them inedible.


14 posted on 01/14/2022 4:57:02 PM PST by beef (Let’s go Baizuo!)
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This is probably more edible

KFC Limited-Edition 11 Herbs & Spices Firelog $9.88 - Available for a limited time only! The KFC 11 Herbs & Spices Firelog from Enviro-Log is designed to make your home smell like fried chicken and feel as warm as an Extra Crispy drumstick at the bottom of a KFC bucket of fried chicken. This covetable firelog is made from 100% recycled materials and is a great gift idea for everyone on your holiday gift list. May result in a craving for fried chicken. We know the firelog smells great, but please do not attempt to eat it. Please do not put your face directly into the fire in attempt to smell fried chicken! I Enjoy the scent before burning, the smell escapes when lit. The firelog can burn up to 2.5 - 3 hours. Great for fireplaces, fire pits, wood stoves, chimineas, and campfires. Store in a safe, dry area away from pets. Easy to use! Simply loosen the wrapper from the firelog, place the log on the grate seam up, tear open the seam to expose the firelog and light the wrapper at both ends. See wrapper for lighting instructions. Best enjoyed with family, friends & KFC's fried chicken.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/2021-K...hbdg=L1300

15 posted on 01/14/2022 4:57:22 PM PST by algore
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I don't doubt the validity of the review, but the writer is a schmuck.

Do I want KFC asking me about my vaccination status?

16 posted on 01/14/2022 4:57:52 PM PST by Lysandru
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To: nickcarraway

anyone remember the big pink slime story?

Imagine what this stuff looks like.....................


17 posted on 01/14/2022 4:58:09 PM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

Eeeeeek!!!!!


18 posted on 01/14/2022 4:58:33 PM PST by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: Veto!

From their website:
INGREDIENTS

Water, Faba Bean Protein, Breading (Wheat Flour, Rice Flour, Salt, Corn Starch, Pea Proteinᵗ, Canola Oil, Wheat Gluten, Paprika, Spices, Dextrose, Leavening[Sodium Acid Phrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate], Sugar, Sunflower Oil, Dried Onion, Dried Garlic, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavors), Breadcrumbs (Wheat Flour, Sugar, Sea Salt, Dried Yeast), Vital Wheat Gluten, Modified Corn Starch, Natural Flavors, Expeller-Pressed Canola Oil, Pea starch, Methylcellulose, and 1% or less of Yeast Extract, Refined Coconut Oil, Salt, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Sodium Phosphates, Spices, Titanium dioxide (for color), Sunflower Lecithin. Contains: Wheat, May Contain Soy

ᵗPeas are legumes. People with severe allergies to legumes like peanuts should be cautious when introducing pea protein into their diet because of the possibility of a pea allergy. Contains no peanuts or tree nuts.

Methylcellulose is essentially wood. You think all those ingredients doesn’t take more land than simply raising chicken? Think again.


19 posted on 01/14/2022 4:59:45 PM PST by Fungi
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To: nickcarraway

Why would a vegetarian/vegan want to eat at a chicken restaurant?

They sound so gross.


20 posted on 01/14/2022 5:00:40 PM PST by Trillian
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