This is mechanically separated chicken. Chickens are turned into this goop so we can create delicious chicken nuggets and juicy chicken patties. It’s obscenely gross and borderline alien, but it’s not going to stop me from eating nuggets. They’re too good.
The process works a little something like this:
There’s more: because it’s crawling with bacteria, it will be washed with ammonia, soaked in it, actually. Then, because it tastes gross, it will be reflavored artificially. Then, because it is weirdly pink, it will be dyed with artificial colour.
Yeah, that’s just disgusting. But I can’t shake my roots. I’m a chicken nugget fan (and all around fast-food guy) for life. [Early Onset of the Night via BuzzFeed]
pprior
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 8:12 AMJamie Oliver showed how chicken nuggets were made. There is no chicken meat, it is all chicken carcass ground up to look like the picture shown, then coloured, flavoured shaped and crumbed. Then to top it all off deep fried. Think about that next time you sink your teeth into a nugget!!!
Peter Simpson
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 11:04 AMI’d agree and stop eating these forever, if you didn’t mention Jamie Oliver.
Greg Randolph
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 8:39 AMThere will be no “next time”.
Rappo
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 10:03 AMThat is beyond foul…. (or should that be fowl)
Pauly7
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 10:58 AMNot entirely true – http://snopes.com/food/prepare/msm.asp
Terry
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 2:39 PMyes, I was surprised to see the good Giz fall for that one too.
Les
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 10:38 PMone day while stuffing yourself with chicken nuggets at your favourite chicken nugget store you will fall through the trapdoor, slide down a slide into a giant press. You and others will be compressed into a brown ooze and made into maccas all beef burgers…….its the circle of life.