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I'm risking everything with this one I really am
you've heard of spicy nuggets before right spicy
chicken nuggets that is you've heard of probably buffalo chicken nuggets and
hot chicken nuggets Flamin Hot chicken nuggets too you can't forget those
but this this is something different completely this as they say is a whole nother animal
even when it's still chicken nuggets Burger King they did it they took something that I
didn't even think was possible to bring to the next level and they did just that
fiery chicken nuggets that's right Burger King has them now and they are advertising these as
supposedly being spicier than all of the other chicken nuggets that you could get
from pretty much any mainstream fast food chain now I'll admit I like my spicy chicken nuggets
I think they're they're fun they're enjoyable generally they taste good and they just generate a
level of personal interest to me I'm just curious as to how spicy they actually wind up being
when McDonald's first released their spicy nuggets very very interesting to me I made sure
to try them right away whenever they re-release they may still go out and get them for the fun
of it Wendy's they have their spicy nuggets those are always enjoyable and Burger King
this is what they do they release some spicy nuggets they put them on the menu for a little
bit and they take them away then they make a few tweaks and adjustments to them put another type
back on take that away etc etc but this time again as I mentioned Burger King is saying all right
and these aren't your usual spicy chicken nuggets these are fiery and they claim rightfully so
they are coated with a spicy glaze so essentially they're your regular chicken nuggets
they are breaded and fried and in the breading is this spicy blend containing cayenne pepper
chili pepper and black pepper and all three of those spices are supposed to come together where
they're supposed to come together and make these spicier than all of the other chicken
nuggets you've ever had you could get an eight piece of these for the price of three dollars
and you can get them with two dipping sauces of your choice
right that's pretty much all there is to them they're supposed to be fast food chicken nuggets
but they're supposed to be a bit spicier than all the best when I first got these this isn't
what they usually come in I think at least this is how it is with me Burger King is one of those
establishments where um I would say they're not necessarily the most consistent in the world
so I was worried at first that when I got these I thought oh no don't tell me they gave me the
chicken fries by accident but no they are in here they just I guess they didn't have
the usual pouch or what have you so they just put these in the chicken fries uh receptacle
to begin with now do you see those uh little blotches on the side like you see right there
right there well on the front that's stubble just hasn't shaved in a while but over there
you see you see all that that's not grease that's not oil but those are actually the
Flames like you know if you ever if something gets scorched a little bit kind of looks like
that well that's why because these are fiery chicken nuggets so that's actually intentional
and now let's open it up
and that's what they look like on the inside
they're kind of lounging in there
obviously you could kind of see them but let's take one out
and now you'll get the optimal View
all right so I do think that you could probably tell
it's slightly darker than most of the chicken nuggets it's not like it doesn't have an
orange Hue to it but it's just a little darker you can see it's fried it's breaded
and now I don't know how well you could really see
but I could see you there's like some seasoning sprinkled a top that's where the spice is
so it'll be interesting there we go it'll be interesting to try this out it's going to be
a straightforward review what I'm going to do right now is I'm just going to try this out see
how it tastes I got two dipping sauces again you could get whatever you want but I decided to get
ranch sauce right here and then because I'm just that bold I got buffalo sauce likewise so with
that said let's see how spicy these are the fiery chicken nuggets from Burger King they're going in
do you remember that one song by Smash Mouth
these nuggets are pretty unique here's the interesting thing about them
and I Gotta Give Burger King Credit here I like them I I enjoy these nuggets will I necessarily
say that these are the spiciest fast food nuggets that I've ever had I can't necessarily say so
but they pack a punch and the manner upon which they do is unique now let's get into it so biting
into them standard nugget right where it's like all right we understand that this is Burger King
that we're talking about here so we know that it's not necessarily going to be gourmet Chicken
it's not going to be the finest for me or anything like that it's going to be a little spongy
you know it's going to be greasy it's going to be oily but is it flavorful indeed it is I would
say so the chicken quality is acceptable it's essentially what you would expect from Burger King
so at least they met the The Benchmark at least for again what you would hope for it to be there
is a nice little contrast between the interior of the Nugget which is you know pretty tender
and then the Crispy Crunchy exterior but again that's standard for any chicken nugget for the
most part especially from Burger King so in that basic level the chicken quality is fine
so then we get to what makes these different from your regular nuggets right the spice blend
the spicy glaze as they say atop these nuggets as I bit into these the first thing I tasted
and I was I was I'm searching at first if this was some sort of anomaly but it's not
I don't taste the spice at first instead what I taste is like the salty and almost there's
actually a little bit of hint that slight hand of almost sugary a combination of seasoning on it
and it's just interesting and when I mentioned salty because I think a lot of the time the
way that fast food works you know how much sodium is generally in this stuff
I mean almost everything that I review for the most part there are some exceptions is
just loaded with absolutely unbelievable levels of sodium so you know when I'll say something
as salty it's usually to the point where it's like unbearable um but I don't mean
it in that regard it's just like you notice this it's like a flavorful sort of saltiness
and again there's this little sweet note to it as well which is just quite unexpected but it works
so all right you know I take the bite and I taste those two notes but again they're
kind of toned down in such a way that it's not overbearing nor is it overwhelming it's
unexpected but it's Pleasant so I'm tasting that I'm thinking all right this is interesting
tastes pretty good actually but where's the spice you know it's like all right when they say it's
going to be the spiciest nuggets you would expect that spice to then hit you immediately
I'm waiting it's like all right taste it but where is it the space exists primarily as an aftertaste
so by the time I've taken essentially the last bite then the spice hits and again it emerges
solely as an aftertaste so right is your you know swallowing it down then the spice comes up
I can't necessarily say which note is the strongest but I would be willing to submit
that it's the cayenne pepper that's what I think is the strongest one in this case
I can't really taste the black pepper all that much I mean it's obviously there but I think
it's the cayenne pepper that really does it so the spice emerges in the back of my mouth
and then I feel that radiate kind of up my tongue more toward the front I almost feel like the spice
kind of radiating throughout my sinuses and it's like even now as I've been giving this assessment
for the few minutes that's spicy aftertaste is still there and it's Unique in the extent
that with time I could almost feel the spice almost like traveling about it's it's actually
quite weird but it's like as I took that bite I could feel the you know that that spicy sensation
kind of work its way up my up my tongue and into my mouth and then around my mouth and then even
into my you know into my sinuses and everything and it's just like you know you could feel that
little just that sort of sensation it's quite interesting in terms of the spice level itself
my guess is that obviously it's tolerable there have been many spicier items that
I've had where it's like can I I'll eat it and then my nose will start running and
it'll just be like I'll have to stop and regain my composure in this instance I was obviously able to
continue with the assessment and not even have to get any sort of uh liquid to help out a bit
but I have a feeling based on how these sorts of things usually go if you are sensitive to spice
make sure you get some sort of soft drink or cool drink or you know just something
to help as far as the spiciness is concerned otherwise even if you're a bit more tolerant
of spies when I get these sorts of items that heavily rely on the aftertaste I often notice
that the spice here really builds upon itself so it's like if you just eat all of these and you're
just going you know one after the next after the next I think the spice level is going to
be far stronger than say what I experienced with just this one nugget but it's a noticeable spice
I would say these are spicier than Wendy's typical spicy nuggets as well as McDonald's
spicy McNuggets that they bring back occasionally so at least of the mainstream nuggets that you
might get from these sorts of chains giving credit where credit is due I believe that
Burger King's fiery nuggets are probably the spiciest ones at least out there at the moment
they're not again going to be overwhelmingly hot but it's a noticeable spice it's like if
you get these yeah you are going to be able to taste it all right real quick I don't want to
take much longer I'm just going to try the sauce very quickly again both the ranch and the buffalo
gun price for these 2.99 for eight of them all right try it with the ranch first
the ranch definitely helps as far as the sort of um the cooling properties of it I suppose
it definitely balances things out it's like now I could taste that spicy aftertaste once
again returning but the ranch definitely mutes it a little bit it's like you're
still going to notice that spice but the ranch I mean it complements the Nugget quite nicely
it tastes good and it just weakens that spicy aftertaste somewhat so if you're more sensitive
to spice I would say get the ranch dressing with these nuggets now trying out the buffalo
the creaminess of the buffalo sauce definitely gives perhaps a more mild direct spice to these
now that aftertaste is coming back I could definitely notice that but what I will say
is that as far as the combination of flavors there is a bit of a clash between the buffalo sauce and
these nuggets so I would generally say at least as far as sauces go I don't really think these need
a sauce I think they're flavorful enough as they are but if you want to get a sauce maybe go with
the ranch Buffalo now forget it this spicy enough as they are doesn't really need it so sauce wise
I would advise getting the ranch if we get the buffalo all right factoring everything in now the
fiery chicken nuggets from Burger King I'm happy with them I think they're a good product yeah
not the spiciest in the world but again they are noticeably spicy I think they uh utilize the spice
in a unique way they taste good it has a long lasting aftertaste good price as well so Burger
King I think they did a good job here so therefore out of 10 I am going to be giving these nuggets
an 8.5 out of 10. they're a good product for what they are and I would I recommend get
them all the kittens good if it seems like it's of interest to you that's all that I
have for you thank you for watching and until next time I'm your host the report of the week