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food review!
Well, it's groundbreaking
it is game-changing as
someone actually said
KFC is
flapping back into the
fast-food metaphorical arena
with their Kentucky Fried wings and people are talking about this and
Honestly, this is released that I'm actually pretty excited for
KFC, I don't know if you remember this but a couple years ago anyway, they used to have hot wings
I used to have I mean it's literally the same thing as buffalo wings
they used to have those and then they kind of got rid of them and some places teased that it would be back and
Then it never really came back and people you know
They've been feeling the impact of the loss of their hot wings and a lot of people have been actually going through
Kentucky Fried
hot wing withdrawal
So they blindsided us here they came back and they said you know
What for all of you quirky football fans out there? That's what they said
They're bringing it back for but anyone who isn't a football fan is still allowed to eat these so so, you know understand that
But especially for the football fans, they said we're bringing these back or actually, you know, if they're bringing back wings
But this is a new type of wing. They said these are crispier
They're tastier and they're better than ever and they're called the Kentucky Fried wings now, they're the chicken wings
That's that's exactly what it comes down to, you know, no frills. Otherwise, it's like they're
You know little
chicken wings that are on a
Little skewer and you know a little merry-go-round or something, you know, it's it's nothing crazy
It's a chicken wings right and the back though. They're available at every KFC and there's different flavors of them
I'm gonna try all of them out. There is an emphasis on
Spiciness here two of these three flavors that they're promoting are spicy
I want to see how hot they are and I want to see how good they are. We'll try them all out
So they come in three flavors they come in. Buffalo,
Nashville hot and honey barbecue
So again, two of those three are going to be spicy. You know the Buffalo, Nashville Hot
the Nashville hot is supposed to be the spiciest one then followed by the Buffalo and then of course by the honey barbecue and
Price-wise
be five dollars for six wings and
ten dollars for 12 wings
So that's the that's the deal going on there now for the sake of this review
I was able to get a little bit of a special set up here where I have three containers
two of each flavor
So I have two Buffalo I have to
Nashville Hut, I have two honey barbecue wings
But again, normally you'll just get six of each one
But I was able to split it up for the sake of the review and again five dollars for six wings is the asking price
From right there. So that's when it comes down to you can root around through the pocket change and
Flap on over to KFC to get your hands on these Kentucky Fried wings. All right, here's the plan
We'll start out with the buffalo. Try it out
Let you know what it tastes like then we'll move over to the Nashville hot and then over to the honey barbecue
Opening it up. I
Think the Buffalo flavor is the one that they're really gonna be
Promoting the most that's what I see in all the ads. That's what I see them really, you know peddling so to speak
So I think you'll be seeing a lot of these there I am with two of them in the
Kentucky Fried wing bowl right there and there we go
There's the two of them a decent size then they're sauced up
let's
Grab one right. There. It is a
saucy wing
And that's a little bit looks like a little bit of a crispy
Coating so with that this is just their Buffalo one. I'll see how spicy it is
We'll see how it is with that the Buffalo Kentucky Fried wings
Going in
I'm gonna eat it over this now
Really what I wanted to do is just try out the wing because I think
Once we nail down the taste and the quality of the wing itself
The other two it's mostly just gonna be is it that same consistent quality then it's just about the different sauces
Yeah, I
Gotta say honestly compared to their hot wings and I've had in the past
It's pretty good. I gotta give them credit
Yeah, I gotta give them
credit for it
It's pretty good its flavorful and it's spicy, but it's not the Buffalo is not overwhelming
You know, I always like to describe it more. So perhaps it's like a flavorful spiciness
Got that spice. It's got that spicy kick
It's not gonna just drive you insane though, right?
You're not gonna be bursting into tears because of the the spiciness or anything like that
It's like a flavorful spiciness. It's definitely there though. I feel it but it's good. It tastes good
definitely coated in the sauce there and
what I like about the wings that they have a good balance where
It has that it does have that a little bit of a crunchy
Breaded coating, you know, it is a little crispy on the outside, but it's still soft and tender on the inside as you could see
Which is a good balance. I don't like the wings that are just soggy and you know
It has a nice firm crisp to it when you bite in that little crunch
but then the meat itself is tender juicy, and honestly, I mean
There was a time
where KFC was
Very very beleaguered by by me
I was just bashing them one time after the next after the next cuz I was really disappointed in their product
but honestly, they've they've turned it around lately and
I'm impressed with the wings good quality, especially from KFC. I'm actually I'm impressed. I think they're actually pretty good wings, especially for fast food
And yeah, the buffalo sauce is good again. Don't expect it to be like a scorching heat, but it's noticeable
So out of ten I would give the buffalo wings. I
Would give it seven point one out of ten, you know again, it's fast food
You got to remember that but for what it is. I think it's a little bit above average there
Alright now that we know what the chicken
itself tastes like
We'll just move on and really just examine the sauces. This is their
Nashville hot right there the oil based sauce and the same as their Nashville hot chicken some be very wary
I'm making sure I don't dump this all over my suit
See the way there's two wings
Nashville hot so with that try this out of what you know how the
Sauce is that's what it looks like
Hmm, all right, I'll try out the Nashville hot sauce
You know for how they market it.
the Nashville hot as being
Spicier than the Buffalo to tell you the truth. I like the Buffalo better
It has this lingering spiciness to Nashville hot, but I
Don't think it's just it's not you know, I wouldn't say on a whole nother level
Compared to the buffalo wings if that spice is still there
You're still gonna notice it but to be honest
It's not as flavorful as the buffalo wings are and if the Buffalo it's as creamy flavorful sauce. It's that's there
You can taste it this it's like alright, I can taste the spiciness, but it's just more oily
It's not it's just not as flavorful quality of the chicken is the same so I'm not going to go into that
but honestly
It packs a little bit of a kick, but it just doesn't pack this punch of flavor
Like the buffalo wings had so honestly, I would I would skip past the the Nashville hot if I were you -
I know they really push that but the buffalo wings are better out of ten, the Nashville hot I
Would just give a four point nine out of ten slightly below average, uh, just expecting a little more flavor out of them. So
Also just be more messy more runny sauce and then finally to wrap things up we've got
The honey barbecue wings right there I would imagine the other side of them is
More saucy. Yeah, there we go
Right there
Now I am with it and again self-explanatory. We'll see how this sauce is
Mm-hmm. I could definitely taste that sweetness there too. Definitely. Very sweet. Very sweet
And
Provided that their sauce on them
You'll definitely be able to taste that - it's it's definitely a lot more flavorful than the Nashville hot wings
Yeah, it takes the barbecue sauce but really it's that
it's that sweetness in there that makes it you know, does they label it as being
honey barbecue and
Thankfully that's sweetness that you expect is there and that definitely takes center stage
So out of 10 again quality of the chicken is the same. I'll be rating the honey barbecue wings. I
Would be I would be giving those I'd probably give them about a seven point one out of ten to I would say
The buffalo and the honey barbecue probably tied. They're about equally good
Whereas the Nashville hot is lacking. So there's their spicy definitely is that spicy and it's not in the honey barbecue, of course
but in the other two
You know, I would I would say out of the three
My favorite has to be the buffalo wings. I always like the buffalo wings in general
I think they did a good job with those but I am a little let down and disappointed in the Nashville hot chicken wings
But overall for KFC, I think they did a pretty good job with it
I like the quality of the chicken and again, I would I would suggest
choosing between the buffalo sauce if you want that a little bit of a flavorful kick and spiciness and
Otherwise if you just want something a little more tones down then get the honey barbecue. So well, that's all that it comes down to
interesting concept
Interesting design and I think they did a pretty good job with it again aside from just that one issue
With the sauce on a final note
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