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I feel like this has been a trend lately though then again when hasn't it been that you get these
items that get re-released again and again and again and I guess I'm saying that because the
last video that I did if you're a regular viewer of course you'll you'll notice was the nacho fries
from Taco Bell and that's one of those items that you know Taco Bell first released years back it
had a huge amount of hype and then you know they bring it back again and again and again and with
each with each consecutive release the interest kind of dies down a little bit more and a little
bit more well now we have McDonald's back in 2020 they released their spicy chicken nuggets which
had a uh it really just honestly there's no way to describe it it's except to say that they are
the chicken McNuggets but spicy huge amount of Interest then they re-released them again
in 2021 2022 now here we are in 2023 once again uh this might be the last time I'll review them
for a while just because if this you know becomes a yearly thing what's really the point but what I
do want to see of course is a lot does change in a year are they still maintaining the standards
and how are these holding up because I do think that there is a bit more interest still with the
spicy chicken McNuggets then there is the nacho fries from Taco Bell it's just my opinion anyway
it is interesting though I should note Taco Bell or sorry McDonald's has been in the news
lately because they've announced that they are doing some changes to their menu they describe
them as being like little minor tweaks to try to increase the quality of their food so with all
this talk about McDonald's trying to make the food better I thought what the heck let's try out the
spicy McNuggets once again I got a 10 piece right here they come in the uh in the special McNuggets
Packaging and as you could see you've got the flames and that one is wearing some red shorts
the McDonald's logo again I got a 10 piece the price for 10 is seven dollars
a little pricey seven dollars for a 10 piece didn't always used to be that way but they say
Well they're spicy and uh limited time so you gotta Fork over the extra dough for it
there they are you can get it though with two dipping sauces and indeed I did
I got spicy buffalo because I'm such a such a daredevil
and then I got Ranch because that's even more more Brazen a choice than the spicy buffalo
you can see as far as the Nuggets themselves are concerned very similar in appearance to The
Standard chicken McNuggets crispy not sure how well it uh is coming through with this lighting
but slight Orange Hugh looks good though so let's get the camera in Focus there we go
you know everything that there is about them they are their chicken McNuggets just with
spicy seasoning in the breading supposed to have a little spicy kick limited time
I'm gonna try them out now try out the dipping sauces as well and then give a little bit of
an updated assessment so let's try them out the spicy chicken McNuggets from McDonald's going in
I had this dream because it was a couple nights ago
I was in this basement and you know not every basement has
one of these but some do there was a crawl space in the basement and I remember in the dream I was
opening up the crawl space I was kind of opening up the hatch it was like the middle of the night
and when I opened up the hatch to the crawl space there were all these spicy chicken nuggets that
were just like hatching out of it they were just they were swarming out of the the crawl space
at me it was like they were sentient and they were you know kind of like moving on their own
those are the only ones you see that sort of behavior with you know all the other nuggets
this kind of they don't really move they're very docile if you've noticed
but McDonald's for some reason they're they're a lively bunch
at least wise they're good I am pleased to report so as far as the quality of the chicken
is concerned very very similar to what you would get uh with the chicken McNuggets you can kind
of see it's uh it's exactly the same type of meat where it's you know kind of molded into
the various little shapes uh so it's more of like you know it's kind of a little spongy for lack of
a better word but not not in a bad way here it's just how the McDonald's nuggets are and
always have been and uh still flavorful juicy there's a nice crisp to the exterior of these
now I've noticed this before but I will reiterate compared to the standard McNuggets from McDonald's
the spicy ones always seem to be just a tad bit crispier than the original ones and that's just
what I've noticed that there's just a little bit more of a crunch to it but it's really nice
I think texturally that adds a lot to it balances everything out nicely and then as far as the spice
is concerned the spice is in the breading so it's not like it's in the chicken itself or
anything it's like there's a sauce it's in that exterior shell but I'll actually say spice wise
now maybe this is just me maybe this is just my experience I notice the Nuggets that I got this
time around seemed to actually be a little bit spicier than the ones I last remember but I'm
fine with that they say these are spicy and of course I'd like to see them being spicy
so when I bite in the spice is immediate it hits the tongue right away
and then it lingers on as an aftertaste not that it's necessarily the most potent or strongest
Spice in the world because it's not but I will say that it leaves a long aftertaste so this is one of
those items where you know you have the spice and then if you eat these in Rapid succession
I think it's a sort of spice that would just kind of build and build with each bite it'll
get a little bit more intense so from one to the next to the next and you'll kind of notice that
the spice lingers on the tongue mostly toward the front of the mouth and the center I don't
really have that sort of aftertaste where it's kind of you know when I when I exhale you feel
a spice coming back it's nothing like that more or less it's just where it initially came into
contact with the tongue but again as I continue to give this assessment the spicy aftertaste
remains and it lingers so spice wise once again it's not the strongest Spice in the world but it
is lasting you feel it immediately and it will it will give you a long lasting spicy aftertaste and
I notice it being a little stronger and a little longer lasting then I remember the last time
then I tried these nuggets out but I'm very happy with that you know so often you get these places
that they say we're going to be releasing you know it's going to be with this with the ghost
peppers or the the Carolina Reaper Peppers or this that or the other thing they try to make
it seem like it's going to be the hottest thing you've ever consumed and then what is it exactly
I could barely even notice anything so it's it's just it's nice and it's refreshing when you have
an establishment that says hey this product is going to be spicy and it actually is you know
it's it shouldn't be to the point where it's it's a pleasant surprise it should just be as
advertised but it's nice to see nonetheless all right I'm going to take a sip of water
and now
very very quickly I'll try out the sauce first I'm going to try out the the ranch
the ranch Works nicely I noticed that it definitely cuts down on the spice the
creaminess and the flavor of the ranch complements the chicken nicely I will
add though that what I definitely notice that the ranch does it cuts down on that immediate
spiciness that the nuggets have so as soon as it comes in contact with the tongue you'll
still feel some of that spiciness but it's not as strong as it was so if you're a bit sensitive to
spice Etc maybe the ranch sauce is uh your best bet finally I'm going to take another quick sip
and this time going to try out the spicy buffalo we'll see how that works
there
yeah and exactly it's exactly it's the exact opposite of what you notice with
the ranch sauce where the ranch cuts down on the spice of course the spicy
buffalo sauce amplifies it the sauce is a little on the thinner side so it's not
necessarily as thick or creamy a sauce as you might see with the ranch dressing
but still good complements the chicken nicely what I will also add is that the spicy buffalo sauce
it seems like it spreads the spice around more and now in this case I noticed that spice a bit more
toward the back of my mouth toward the throat and um again more toward the back of my mouth
but it definitely increases the spice prolongs the spicy aftertaste both of these sauces though
obviously have wildly different outcomes but nonetheless I think they both complement it
nicely so I would say good product the spicy nuggets from McDonald's do not disappoint
I think they taste good spicier than I remember but that's a good thing nice crisp to them as well
and the sauces that you can get likewise obviously have different outcomes but I'm a fan of both of
those things the ranch of course if you want to cool things down a little bit and the spicy
buffalo if you want to increase the heat a little bit as well but I'm happy with it only thing I'm
not happy with is the price seven dollars for ten disappointingly High a price but uh I think
that's the same complaint a lot of people have with a lot of things therefore out of ten I'm
going to be rating the spicy chicken nuggets from McDonald's and 8.6 out of 10. I'm happy with them
and get them while they're getting is good they're not going to be here forever so go out get them
and make the most of them while they are while they are available and on the menu that's all
that I have for you thanks for watching until next time I'm your host the report of the week