The best fast food chicken tenders, according to an expert and the number one pick is clucking weird
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Someone ought to tender their resignation.A popular food critic has selected the best fast food chicken tenders in the US — naming a baffling pick number one in the country.Jenn Harris, a dining writer for the LA Times, delivered the shock verdict in a detailed article that walks readers through her taste tests at a number of different chains, nearly all with nationwide coverage.And while some choices will earn nods of recognition from other poultry pundits, others are sure to ruffle feathers.The value-sized basket of tendy tidings comes as Gen Z diners are swapping beef for bird, experts say — with even the likes of Taco Bell jumping into the breaded and fried fray.
At least there’s one thing everyone can mostly likely agree on — Burger King’s Chicken Fries are the absolute worst.Here, a close look at the rowdy rankings.Burger King’s days of sovereign rule may be over — and certainly as far as their chicken fries are concerned, the critic suggested.“They tasted like long, rubbery nuggets,” Harris wrote of the meal worthy of “eternal chicken tender damnation.” “An order of four felt like the light snack you might eat while you assemble a real snack.”This Western US favorite also didn’t fare well in the contest.
“As soon as we took our first bites, the illusion of greatness crumbled,” she wrote.They were greasy to the touch.
And the bitter taste of old grease was the dominant flavor.”Often idealized as America’s ultimate chicken chain, Harris took a swipe at the fast food fave.“The chicken was moist with no oily aftertaste, but we couldn’t get over the sweetness of the tenders,” she wrote.“The Chick-fil-A sauce, thick and gloppy and even sweeter, only made things worse.”This fast food venture from Food Network host Guy Fieri, which has locations everywhere from Times Square to Disney World, was also panned by Harris for having too much of a sweet taste in its panko-style crusted tenders.This Filipino fast-food chai...