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I had them air fried before, and if you really inspect them and think about it you can tell they aren't chicken (from the texture but the taste is identical IMO). But I had them fried in a deep fryer this weekend and they were indistinguishable from real chicken nuggets. I am flexitarian so it's not like I haven't eaten a chicken nugget in years, they are legit. Definitely recommend trying them if you are trying to cut your meat consumption or even if you are just curious.

They make animal shaped and spicy versions too

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[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm still confused what that has to do with eating a chicken nugget in a year.

[–] LiesSlander 12 points 1 year ago

They're saying they aren't vegetarian, so know what real chicken nuggets taste like. OP worried that people might assume they are vegetarian, and therefore might not have a good idea of what chicken nuggets taste like. That sentence is meant to avoid people assuming that.

That's my best guess anyway.

[–] WndyLady@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The implication is that a vegetarian may have little or no basis for comparison, but OP can speak with some authority.

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They could've said they've eaten a nugget. But instead they implied that being a flexitarian equates to having eaten said nuggets or that it's so common that anyone who eats meat at all would have eaten a nugget.

It's a weird implication.

shrugs

[–] Zorque@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That is a really weird thing to take umbrage with.

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

No umbrage. Was just confused. Zero umbrage though. Umbrage.

[–] TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean… yeah most people who eat meat have definitely had a chicken nugget in America at least. Assuming they’re from the US.

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If you eat fast food often, I guess? Maybe I'm being a food snob.

[–] TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean idk I haven’t eaten meat in ages but yeah they’re cheap and easy, and kids love them.

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

So far, our sample size of 3 leans against it.