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So, How Do These Nuggets Stack Up Against Their Competitors? In short: if you were a fan of The Sandwich, then you’re in for a treat, because these nuggets are made with the exact same hand-battering technique with Louisiana seasoning and buttermilk breading (read: crispy-on-the-outside, juicy-on-the-inside tender chicken goodness). However, based on the major success of their chicken sandwich, Popeyes decided to revamp and relaunch their nuggets internationally with a brand new recipe that adapts their iconic sandwich into nugget form. They sure do - unlike our American neighbours, Canadians have been able to enjoy Popeyes’ chicken nuggets for years. We’ll have to wait a little longer for a chicken nugget that re-invents, errrr, nugget world.Wait, Doesn’t Popeyes Already Have Nuggets in Canada? Popeyes Chicken Nugget interior Popeyes Chicken Nugget interior close up What else is out there? TL DR: very good, but not transcendentally life changing. Sadly the Nuggets are not the light year jump forward that Popeyes sandwich represented way back in 2019. They are about as far removed from the industrial pink-slime processed Nuggets of old as you can imagine. Overall these are mighty fine Chicken Nuggets and make no mistake. This all underscores the brand’s marketing campaign pushing their range of sauces above, definitely go in armed with your favorite sauce. I wouldn’t call the batter greasy, indeed its a drier finish, but it was more weightier on the palate compared to the sandwich. Here without the bun and pickle lending a helping hand (and arguably a different batter to chicken ratio) the coating is more prominent in the flavor mix it starts to weigh heavy towards the end of the meal. Popeyes Chicken Nugget with blackened ranchĪs I tore through the carton, I started to notice that in the bite size format does differ from the sandwich experience in more ways that that. Which is why you will want to look towards Popeyes range of sauces and dips. It’s not bad, but it lacks that X factor that propelled the chicken sandwich along. That results in a surprisingly bland Nugget overall. The idea is for the Nugget to be palatable to the whole family, kids and all, which means holding back on powerful seasoning or spice. The overall taste is a mild one, very mild actually apparently this is a design feature according to Alacron in the above linked interview. It’s not too salty and it’s demonstrably poultry. The chicken interior is of good quality, again like the sandwich that came before it.

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It’s full of flaky ridges and if nothing else it looks a million bucks. It’s a crunchtastic (its a word, just don’t Google it) casing that remains notably crisp and shattering even after the nuggets have cooled off. On opening the box of my 12 piece order, I spied that same Popeyes breading that launched their chicken sandwich to iconic fame.

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The Nuggets come in an eye-catching Popeyes-orange container that proclaims, “Y’all never had nuggets like these before!” Popeyes Chicken Nugget 12 pc in container Popeyes Chicken Nugget 12 pc plated Popeyes Chicken Nugget close up Popeyes have created new packaging for the product release, unlike some companies that stuff their premium new product in the same old boring bag. How life changing are the new Popeyes Chicken Nuggets? Are we about to start the see of a new Chicken Nugget war? Popeyes offers a range of combos and dinners, as was as a 4pc and 6pc kids meal with the new nuggets. Those prices are for the ala carte nuggets with no extras. Popeyes Chicken Nugget new containerĪt my local store in Salt Lake City, Utah, the Nuggets sell in the following sizes and price: The restaurant also states the Nuggets use whole-muscle chicken breast with an irregularly cut and shape to prevent them look “cookie cutter” as Amy Alarcon from Popeyes told Restaurant Business online in a recent interview. The hook was simple, they would take the chicken sandwich’s core appeal and convert it into poppabale bites Popeyes state the new nuggets are freshly prepared, beginning to end in restaurant everyday, marinated for 12 hours, hand-battered in a buttermilk coating.

For what it’s worth I’ve pretty much tried them all and for my money the Popeyes original still stands supreme.Ī few weeks back, Popeyes announced their next move, a foray into the chicken nugget world. A sandwich slug fest like no other, with brand after brand proclaiming victory. When Popeyes debuted their chicken sandwich on an unsuspecting public some two years ago, they unleashed what’s now known as the chicken sandwich war.

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