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Could this be fallout from losing the chicken sandwich war? Because the Spicy McCrispy was a big disappointment, being not especially spicy nor crispy.

by chiph 4y ago

code_witch_sam 4y ago
i absolutely loved McD's spicy crispy chicken sandwich. is spicy mccrispy something different? it was quite a bit spicier than i expected (which is why i loved it probably)
TMWNN 4y ago
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vuln 4y ago
They literally put sauce on a regular one and called it spicy. Terrible.
perardi 4y ago
Ah, the Great Chicken Sandwich War. So many lives lost, so many psyches shattered…I fear we’ll be living with the consequences for generations. But nah, I doubt it’s any particular product issue. If it’s not just a matter of goosing the share price, it’s probably due to commodity prices eating into profits.
jalino23 4y ago
your comment made me order 4 popeyes chicken sandwich
- brookside 4y ago
  Popeye's still uses trans fats which seems pretty unconscionable given our current understanding of their effect on cardiovascular risk. https://fastfoodnutrition.org/popeyes/chicken-sandwich https://fastfoodnutrition.org/popeyes/chicken-sandwich https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/in-depth/trans-fat/art-20046114 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-ch...
hammock 4y ago
I have to imagine it’s mostly driven by the record inflation the last few years
testfoobar 4y ago
I struggle to eat chicken anywhere now due to white striping and woody chicken. Raw chicken breast where the fibers looks like spaghetti is the worst. I've bitten into fast food chicken sandwiches that I've thrown out immediately. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579122000529 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S003257912... "Spaghetti meat (SM), woody breast (WB), and white striping (WS) are myopathies affecting breast muscle of broiler chickens, and are characterized by a loss of myofibers and an increase in fibrous tissue. The conditions develop in intensive broiler chicken production systems, and cause poor meat process-ability and negative customer perception leading to monetary losses. "
- hammock 4y ago
  Gotta switch to dark meat, friend
  - testfoobar 4y ago
    I've switched to chicken thighs for cooking at home. Higher fat content makes for more forgiving cooking. But chicken breast has/had a great protein/dollar/flexibility profile. Unfortunately, the number of woody chicken breasts that I find now in a pack of chicken is off-putting. Doesn't matter whether it is organic chicken or other brands. I've heard that local farmer's market heritage chickens don't suffer from this - I haven't tried any of those yet.
    - hammock 4y ago
      Yeah obviously the heritage chicken is way more money. I tend to look hard for the smallest breasts at the grocery, the big ones are always the worst. Smaller is better in general when it comes to food. Asparagus, potatoes, lobsters, lamb, veal etc. More flavor
      - testfoobar 4y ago
        For years, my goto strategy at Costco has been to buy the smallest package of raw chicken breasts. This strategy has begun to fail me recently - as even smaller breasts are beginning to suffer from issues found in larger chicken breasts. I've canvassed my local stores including Whole Foods and independent markets that buy chicken from regional suppliers. No one has a source of chicken free of woody breast. It is an industry wide problem having emerged from an ever growing need to supply chicken.
G_z9 4y ago
This. This comment is the best comment in the world. And this moment is the best moment of my life.
seanmcdirmid 4y ago
You should try a spicy chicken from McDonald’s in China (麦辣鸡). The spice is cooked in and it isn’t a Tex mex spice that they use in the USA, and more importantly, they use dark meat rather than bland American white meat. Chicken sandwiches in states are horrible due to our infatuation with chicken breast. The spicy curry mcchicken I had in Switzerland was also ok.

Could this be fallout from losing the chicken sandwich war? Because the Spicy McCrispy was a big disappointment, being not especially spicy nor crispy.

by chiph 4y ago

Could this be fallout from losing the chicken sandwich war? Because the Spicy McCrispy was a big disappointment, being not especially spicy nor crispy.

code_witch_sam 4y ago

i absolutely loved McD's spicy crispy chicken sandwich. is spicy mccrispy something different? it was quite a bit spicier than i expected (which is why i loved it probably)

TMWNN 4y ago

Let us hope that the veterans of this war are treated better than those who survived the Cola Wars. <https://www.theonion.com/ad-industry-veterans-honored-with-cola-war-memorial-1819564285 https://www.theonion.com/ad-industry-veterans-honored-with-c...>

vuln 4y ago

They literally put sauce on a regular one and called it spicy. Terrible.

perardi 4y ago

Ah, the Great Chicken Sandwich War. So many lives lost, so many psyches shattered…I fear we’ll be living with the consequences for generations. But nah, I doubt it’s any particular product issue. If it’s not just a matter of goosing the share price, it’s probably due to commodity prices eating into profits.

jalino23 4y ago

your comment made me order 4 popeyes chicken sandwich

brookside 4y ago
Popeye's still uses trans fats which seems pretty unconscionable given our current understanding of their effect on cardiovascular risk. https://fastfoodnutrition.org/popeyes/chicken-sandwich https://fastfoodnutrition.org/popeyes/chicken-sandwich https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/in-depth/trans-fat/art-20046114 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-ch...

hammock 4y ago

I have to imagine it’s mostly driven by the record inflation the last few years

testfoobar 4y ago

I struggle to eat chicken anywhere now due to white striping and woody chicken. Raw chicken breast where the fibers looks like spaghetti is the worst. I've bitten into fast food chicken sandwiches that I've thrown out immediately. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032579122000529 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S003257912... "Spaghetti meat (SM), woody breast (WB), and white striping (WS) are myopathies affecting breast muscle of broiler chickens, and are characterized by a loss of myofibers and an increase in fibrous tissue. The conditions develop in intensive broiler chicken production systems, and cause poor meat process-ability and negative customer perception leading to monetary losses. "

hammock 4y ago
Gotta switch to dark meat, friend
- testfoobar 4y ago
  I've switched to chicken thighs for cooking at home. Higher fat content makes for more forgiving cooking. But chicken breast has/had a great protein/dollar/flexibility profile. Unfortunately, the number of woody chicken breasts that I find now in a pack of chicken is off-putting. Doesn't matter whether it is organic chicken or other brands. I've heard that local farmer's market heritage chickens don't suffer from this - I haven't tried any of those yet.
  - hammock 4y ago
    Yeah obviously the heritage chicken is way more money. I tend to look hard for the smallest breasts at the grocery, the big ones are always the worst. Smaller is better in general when it comes to food. Asparagus, potatoes, lobsters, lamb, veal etc. More flavor
    - testfoobar 4y ago
      For years, my goto strategy at Costco has been to buy the smallest package of raw chicken breasts. This strategy has begun to fail me recently - as even smaller breasts are beginning to suffer from issues found in larger chicken breasts. I've canvassed my local stores including Whole Foods and independent markets that buy chicken from regional suppliers. No one has a source of chicken free of woody breast. It is an industry wide problem having emerged from an ever growing need to supply chicken.

G_z9 4y ago

This. This comment is the best comment in the world. And this moment is the best moment of my life.

seanmcdirmid 4y ago

You should try a spicy chicken from McDonald’s in China (麦辣鸡). The spice is cooked in and it isn’t a Tex mex spice that they use in the USA, and more importantly, they use dark meat rather than bland American white meat. Chicken sandwiches in states are horrible due to our infatuation with chicken breast. The spicy curry mcchicken I had in Switzerland was also ok.