Food Theory: Boneless Wings Are NOT What You Think! (Buffalo Wild Wings)

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  • čas přidán 18. 08. 2023
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    Buffalo Wild Wings has been selling boneless chicken wings for YEARS, but one man dared to ask, "is this a legitimate chicken wing?" So ARE they chicken wings? And is there something suspicious about the way these chains, such a BWW, Domino's, and Papa Johns name their boneless meats. Let's find out exactly what these restaurants are hiding from us...
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  • @muyhiram
    @muyhiram Před 8 měsíci +5165

    MatPat didn't address the fact that a de-boned wing is probably more expensive than a regular wing. Even if you buy your wings with bone, you need to factor in the labor of de-boning them.

    • @captininsanoo00
      @captininsanoo00 Před 8 měsíci +221

      I have seen several places where bone in wings are more expensive and both bone in and boneless were sold by weight. So bone in was more expensive for less food

    • @ThomasTheThermonuclearBomb
      @ThomasTheThermonuclearBomb Před 8 měsíci +117

      ​@@captininsanoo00They said de-boned, not boneless

    • @a_random_pie
      @a_random_pie Před 8 měsíci +45

      @@ThomasTheThermonuclearBomb it's the same thing

    • @sluupiegri
      @sluupiegri Před 8 měsíci +32

      Boneless wings are actually cheaper at most places. BWW for example: $15.29 for 10 bone-in wings, compared to $13.29 for 10 boneless wings.

    • @shamulol
      @shamulol Před 8 měsíci +91

      technically yes but its not, boneless is probably the same as a chicken tender and a de-boned wing is manually removing the bone from the wing and thats a hard process. @@a_random_pie

  • @bartman64
    @bartman64 Před 8 měsíci +2899

    I remember ordering Wendy’s boneless wings in 2009. The cashier turned around and grabbed a clamshell box of nuggets, poured sauce on it, shook the box and placed it in front of me. It felt like I paid a couple extra dollars to have my nuggets shaken.

    • @paulj6756
      @paulj6756 Před 8 měsíci +242

      Shaken not stirred?

    • @the1nf3r10rone
      @the1nf3r10rone Před 8 měsíci

      @@paulj6756lmao

    • @BProof
      @BProof Před 8 měsíci +171

      At least the sass was free.

    • @DoctorX17
      @DoctorX17 Před 8 měsíci +65

      Maybe the sauce was made from angel tears or something else rare and expensive

    • @BrenGamerYT
      @BrenGamerYT Před 8 měsíci +38

      I would like my nuggets shaken, not stirred.

  • @morgastic23
    @morgastic23 Před 8 měsíci +418

    So I used to work in food service and the amount of customers I had that were shocked when I told them boneless wings aren't wings was high. This guy isn't alone.

    • @_pitaph_6392
      @_pitaph_6392 Před 6 měsíci +14

      I worked in the restaurant industry for over 15 years and NEVER one time had this issue. He may not be alone, but he's in the very extreme minority.

  • @Ava-rp4yj
    @Ava-rp4yj Před 8 měsíci +665

    I genuinely have always thought that the reason they still call the wings is because adults don’t wanna eat tenders or nuggets

    • @October-oj3nz
      @October-oj3nz Před 5 měsíci +12

      Makes sense

    • @Endershock1678
      @Endershock1678 Před 5 měsíci +10

      Nuggets I get, but what's wrong with tenders?

    • @CanniestTread6
      @CanniestTread6 Před 4 měsíci +15

      ​@@Endershock1678if I were to take a guess both nuggets and tenders can be referred to as chicken nuggies and tendies but there isn't one for wings

    • @11DaltonB
      @11DaltonB Před 4 měsíci +13

      @@CanniestTread6Boneless wingies

    • @TheFlutterQueen
      @TheFlutterQueen Před 4 měsíci +2

      I mean chicken nuggets and chicken tenders definitely have more in common with each other than with boneless wings
      chicken nuggets are breaded and fried, but the breeding is thin so they're still chewy. they're usually small, and are not covered in sauce
      chicken tenders are also fried, but the breading is thicker so they're far crispy. they also tend to be larger than chicken nuggets. they're also not covered in sauce
      boneless wings aren't fried, or at least not breaded. they're just cooked chicken covered in sauce

  • @digighost1529
    @digighost1529 Před 8 měsíci +3163

    I worked at a Buffalo Wild Wings for 7 years and was a manager during the wing price increase it was actually insane how much wings were to buy per case and what the corporate standard for our store was alone

    • @kookycrypt
      @kookycrypt Před 8 měsíci +63

      Not a BWW, but I worked at Subway for five months. It's really crazy

    • @leafboye33
      @leafboye33 Před 8 měsíci

      ​@CLITCHOfreported

    • @2321Chargers
      @2321Chargers Před 8 měsíci +15

      @@kookycryptlmao😂

    • @enderguardian7443
      @enderguardian7443 Před 8 měsíci +13

      @CLITCHOfoh no, someone got hacked

    • @BrotherRoga
      @BrotherRoga Před 8 měsíci

      @@enderguardian7443 Not hacked, just a bot.

  • @ivacheung792
    @ivacheung792 Před 8 měsíci +1940

    I think when you consider differences in pricing you also have to take into account the labour of deboning the wings.

    • @CamaronesFuegos
      @CamaronesFuegos Před 8 měsíci +171

      Its still an extra cost on the wing. processing will always add something.@@Caterpillartears

    • @jsdouglas2612
      @jsdouglas2612 Před 8 měsíci +172

      Also, the weight difference after deboning. If you think you’re getting a certain weight of pure wing meat and no bones, the price would change

    • @dannymartial7997
      @dannymartial7997 Před 8 měsíci +83

      @@Caterpillartears The problem is de-boning a wing would yield drastically lower volume, which wouldn't sell well at all. They'd have to add more wing meat per clump to make up the difference. Honestly, I think using thigh meat would solve so much of it. They're both dark meat, so they taste similar.

    • @valornthered
      @valornthered Před 8 měsíci +29

      @@Caterpillartears Then you have to account for the costs of operating the machine, such as electricity and maintenance.

    • @chargedpanic5979
      @chargedpanic5979 Před 8 měsíci +15

      plus the fact that wings provide less meat for the same cost difference

  • @Mordu5
    @Mordu5 Před 8 měsíci +172

    I think a more important comparison for whether there would be confusion over the name boneless wings would be how many restaurants are selling deboned wings as "Boneless Wings" because that would be more likely to create the association between the name and the product in someone's mind and lead to a legal harm when that expectation isn't fulfilled

    • @oncedoom2523
      @oncedoom2523 Před 4 měsíci

      I think a more boneless wings that would work for you would look great

    • @DILFDylF
      @DILFDylF Před 2 měsíci +1

      From my research, there are ZERO large chains that use deboned chicken wings for their boneless wings.

  • @kevinmoynihan5118
    @kevinmoynihan5118 Před 8 měsíci +52

    One thing you didn’t mention was that the places not calling them boneless wings seemed to be pretty much just pizza places vs sit down restaurants that are focused on bar type food. Plus those places seem to have a tendency to default to having slightly smaller pieces and serving then either topped or with a dipping sauce as opposed to tossed. Any place that’s big on wings seems to call them boneless wings.

  • @derpykat5
    @derpykat5 Před 8 měsíci +276

    Food theory idea: what made Breakfast foods come to be considered Breakfast foods and why are they always so isolated from every other food/ meal group? Most restaurants that serve Breakfast foods either refuse to serve them past a certain time or advertise that they are available all day. Lunch and Dinner are usually interchangeable, but why not Breakfast? Why does no other meal get this treatment?

    • @33pandagamer
      @33pandagamer Před 8 měsíci +11

      I want to know that too

    • @dscarmo
      @dscarmo Před 8 měsíci +39

      They dont serve it after breakfast time because all the prep work required to serve them is not worth it outside of the peak breakfast hour since there is very low demand later in the day

    • @nicolechafetz3904
      @nicolechafetz3904 Před 8 měsíci

      Been done all over the Internet.

    • @33pandagamer
      @33pandagamer Před 8 měsíci +4

      @@dscarmo, Thank you for informing me. I didn't know this was the case before now.

    • @grn1
      @grn1 Před 8 měsíci +23

      @@dscarmo That's certainly part of it but then why are breakfast food, breakfast foods in the first place? Why do we collectively think of pancakes and waffles as something you only eat for breakfast but hamburgers can be lunch or dinner? Nowadays I'd imagine most restaurants just prepare a bunch of batter for pancakes and waffles ahead of time and freeze it so there's not really any more prep that needs to be done compared to most others foods.

  • @girphantom2960
    @girphantom2960 Před 8 měsíci +731

    I worked at Buffalo Wild Wings and most of everything came in frozen. The only thing that isn’t frozen are the sauces and veggies. Their prices are outrageous for the quality. They don’t make any of their sides and even though the guacamole says it’s made in house, if they’re out they will store buy it. They are a glorified fast food restaurant

    • @Darke_Exelbirth
      @Darke_Exelbirth Před 8 měsíci +145

      "glorified fast food restaurant" is basically my understanding of what a sports bar really is though, so that's not shocking.

    • @rars0n
      @rars0n Před 8 měsíci +69

      That's the vast majority of restaurants, especially big chains.

    • @Not_Ciel
      @Not_Ciel Před 8 měsíci +29

      Literally any chain restaurants though. As much as I know it, Bdubs still slaps some nights.

    • @Tin_bAnger
      @Tin_bAnger Před 8 měsíci +8

      I knew everything that you just said, but I still bought there because of the BOGO. I was able to buy a bit of food that'd last me two evenings, especially when I was working long hours. It was great when I could order delivery, but then they cut back and made it pick up. But what made me stop returning was "$.99 order in pick up fee" they implemented. You're going to charge me to pick up my own food? I told the poor girl to let corporate know they lost a customer for life over such a greedy thing. I've been pretty vocal over it and hope they either learn or go under.

    • @ShapesWithoutColors
      @ShapesWithoutColors Před 8 měsíci +15

      When I worked there the wings were never frozen. We'd get dozens of cases in every Monday, and they took up most of our walk in fridge. But we had two walk in fridge, one for meat, and one for veggies. The quac was made by adding pico to some premashed avocado mix that came frozen in bags. But this was in 2008, and I left in 2009 and they had been going down in quality the whole time I worked there. I left when they tried to make the employees pay for food waste.

  • @finkelmana
    @finkelmana Před 8 měsíci +2

    So I can sue the various lunch restaurants, because I cant take an underwater trip in my sandwich?

  • @hyrumjohnson9930
    @hyrumjohnson9930 Před 8 měsíci +13

    As a side note, you can probably look this up to confirm, from what I've heard "French Fries" is a term used because the potatoes are "French Cut." One of the founding fathers, I think Jefferson, said he wanted French Cut Potatoes for his meal. And when frying things in oil became a thing, they named them French Fries (short for French Cut, Fried potatoes). Again look it up to confirm because it's what I heard.

    • @yi_hou3092
      @yi_hou3092 Před měsícem

      The Cut mentioned is called Battonette and is still a popular french fry cut, the side dish itself has existed in europe for much longer

  • @fingamersroup
    @fingamersroup Před 8 měsíci +819

    Shouldn’t we also factor in the labour costs for the value analysis? deboning the real wings looked like a lot more extra work

    • @bowmanc.7439
      @bowmanc.7439 Před 8 měsíci +63

      I was about to make the same point. Deboned is the main selling feature of the product, if you have done no effort to debone it, then the customer has been cheated.
      It’s like advertising you’ve hand kneaded a dough and baked it in an earthen oven, but in reality it’s machine kneaded baked in modern oven. Even if you use a more expensive flour than advertised, it’s still a net financial loss for the customer

    • @TezalTube
      @TezalTube Před 8 měsíci +27

      As someone who has worked in the Chicken Industry (on the factory side) deboning chicken is one of the hardest tasks in the entire industry. While automation is technically possible it is basically all manual deboning.

    • @ZanesFacebook
      @ZanesFacebook Před 8 měsíci +3

      I disagree. Boneless thighs are only about 2% more expensive than their bone in counterparts

    • @richardperez6945
      @richardperez6945 Před 8 měsíci +8

      @@TezalTube Can confirm. I live in an area where chicken factories are everywhere, and chicken deboning is one of the hardest but well-paying jobs you can get with no experience or degree. I would never do it though, you have to be highly coordinated and the chicken is very cold so you have to wear these thick gloves that still make your fingers cold.

    • @benish3890
      @benish3890 Před 8 měsíci +7

      ​@@ZanesFacebook thighs are much easier to de-bone than wings, though. And you would need to do significantly more of it. A restaurant like BWW would need to hire multiple full-time employees to keep up (for EACH store). (I know they probably wouldn't do the prep there, but it's the same job either way)

  • @tyrant-den884
    @tyrant-den884 Před 8 měsíci +987

    We need a restaurant serving: Tenders, nuggets, strips, tendies, nuggies, (edit:) fingers, and boneless wings.
    (Edit:) Popcorn Chicken and The Chickrib are irregular event specials.

    • @vinnytran5204
      @vinnytran5204 Před 8 měsíci

      And chicken fingered too

    • @aaronthekidofficial9912
      @aaronthekidofficial9912 Před 8 měsíci +60

      Popcorn chicken?

    • @legendslyer
      @legendslyer Před 8 měsíci +1

      lmao

    • @Anonymous-Shade
      @Anonymous-Shade Před 8 měsíci +19

      @@aaronthekidofficial9912 a KFC L when they took it off the menu

    • @tennojiberri
      @tennojiberri Před 8 měsíci +11

      As a fan of boneless chicken, that would be my dream come true! (Btw my favorite fast food restaurant is Raising Cane's)

  • @Husain20119
    @Husain20119 Před 8 měsíci +8

    1:39 your life has to really easy for you to get this offended over chicken wings to the point where you sue the company

    • @tanikokishimoto1604
      @tanikokishimoto1604 Před měsícem

      True. If I really did think the boneless wings really were wings I'd just chalk it up to a learning curve on my part, and never order them again.
      I want dark meat!

  • @emilyschroeder8079
    @emilyschroeder8079 Před 8 měsíci +4

    Could you cover the optimal way to do the DougDoug Fast Food Challenge? I would adore that! Thanks for the amazing content ❤

  • @rebelfriend9021
    @rebelfriend9021 Před 8 měsíci +1163

    As a current Papa John's employee, I can inform you that just a month or 2 ago, Papa John's changed the name from "chicken poppers" to "boneless wings"

    • @getyaw8up
      @getyaw8up Před 8 měsíci +44

      Lol because what’s a chicken popper anyway

    • @AlexusMaximusDE
      @AlexusMaximusDE Před 8 měsíci

      Yep, because people see "wing" and they will buy it. They saw that everyone is getting away with the scam and so they jumped on it.

    • @rars0n
      @rars0n Před 8 měsíci +103

      1. The name "chicken popper" sounds idiotic.
      2. They're just following the trend.
      Personally, I don't think it's super egregious that anyone call them "boneless wings," but I do hate that term, because I actually like dark meat and wings and "boneless wings" are neither. But I don't think BWW deserves to get sued or anything, either.

    • @rars0n
      @rars0n Před 8 měsíci +10

      @@getyaw8up Exactly.

    • @BumblebeeXrocks
      @BumblebeeXrocks Před 8 měsíci +33

      @@getyaw8up I assumed they were going with the pieces being bite-sized and able to just "pop" them into your mouth.
      Still a silly name, but that's also kind of the point.

  • @bincherito
    @bincherito Před 8 měsíci +212

    I’ve always thought it’s interesting what Walmart does on their frozen chicken. They call them “boneless wyngz*” and then they have a note on the bag that says “*contains no wing meat”

    • @drjekelmrhyde
      @drjekelmrhyde Před 8 měsíci +12

      Tyson does that also

    • @grn1
      @grn1 Před 8 měsíci +20

      @@drjekelmrhyde Possible that Walmart brand wings are just Tyson brand wings with a different label.

    • @thedullohanvids
      @thedullohanvids Před 7 měsíci

      That is a common way around this problem. It's just like pleather. If you sell it as leather your in trouble but if you say fake leather that sounds cheep. So you ad or change a letter to make the same or similar word. Easy way to tell people its like leather but not, and probably what restaurants will do if BWW even comes close to losing this case.

  • @ItsNic314
    @ItsNic314 Před 8 měsíci +2

    I love watching this while I’m taking a shower because I can just listen

  • @campeterson2867
    @campeterson2867 Před 8 měsíci +27

    So I definitely thought the last time I ordered this that I was getting Wing meat that was deboned. I was a little sad, but I can definitely say that if a consumer hasn't properly been trained, they will likely think the very same thing I did and apparently so many others do 😂

  • @facepalm18
    @facepalm18 Před 8 měsíci +254

    I work at papa johns & the poppers were just discontinued and replaced with...boneless wings 😂

    • @notmousse
      @notmousse Před 8 měsíci +7

      First Poppa, now this...

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      @rarksgaming9195 Před 8 měsíci +9

      @@its-timewhy do people do this ruining content I can’t go into any popular CZcamsrs comment section without this happening

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      @nathangamble125 Před 8 měsíci +9

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    • @blackcatpoe4716
      @blackcatpoe4716 Před 8 měsíci

      Boneless breasts.

    • @insertname941
      @insertname941 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Papa johns poppers are the worst to manufacture😂ask me how i know

  • @TacticalWebs
    @TacticalWebs Před 8 měsíci +545

    I always get happy when another food theory video comes, honestly my favorite out of all the theory categories

  • @Kazzy954
    @Kazzy954 Před 8 měsíci +1

    10:26 that’s weird bc where I live in Wisconsin we (my family and I) seemed tk notice chicken getting more expensive. The prices were raised at stores, and local bars raised the prices too bc they weren’t getting near as much wing meat. It got to the point a few bars near me stopped getting actual wings and instead turned to bites.

  • @Mr-Kermit-Vr
    @Mr-Kermit-Vr Před 8 měsíci

    Me and my family love your videos I hope you make more amazing ones!

  • @AmenKing1999
    @AmenKing1999 Před 8 měsíci +32

    2:43 Holy sh-! 🤣

    • @ShhhdiBen
      @ShhhdiBen Před 8 měsíci +4

      Bro called us dirty minded

  • @sanjanaakotyada4753
    @sanjanaakotyada4753 Před 8 měsíci +462

    We need more coverage of these Name-Not matching situations. There are some foods that need to be mentioned here!

    • @GGdude
      @GGdude Před 8 měsíci +6

      Like Buffalo Wings.

    • @AbramSF
      @AbramSF Před 8 měsíci +10

      Like Chili when it has no meat in it.

    • @lostbutfreesoul
      @lostbutfreesoul Před 8 měsíci +12

      It is quite common, isn't it.
      My favourite is Curry:
      A dish we all assume comes from India and is named after the plant.
      Curry is a British Name, the dish was created by the Portuguese, and it usually contains none of the plant.

    • @davebaka2595
      @davebaka2595 Před 8 měsíci +15

      @@GGdude Buffalo wings are named for Buffalo, New York, where they were invented, and have no relation to the animal.

    • @jesusramirezromo2037
      @jesusramirezromo2037 Před 8 měsíci +16

      ​@@AbramSFChili has nothing referring to meat on the name
      Chili is just the pepper

  • @Hvvb-lf2nd
    @Hvvb-lf2nd Před 8 měsíci +8

    1:32 these saucy nuggets are sussy

  • @lyriamarie
    @lyriamarie Před 5 měsíci

    omg i was not expecting you to put the Adam Driver good soup meme in video! you made my day and got me to laugh when i needed it
    good job matpat

  • @Marc0lol
    @Marc0lol Před 8 měsíci +151

    literally yesterday i was at slim chickens and they were out of boneless wings... so my dad asked for chicken strips and for them to put it in a saucer, it looked and tasted the exact same as the regular boneless wings.

    • @insertname941
      @insertname941 Před 8 měsíci +10

      How people havent figured this out is crazy, i work for the place that makes most places "boneless wings" our breading between all the types of chicken is often interchangeable 😂

  • @kuchenjaeger2164
    @kuchenjaeger2164 Před 8 měsíci +69

    As a non-american, I alwas thought that "boneless wings" were wings that someone removed the bones from to make them easier to eat.

  • @Tsupek
    @Tsupek Před 8 měsíci +5

    3:48 honestly just call them Boneless chicken bites and problem solved

  • @Sid07.
    @Sid07. Před 8 měsíci +5

    Food theory idea: how long can you survive only of other liquids like milk or soda instead of water.

  • @dannymartial7997
    @dannymartial7997 Před 8 měsíci +431

    If boneless wings were made with thigh meat instead of breasts, maybe there'd be less complaints. The thigh and wing are nearly indistinguishable since they're both dark meat.

  • @williambeisel5686
    @williambeisel5686 Před 8 měsíci +449

    As a kid I always thought “boneless wings” were like seedless watermelon😅

    • @StuffandThings_
      @StuffandThings_ Před 8 měsíci +19

      You know, with genetic engineering... maybe someday we'll have boneless chickens?

    • @blackcatpoe4716
      @blackcatpoe4716 Před 8 měsíci +10

      But chances are you won't be able to have healthy chickens, because the bone and the muscle have to work together to make chickens able to move.

    • @MrBeatlesfan117
      @MrBeatlesfan117 Před 8 měsíci +5

      Logic checks out tbh

    • @luxvita2815
      @luxvita2815 Před 8 měsíci +3

      @@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist2 another bot spamming propaganda...

    • @luxvita2815
      @luxvita2815 Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@blackcatpoe4716 how will a "boneless chicken" develope any muscle lol (or a shape?)

  • @Nikkibee716
    @Nikkibee716 Před 8 měsíci +1

    As a Buffalo resident, I loved the “buffa-lowdown” joke lmao

  • @ODST_Jay
    @ODST_Jay Před 8 měsíci +1

    MatPat, boneless chicken wings were made for adults to not feel embarrassed eating chicken nuggets lol

  • @JamesBrisnehan
    @JamesBrisnehan Před 8 měsíci +384

    Also, I'm guessing the "Per Pound" cost of wings includes the weight of the bones. Which are not edible. So "Boneless Wings" are definitely better value.

    • @TheEpicNewman
      @TheEpicNewman Před 8 měsíci +24

      Didn't have labor cost of removing the wing either. Way higher cost if they are bought deboned

    • @DosonTheGreat
      @DosonTheGreat Před 8 měsíci

      Boneless wings have way more bread usually. Boneless wings are a much worse value. Why else would restaurants push them so hard over normal wings? Most of the time they are cheaper. You think they're doing that for YOUR benefit? What a sucker.

    • @wearevenomyouaredinner433
      @wearevenomyouaredinner433 Před 8 měsíci +3

      All “boneless wings” I’ve seen are considerably smaller, less meat, & taste worse.

    • @ariasiddique7826
      @ariasiddique7826 Před 7 měsíci

      You should really add other theories like animal theory

    • @edwaggoner7403
      @edwaggoner7403 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Way to much breading on boneless wings also on General Tso's chicken.
      The breading has greatly increased in the lase several years.

  • @nicolechafetz3904
    @nicolechafetz3904 Před 8 měsíci +85

    Also, I’m incredibly proud of Matt for featuring a flying BUFFALO at the end instead of an American bison when…most people don’t know the difference.

    • @CottonCandySharks
      @CottonCandySharks Před 8 měsíci

      I didn't know there was a difference 😂

    • @alargeredlizard3003
      @alargeredlizard3003 Před 8 měsíci +3

      ​​@@CottonCandySharksThere's an obvious difference when you look at them from side by side.
      The horns on the sides? Connected on Buffalos, disconnected on Bison. Bisons are more hairy and just look more unnatural to me tbh. 🐃 and a 🦬 emoji, for "real" comparisons.
      Correction: they LOOK connected on Buffalo. Apparently there's still a tiny bit of space between them. But it's close enough lol

  • @chimeron260
    @chimeron260 Před 8 měsíci +14

    the frozen ones at wal-mart actually have an intersting way of getting around this naming predicament. The bone-in wings are named normally, "Chicken Wings", but the boneless are "Boneless Chicken Wyngz", with a Y and a Z.

  • @squidcrusher1485
    @squidcrusher1485 Před 8 měsíci

    the intro was the best part of this whole video

  • @AdrianChazz
    @AdrianChazz Před 8 měsíci +66

    I love these LegalEagle type videos, where you cover the history of the dish and an intersting court case that arises from a popular misconception surrounding said dish.
    Truly entertaining and informative content...!
    (Shoutout to Devin, you guys should do some more vids together)

    • @kaitlynleung6598
      @kaitlynleung6598 Před 8 měsíci +1

      How amazing would it be if they collaborated!

    • @eli-bt4he
      @eli-bt4he Před 8 měsíci +5

      Historically, their "collaborations" have been Devin accusing Matt of plagiarism, even though it was easily provable that it wasn't true.

  • @ericzander7787
    @ericzander7787 Před 8 měsíci +41

    I remember a time when wings were the leftover cut and super cheap. We'd buy them whole and bake them. My grandma told me stories how the wings were her cut. She was the youngest in the family during the depression. Her parents got the breasts, her older siblings fought for the thighs and drums, and poor grandma was left with the wings (which she complained about, but secretly loved). She passed her love of wings onto me, and I can't afford them anymore.

  • @DECK2509
    @DECK2509 Před 8 měsíci +4

    I think I got one. A lot of people share their food with their pets, and probably most are worrying about their non human companions eating the wrong human foods. What foods can and should be shared with your animal friends? Seeing my dad spoil my dog Bella has this question on my mind frequently.

  • @peeersunnh
    @peeersunnh Před 8 měsíci

    why are food theory videos just the best videos to have playing when you are playing video games.

  • @-Sopita-
    @-Sopita- Před 8 měsíci +462

    MatPat can really make a theory of anything, jokes aside I really enjoy these videos especially when I'm sick and have to stay in my bed, it really cheers me up :D
    Edit: I don't usually like to do this since I don't get many likes, but regardless thanks for the likes :]

    • @lancetheking7524
      @lancetheking7524 Před 8 měsíci +7

      The bots are flooding

    • @lancetheking7524
      @lancetheking7524 Před 8 měsíci +4

      Also it's fun to watch videos at 1:09 am, my lola beside me, vibing

    • @ghost14224
      @ghost14224 Před 8 měsíci +3

      Either way I'll take chicken nuggets and fries anyday all day

    • @hyrulehistorian2317
      @hyrulehistorian2317 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Hope you feel better soon

    • @-Sopita-
      @-Sopita- Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@hyrulehistorian2317 Thank you, I appreciated alot :D

  • @TheGrossDemon
    @TheGrossDemon Před 8 měsíci +116

    I was NOT prepared for the way this episode brought up my repressed sadness over the fact that boneless wings are indeed not boneless wings :(

    • @NitroNinja324
      @NitroNinja324 Před 8 měsíci +8

      They're a better cut of meat. Why would you be sad about that?

    • @Killer1986Chris
      @Killer1986Chris Před 8 měsíci +17

      ​@@NitroNinja324Except that they're not.

    • @NitroNinja324
      @NitroNinja324 Před 8 měsíci +7

      @@Killer1986Chris Ding dong, your opinion is wrong.

    • @TheGrossDemon
      @TheGrossDemon Před 8 měsíci +13

      @@NitroNinja324 because they are not in fact boneless wings. Pulling the bone out of a wing can give you a nice experience of crispy skin and tasty meat in one bite, bonus points with a tasty sauce. What most places offer is not wings with the bone taken out, it's just meat shaped like a wing. It's not the same taste or experience that I thought I'd be in for.

  • @ellewhy3560
    @ellewhy3560 Před 8 měsíci +2

    I have never actually thought about this before. I had always assumed boneless chicken wings were just simply chicken meat, as in not specifically that of the wings. And accepted it.

  • @HaruIRAI
    @HaruIRAI Před 8 měsíci +3

    Honestly, as a non-native speaker i was so confused on the "boneless" wing idea. Thank you for the over-the-top explanation on the topic

  • @PupTwunk
    @PupTwunk Před 8 měsíci +53

    I always got made fun of for eating boneless chicken of any description lol for some reason alot of people think boneless chicken is only meant for little kids and once you become an adult you gotta switch to boned otherwise your a weirdo. Oh also adults can't enjoy Peanut Butter and Jelly either for some reason.

    • @MasterRJMC
      @MasterRJMC Před 8 měsíci +16

      misery loves company, once you become an adult, you have to stop enjoying simple things

    • @LethalShadow
      @LethalShadow Před 8 měsíci +12

      You gotta love it when people try to dictate what you should or should not like, especially when it comes to food.
      Enjoy your boneless chicken my friend!
      Meanwhile I'll continue to enjoy dipping fries in mayo, and dipping pizza crust in ketchup.

    • @PupTwunk
      @PupTwunk Před 8 měsíci +5

      @@LethalShadow The dipping pizza crust in ketchup I've actually never had before I gotta try that sometime 🤩

    • @matiduarte5237
      @matiduarte5237 Před 8 měsíci +5

      It’s basically the idea that boneless wings are adult chicken nuggets and because of that association it’s a kid meal or something

    • @yugimuto1639
      @yugimuto1639 Před 8 měsíci

      if someone says that stuff some chicken in their mouth until they shut up

  • @Lmfao_shut_up
    @Lmfao_shut_up Před 8 měsíci +50

    Nothing better than a freshly baked food theory 😊😊😊

    • @Lmfao_shut_up
      @Lmfao_shut_up Před 8 měsíci +1

      ​@@its-time okay now you didn't have to call me out like that 😨

    • @osmosisjones4912
      @osmosisjones4912 Před 8 měsíci

      It's finally completed:czcams.com/video/vgADXefQRdQ/video.html

    • @Lmfao_shut_up
      @Lmfao_shut_up Před 8 měsíci +1

      Why are there so many bots 😭

    • @lisabaldeo8418
      @lisabaldeo8418 Před 8 měsíci

      This theory was already done lol

    • @Lmfao_shut_up
      @Lmfao_shut_up Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@lisabaldeo8418 uh, I commented this when it first came out-

  • @pastelefox2890
    @pastelefox2890 Před 8 měsíci

    i have a potential food theory idea: so i have this heater and u plug it in choose how high u want it and it can get pretty hot
    now im wondering can u cook something with a bunch of heaters?
    just an idea!! love ur videos :D

  • @gamerlegend5000
    @gamerlegend5000 Před 8 měsíci

    MatPat should make his own lore where all 4 channels (film, style, food and game) interact with each other and have a problem that is kind of like the shorts war or if they go against youtube or something like that and the fans have to try to find evidence, links and unlisted videos to try to solve his lore.

  • @walterramirez8442
    @walterramirez8442 Před 8 měsíci +81

    We have to take on consideration the amount of chicken that’s given to the customer due to sometimes ordering “boneless chicken wings” and getting very small pieces compared to normal chicken wings so that would be a good comparison to make

    • @delmarfrazier2727
      @delmarfrazier2727 Před 8 měsíci

      Exactly my man wants six boneless breasts for $7.99 lol 😂

    • @Bobis32
      @Bobis32 Před 8 měsíci +3

      the standard in the food industry for wings is to serve by weight not piece count i worked to for a pizzahut/wingstreet location and every single piece of wings both boneless(breastmeat) and regular wings was weighed to 8oz and bagged on average you get more meat with a boneless set of wings

    • @Noonsballoons
      @Noonsballoons Před 8 měsíci

      ​@Bobis32 yes but at least 10-20% of the weight of boneless wings would be breading which most chicken wings are not

    • @beavcoon03
      @beavcoon03 Před 6 měsíci

      ​@@NoonsballoonsYou can say the same thing for the bones of normal wings.

  • @theunfunnyman7154
    @theunfunnyman7154 Před 8 měsíci +15

    as someone living outside of the US i thought that boneless wings were actually chicken wings without the bone

    • @Ironlantern723
      @Ironlantern723 Před 8 měsíci

      I'm from the US and I didn't for a fact know this, though I suspected something like this.

  • @kennethkight2844
    @kennethkight2844 Před 8 měsíci

    HE NEEDS TO BE A FOOD LAWYER!!!!hes too awesome!

  • @ethanbartiromo2888
    @ethanbartiromo2888 Před 8 měsíci

    PERFECT VIDEO IDEA: what makes a food a breakfast food?

  • @TheSingingFoxy
    @TheSingingFoxy Před 8 měsíci +6

    I feel like when saying “chicken wing” it’s more describing the way the chicken is prepped and not so much the cut of chicken. When ordering bone in wings from some places, you can get a mix of both wing meat and drumsticks.
    Shepherd pie could be seen as a similar issue, where it’s a dish with ground meat, potatoes, cheese, and other vegetables like corn or peas. However, unless the meat is lamb (which it rarely is in restaurants) it’s not actually a shepherd pie. Corn and peas aren’t ingredients in an actual shepherd pie either, but there’s a good chance you’ll get those too.
    The guy suing wild wings isn’t wrong that he didn’t get “what was advertised” at face value, although if we’re gonna start nitpicking that names don’t match what your getting, then stuff like pineapples really better watch out.

    • @birthdayfruitecake8158
      @birthdayfruitecake8158 Před 8 měsíci +2

      It's funny you should say that last part. Apparently some supposedly lemon-lime flavored sweet stuff even lemon-lime flavored but pineapple with citrus and food coloring. MatPat even did a theory on something similar with Blue Raspberry.

    • @TheSingingFoxy
      @TheSingingFoxy Před 8 měsíci +3

      @@birthdayfruitecake8158 yeah, I remember that video. So many things are called something that doesn’t really describe them.

    • @pinbi7
      @pinbi7 Před 8 měsíci +1

      i believe what you are referring to are drumettes and not drumsticks, drumettes are part of the wing

    • @TheSingingFoxy
      @TheSingingFoxy Před 8 měsíci

      @@pinbi7 yeah, that might be what I’m thinking of.

  • @BobsShow
    @BobsShow Před 8 měsíci +83

    Nice to see food theory is still sizzling up some good videos

  • @elkay_j2308
    @elkay_j2308 Před 8 měsíci

    The alliteration here was a thing of legend!

  • @MrGrimdul
    @MrGrimdul Před 8 měsíci +1

    wild wings renamed their boneless wings to boneless nuggs to avoid this

  • @joshuayarrington9684
    @joshuayarrington9684 Před 8 měsíci +8

    Please do Food Theories on the following:
    -How sustainable is a Ramen diet for college students?
    -Do MRE's come with a laxitive?
    -How long should you ideally smoke your food?
    -Testing if Taco Bell really gives you diarrhea

    • @cassieopheikens5300
      @cassieopheikens5300 Před 8 měsíci

      The Taco Bell ones already done

    • @joshuayarrington9684
      @joshuayarrington9684 Před 8 měsíci

      @cassieopheikens5300 At the end of that Taco Bell video he asked if we wanted a video of testing out his theory. That's the video I'm asking for.

    • @cassieopheikens5300
      @cassieopheikens5300 Před 8 měsíci

      @@joshuayarrington9684 k

  • @ZelinkofHyrule
    @ZelinkofHyrule Před 8 měsíci +8

    MatPat is never going to stop theorizing about random topics.

  • @Henoik
    @Henoik Před 8 měsíci +1

    As a Norwegian, not having experienced boneless chicken wings (as that's named chicken poppers over here), I'd expect deboned chicken wings - not chicken poppers.

  • @Enjoymentboy
    @Enjoymentboy Před 8 měsíci +5

    It never fails to amaze me how many of these lawsuits could be prevented with the simple inclusion of quotation marks in the correct location. Boneless wings is NOT the same as boneless "wings".

  • @lauramchel
    @lauramchel Před 8 měsíci +9

    2:20 Ahh Theorista you're backk!! Glad to see you are still alive 😅

  • @JackDonaldson-gy2zu
    @JackDonaldson-gy2zu Před 8 měsíci +8

    00:02 dang that place has FAST service. 10/10

  • @DarkestNoble
    @DarkestNoble Před 8 měsíci +1

    Ive been fighting with my friends about this exact topic for years now and we too settled on calling them chicken chunks xD

  • @rickdaniel7341
    @rickdaniel7341 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Speaking of chicken, i recently got some chicken with a spicy “spiked honey” dipping sauce (which was not good). this lead to a semantics argument with my mom over whether the ‘spiked’ in ‘spiked honey’ referred to it being “spicy” or “being infused with alcohol” (like how we cook with beer or wine)

    • @techmark3665
      @techmark3665 Před 8 měsíci +1

      I would assume “being infused with alcohol”, similar to the term’s usage in spiked punch. I don’t think I have ever seen it refer to spice.

  • @TheodorRiegger
    @TheodorRiegger Před 8 měsíci +8

    "Can I have a boneless pizza please"

  • @shawnrosspeters
    @shawnrosspeters Před 8 měsíci +30

    This was great but I've never even considered the idea of whether or not the meat is a certain kind of chicken. So long as it's fried and covered in the sauce I ordered, I'm good. 😋

    • @pinbi7
      @pinbi7 Před 8 měsíci +2

      while chicken feet , heart and comb are edible and delicious , i wouldn't call them the most desirable

    • @tanikokishimoto1604
      @tanikokishimoto1604 Před měsícem +1

      ​@@pinbi7As a kid, I'd beg for the chicken heart! Usually got it, too.

  • @lawnmowerdude
    @lawnmowerdude Před 8 měsíci

    I need an episode on scrapple next. I love that stuff.

  • @Shadow-vm8jx
    @Shadow-vm8jx Před 8 měsíci

    Food Theory Idea
    What is the best way to beat the Doug Doug drive thru challenge

  • @Topbeehler
    @Topbeehler Před 8 měsíci +11

    I'll be honest here, I thought Boneless Chicken Wings were just Wing Meat with no bone. Guess that means my favorite wing place is lying to me. Though I'm not one to care to much so long as its taste lol

  • @EdyGlockenspiel
    @EdyGlockenspiel Před 8 měsíci +27

    Actually as of recently, (as someone who orders Papa Johns a lot over the years) they have changed their name from poppers to wings as well. I was confused and actually called the store to find out if anything was different but, not really. They just renamed the poppers to wings and branded them as a 'new item' on their menu when really they were just the same poppers I was getting for 5~ years living here. Not sure when you started doing your research for this video, but this change must have been at best like, 2 months ago as I clearly remember during THIS summer they were still called poppers.

    • @insertname941
      @insertname941 Před 8 měsíci +3

      The factory where we make them still calls them poppers

  • @rosewillow5453
    @rosewillow5453 Před 8 měsíci

    Food Theory idea: expensive restaurant foods that can be made at home affordably. Or like certain "fancy" foods are cheaper than you think.

  • @trackk1951
    @trackk1951 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Food theory idea: Is Breakfast really the most important meal of the day?

  • @laughingfox8967
    @laughingfox8967 Před 8 měsíci +44

    I just want to mention that the price thing Matt talked about at the end needs to be dived into more. Cause usually the boneless wings also have a different cost than the regular bone in wings. Some times being more expensive, when I was younger I used to think that was cause the cost was for the labor of them de-boning the wing

    • @luxvita2815
      @luxvita2815 Před 8 měsíci

      I think they dont get deboned wings because its cheaper. No need to pay the labour for taking the bones and the pieces wont look "weird" (transporting bonesless wings would mush them together probably?)

  • @charityhopkins7977
    @charityhopkins7977 Před 8 měsíci +49

    Could you make a video about impossible meat? I think it'd be interesting to talk about how (from what I've been told) it's just as processed as regular chicken nuggets or deli ham, but it's marketed like it's healthier. Or even just about what it means to be processed in the first place

    • @socksinsoda9517
      @socksinsoda9517 Před 8 měsíci +1

      That actually sounds really interesting. I hope they do a theory on this!

    • @StephLP320
      @StephLP320 Před 8 měsíci

      This is actually a good idea

    • @tryker01
      @tryker01 Před 8 měsíci +7

      Not a defender of their false advertisements, just a vegetarian, but something that isn't being brought up is how horribly unsustainable the beef market is right now. There is such a ridiculous amount of beef being consumed and it's so horrible on the environment, not using any alternatives is just crazy. Impossible beef is definitely not healthier but I do think it is a net positive overall.

    • @homerman76
      @homerman76 Před 8 měsíci +3

      I mean, being processed doesn't automatically make something unhealthy, it depends on a lot of factors, like the preservatives being used. Processed food is kind of an all encompassing term, much like GMOs, there's a reason to be careful with the kind of processed food you consume, but labeling it all as bad is also ignorant in its own way because of the reasons we do process foods🤔

    • @marym6733
      @marym6733 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Processed if you find ingredients in it you don’t find in a domestic kitchen

  • @TETT.
    @TETT. Před 8 měsíci +1

    watching this theory literally made the youtube algorithm make me watch "how to debone chicken wings" tutorials. wow

  • @wkpodcast9128
    @wkpodcast9128 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Hey Matt please could you make a video about how long you can last only drinking and no eating

  • @arti2901deer
    @arti2901deer Před 8 měsíci +7

    2:15 HEY !
    It's my favorite editor with furious eyes!

  • @henrystickminfan2
    @henrystickminfan2 Před 8 měsíci +7

    2:55 I thought that French fries were made from potatoes grown in France as well, while ones made from potatoes that weren’t grown in France are just called fries.

  • @masterzombie161
    @masterzombie161 Před 8 měsíci

    The intro is killing me on how accurate the argument is lol.

  • @mslayy13
    @mslayy13 Před 8 měsíci

    the way i had to do a history paper about this is so funny to me

  • @joope125
    @joope125 Před 8 měsíci +16

    I think point number 2 would be well served by mentioning if anybody does sell boneless wings covered in sauce in the most literal sense. I have never seen that as an option.

  • @Deadangelbread
    @Deadangelbread Před 8 měsíci +8

    1:09 *cries in happy meat farm arg* 😫😭

  • @Ilikeairheads2810
    @Ilikeairheads2810 Před 8 měsíci

    I love these theorys

  • @_TheStarMan64_
    @_TheStarMan64_ Před 8 měsíci +1

    Food theory idea: Is a Grilled Cheese Better Actually Grilled?

  • @keith1291
    @keith1291 Před 8 měsíci +8

    I’m actually from Buffalo NY. I swear we do actually breed the chickens without bones. We also breed in blue cheese flavor in their gizzards, ranch isn’t acceptable

    • @Mrtfarrugia
      @Mrtfarrugia Před 8 měsíci +2

      Blue cheese over Ranch. Yup it checks out your from Buffalo.

  • @HOURLYSNIPES
    @HOURLYSNIPES Před 8 měsíci +11

    Finally, everything is done time to sit and relax and watch some Food Theory.

  • @leandrusguy144
    @leandrusguy144 Před 8 měsíci

    These vids always make me hungry

  • @webbrentgaming5187
    @webbrentgaming5187 Před 8 měsíci +1

    How to win any law suit get matpat as your lawyer

  • @Ekigane
    @Ekigane Před 8 měsíci +12

    huh, I haven't really eaten a lot of boneless chicken wings from restaurants, but i had always assumed that it was the chicken wings with the bones removed since that's actually a thing i've seen tutorials for and had tried a couple of times before.

  • @darkstalker7789
    @darkstalker7789 Před 8 měsíci +8

    Food theory always makes me question everything I eat and I love it!

  • @TheMajink
    @TheMajink Před 8 měsíci +2

    Being the waiter the day that karen complained they weren't getting de-boned wings from bww would've made my brain break

  • @DarthKrafter
    @DarthKrafter Před 8 měsíci

    I would like to request an explanation as to why milk and chocolate are such a delicious combination

  • @manuelzlopez9652
    @manuelzlopez9652 Před 8 měsíci +4

    More alliteration please! there was something positively pleasing around the 3:30 mark with all that alliteration. Even better if you can get a good rhythm going!

  • @BrieCheese-wy6ox
    @BrieCheese-wy6ox Před 8 měsíci +25

    I love your videos! Keep up the good work!❤

  • @Nitro_Joe
    @Nitro_Joe Před 8 měsíci

    “Wing Meat?” Somebody get this man a whole chicken for examination.

  • @nishka8403
    @nishka8403 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Food theory suggestion; How long can you survive on only clams hope you choose this suggestion