By Danyka Galvan
Boneless chicken wings can be classified as one of the top finger foods in the United States. The BBC reports that Americans eat 1.35 billion chicken wings during the Super Bowl, but the question arises: are boneless chicken wings actually chicken wings?
On September 2, a local from Lincoln, Nebraska, Ander Christensen, took this question to the city council, stating that, “Nothing about boneless chicken wings actually comes from the wing of a chicken.”
Christensen argued that the counciil needs to change the name of boneless chicken wings, so that Americans are no longer misusing the name, especially for the sake of children learning to be “scared of having bones in their meat.”
Instead of them being called boneless chicken wings, Christensen proposed the name be changed to: “buffalo style chicken tenders” or “saucy nugs”
According to a poll on the Viking Media Instagram page, 35 percent of respondents support changing the name of boneless chicken wings, while the other 65 percent do not.
While many people are debating about whether or not Christensen’s point is correct. What was revealed after the proposal was given is that Christensen is the son of one of the council members. Many subjects of COVID-19 were brought to the council within the past month. Christensen decided to bring enlightenment and laughs to his audience.
Boneless chicken wings are very popular throughout the US because of their simplicity. They are simple, small and easy to eat with less of a mess than eating them off of the bone. Christensen did prove a good point when stating that nothing about boneless chicken wings comes from the actual wing of a chicken. According to a Meat Poultry article, the meat actually comes from the breast of a chicken. But is this a good enough reason for America to change the name of the most popular finger food?
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