Could you live without nuggets?

Never had chicken nuggets and never intend to.
There are quite a lot of foods I wouldn’t like to be without, but a favourite is fish.

keepcalmandcavachon

Doodledog I was going to suggest that those saying they don’t know what they are (really?) should call them goujons and see if that made a difference, but others got in first grin.

"What's a weekend?" The Dowager Countess of Grantham, Downton Abbey.

Maggiemaybe

^I can't say I'd miss them if I never saw them again, but I don't think there is anything intrinsically wrong with bite sized bits of battered chicken breast.^

Summed up perfectly, Doodledog!

Indeed!

I wasn't sure what they were from the original link, but I now realize, I make similar for our GC often. Flatten chicken, cut in strips, dip in egg, then flour, then milk, then crumbs, saute in butter. Accepted well.

We call them 'chicken dippers' - dip in all sort of concoctions.

Mine don't resemble the link, but matters not.

Doodledog I was going to suggest that those saying they don’t know what they are (really?) should call them goujons and see if that made a difference, but others got in first grin.

"What's a weekend?" The Dowager Countess of Grantham, Downton Abbey.

I think that chicken nuggets are like fish fingers in that they are essential if you have Grandchildren. They vary in quality and some are definitely nicer than others with better quality Cod or Chicken breast.
Essential for me personally in no particular order is milk, butter, nice tea, citrus fruits ( no grapefruit 😔 sadly) jelly babies or any fruity chewy sweet, very squashy type licorice.

I can't say I'd miss them if I never saw them again, but I don't think there is anything intrinsically wrong with bite sized bits of battered chicken breast.

Summed up perfectly, Doodledog!

I can't say I'd miss them if I never saw them again, but I don't think there is anything intrinsically wrong with bite sized bits of battered chicken breast. Mechanically recovered and reconstituted chicken mixed with fillers is another matter, but both are 'nuggets'.

I didn't give them to my children as they were brought up vegetarian, but remember my son taking some at a party without my seeing (he was about 5) and he loved them .

I can, I do.

No, I have never eaten, or bought goujons of poultry either. I prefer meat that comes with gravy.

I prefer vegetarian burgers to those made with meat, or to be more precise, I prefer beanburgers.

Nuggets are just a way of serving food and the name has nothing to do with the quality. It’s a bit like sausages or burgers - there is a huge difference between cheap mass produced ones and restaurant quality. I was going to suggest that those saying they don’t know what they are (really?) should call them goujons and see if that made a difference, but others got in first .

People get exercised about ‘vegetarian sausages’ or burgers too - but again the name is for the style or shape of the item, not the ingredients. Nuggets are perfect for children as they are small and can be picked up. They are good for people with small appetites, too - a bit like fish fingers, which again vary enormously from place to place or brand to brand.

Both are likely to be grim if they are 99p for a large bag, but home made or ‘premium’ ones are a perfectly acceptable way to serve chicken (or fish), IMO.

I wouldn’t like to give up cheese, or onions. A friend of mine can’t eat onions, and it massively restricts her diet, particularly when she’s eating out.

I was flipping through quickly and thought this said can you live without maggots! On second thoughts perhaps I was right.

Don't like processed meat I eat only small amounts of cheese. I cannot imagine cooking without a bit of butter and lots of garlic.

silverlining48

Oh and Ferrero Rochets

I made a Ferraro Rocher cake once, about a year ago, at my grandson’s request. It cost an absolute fortune to make, but it was soooo delicious. I hate to think how many calories there were in a slice.

Tinned tomatoes, fresh tomatoes, tomato juice- anything with tomatoes in it. With salt of course too!

My great grandchildren like nuggets. I’ve only had them once and didn’t like them, I’d put them down there with fish fingers. Nasty and who knows what is really in them ? I couldn’t live without eggs and decent coffee. Chocolate too. I’ve tried to fight that last addiction but I am losing the fight.

I’ve been a vegetarian most of my life and I cannot live without cheese. I tried being a vegan but the lure of a mature cheddar was too much. Apparently cheese is more addictive than cocaine for certain people. Whilst I’ve never tried the latter I’m definitely addicted to cheese!

Oh and Ferrero Rochets

Another who had Never had a nugget.
I would miss potato, eggs, fish and cooked red cabbage.

Which came first, the chicken or the egg?😄

I couldn’t live without eggs, cooked in so many ways, so versatile.

My DD’s love nuggets and prob eat them about three times a week.The secret they say, is to make sure they’re cooked, being chicken, but not overcooked.They should be golden crunchy and succulent.

Whitewavemark2

What are nuggets? Are they like faggots? I don’t like them!

Don’t ever say this if you visit the US 😂

Quite nicely, thank you. There are much better uses for chicken than turning it into nuggets.

Could live without, but would miss smoked bacon for a bacon sandwich or barm. Not the healthiest, but yum!

Gougons are sophisticated fish fingers😁

I would definitely miss butter, and cream. As someone else said, you can live without anything if you have to, but I would rather not.