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

[@digighost1529]

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]

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

[@LeafBoye]

​@CLITCHOfreported

[@PriusPrime123]

@@kookycryptlmao😂

[@enderguardian7443]

@CLITCHOfoh no, someone got hacked

[@BrotherRoga]

@@enderguardian7443 Not hacked, just a bot.

[@muyhiram]

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]

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]

​@@captininsanoo00They said de-boned, not boneless

[@A_RandomPie]

@@ThomasTheThermonuclearBomb it's the same thing

[@sluupiegri]

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]

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_RandomPie

[@bartman64]

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]

Shaken not stirred?

[@the1nf3r10rone]

@@paulj6756lmao

[@EnochBP]

At least the sass was free.

[@DoctorX17]

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

[@BrenGamerYT]

I would like my nuggets shaken, not stirred.

[@morgastic23]

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]

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]

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

[@Tires-oj3nz]

Makes sense

[@Endershock1678]

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

[@CanniestTread6]

​@@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]

@@CanniestTread6Boneless wingies

[@TheFlutterQueen]

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

[@ivacheung792]

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

[@CamaronesFuegos]

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

[@jsdouglas2612]

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]

@@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.

[@amarukrosis]

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

[@chargedpanic5979]

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

[@derpykat5]

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]

I want to know that too

[@dscarmo]

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]

Been done all over the Internet.

[@33pandagamer]

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

[@grn1]

@@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.

[@fingamersroup]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@richardperez6945]

@@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]

​@@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)

[@Mordu5]

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]

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

[@DILFDylF]

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

[@kevinmoynihan5118]

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.

[@oncedoom2523]

Do you have buffalo wild wings app?

[@oncedoom2523]

Wingstop is better😊

[@girphantom2960]

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]

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

[@rars0n]

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

[@Not_Ciel]

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

[@Tin_bAnger]

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]

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.

[@rebelfriend9021]

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]

Lol because what’s a chicken popper anyway

[@AlexusMaximusDE]

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]

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]

@@getyaw8up Exactly.

[@BumblebeeXrocks]

@@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.

[@tyrant-den884]

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]

And chicken fingered too

[@aaronthekidofficial9912]

Popcorn chicken?

[@legendslyer]

lmao

[@Anonymous-Shade]

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

[@tennojiberri]

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

[@Sonictheoofhog4]

0:17 Boneless chicken wings, chicken nuggets, chicken tenders, they're all the same, because they DON'T HAVE legs

[@ellewhy3560]

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.

[@bincherito]

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]

Tyson does that also

[@grn1]

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

[@thedullohanvids]

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.

[@FriendlySpider-Man]

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

[@hi.oh.goodbye.]

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[@gnikilak]

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[@tylerhalldin1270]

Fr when I’m in school it’s used in the background for studying

[@Mason-x3o]

@its-timesame

[@osmosisjones4912]

It's finally completed:kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpikdYubm7aFmrM

[@facepalm18]

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

[@notmousse]

First Poppa, now this...

[@Rarkss]

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

[@nathangamble125]

@@Rarkss Bots.

[@blackcatpoe4716]

Boneless breasts.

[@insertname941]

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

[@hyrumjohnson9930]

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]

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

[@finkelmana]

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

[@Marc0lol]

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]

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]

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

[@nicolechafetz3904]

I am an American with a graduate degree and I always thought the same until this video!

[@georgethebugeater7950]

Either way it’s 🔥

[@KlaxontheImpailr]

Me too, and I Am american.

[@sanjanaakotyada4753]

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

[@GGdude]

Like Buffalo Wings.

[@AbramSF]

Like Chili when it has no meat in it.

[@lostbutfreesoul]

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]

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

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

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

[@emilyschroeder8079]

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

[@chimeron260]

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.

[@dannymartial7997]

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.

[@josiahjacinto4156]

Did you say breasts I'm getting hot in here

[@christophersparkman]

Brilliant idea 👍

[@rrecherei9092]

But would people buy "Buffalo Wild Thighs"?

[@theoutsiderjess1869]

​@@rrecherei9092yes lol

[@benwagner5089]

@@rrecherei9092 Sounds like a place you might get ID"d trying to get into lol.

[@AdrianChazz]

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]

How amazing would it be if they collaborated!

[@eli-bt4he]

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

[@JamesBrisnehan]

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]

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

[@DosonTheGreat]

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.

[@ThaRBMVenom]

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

[@ariasiddique7826]

You should really add other theories like animal theory

[@edwaggoner7403]

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

[@Tsupek]

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

[@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257]

Sheetz actually calls them Boneless Bitez.

[@Hvvb-lf2nd]

1:32 these saucy nuggets are sussy

[@-Sopita-]

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]

The bots are flooding

[@lancetheking7524]

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

[@ghost14224]

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

[@hyrulehistorian2317]

Hope you feel better soon

[@-Sopita-]

@@hyrulehistorian2317 Thank you, I appreciated alot :D

[@ericzander7787]

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.

[@williambeisel5686]

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

[@StuffandThings_]

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

[@blackcatpoe4716]

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]

Logic checks out tbh

[@luxvita2815]

@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist2 another bot spamming propaganda...

[@luxvita2815]

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

[@ItsNic314]

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

[@authorlacey]

I'd say with added labor costs of deboning a chicken wing the prosecutor has a strong case against the defendant.

[@nicolechafetz3904]

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]

I didn't know there was a difference 😂

[@smickothesmickest]

​​@@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

[@walterramirez8442]

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]

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

[@Bobis32]

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]

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

[@beavcoon03]

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

[@lauramchel]

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

[@campeterson2867]

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 😂

[@SpyDoTF2]

8:35 as someone already knew that, I don’t care, it doesn’t make it less tasty

[@TheGrossDemon]

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]

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

[@Killer1986Chris]

​@@NitroNinja324Except that they're not.

[@NitroNinja324]

@@Killer1986Chris Ding dong, your opinion is wrong.

[@TheGrossDemon]

@@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.

[@BobsShow]

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

[@octopus8978]

Real

[@Sal-edCaramel]

Nothing better than a freshly baked food theory 😊😊😊

[@Sal-edCaramel]

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

[@osmosisjones4912]

It's finally completed:kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJikdYubm7aFmrM

[@Sal-edCaramel]

Why are there so many bots 😭

[@lisabaldeo8418]

This theory was already done lol

[@Sal-edCaramel]

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

[@deathseekr1537]

I just want my chicken without bones ☹️

[@Nikkibee716]

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

[@PupTwunk]

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]

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

[@LethalShadow]

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]

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

[@matiduarte5237]

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]

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

[@henrystickminfan2]

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.

[@LucyFromMiami]

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

[@Ironlantern723]

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

[@Husain20119]

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]

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!

[@1v1nyancat]

Day 5 of asking for this theory. food theory idea: how much food do we waste when we make crumbs. or more specifically how many calories in our food are we wasting because of crumbs? and i just want to say I love your channel and it would mean the world to me if you made this episode. thank you for being awesome!

[@arti2901deer]

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

[@joshuayarrington9684]

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]

The Taco Bell ones already done

[@joshuayarrington9684]

@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]

@@joshuayarrington9684 k

[@shawnrosspeters]

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]

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

[@tanikokishimoto1604]

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

[@TETT.]

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

[@Sid07.]

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

[@Generallyannoyed2024]

Literally until death caused by something else.

[@laughingfox8967]

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]

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?)

[@EdyGlockenspiel]

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]

The factory where we make them still calls them poppers

[@joope125]

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.

[@ThePkmnYPerson]

8:58 Why does it have to be financial harm? Something like a restaurant lying about a meat product being vegetarian sounds lawsuit-worthy and that has nothing to do with money.

[@JolieHoene]

I get yelled at for ordering boneless wings. I order them because cleaning a drumstick or wing is harder for me, so I’d rather not waste time or food. Whenever I say this though, I get people yelling at me saying “What are you a literal 5 year old?” No…I just prefer boneless wings. Let me eat my adult chicken nuggets in peace.

[@JackDonaldson-gy2zu]

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

[@Egg.308]

Egg

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[@Fluffyducky2340]

Banana

[@JackDonaldson-gy2zu]

@Fluffyducky2340 (Gasp) I’m allergic to bananas!

[@JackDonaldson-gy2zu]

@Egg.308 Egg is good

[@Topbeehler]

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

[@Ekigane]

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.

[@DECK2509]

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.

[@Eeevonn]

I literally got a pizza hut ad for boneless wings before watching this video

[@charityhopkins7977]

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]

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

[@StephLP320]

This is actually a good idea

[@tryker01]

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]

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]

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

[@HOURLYSNIPES]

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

[@Deadangelbread]

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

[@Henoik]

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.

[@Kazzy954]

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.

[@BrieCheese5290]

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

[@laciereinheart9490]

I love that Ollie just has his own little cardboard cut out for these videos now. Like father, like son. :3

[@SilentKnight69]

MatPat is never going to stop theorizing about random topics.

[@Art.and.Hamsters]

True

[@nishka8403]

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

[@ebogar42]

I always thought boneless wings were from chickens that were born with no wing bones and flew worse than the chickens with bones in their wings.

[@yohlazy]

I guess one thing to also consider is the skin verses the breading. A true boneless wing would, in theory, have the chicken skin with little to no breading; where as the chicken wing, Buffalo Wild Wings is serving, is mostly if not all breading (I am guessing flour and seasonings).

[@TheSingingFoxy]

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]

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]

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

[@pinbi7]

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

[@TheSingingFoxy]

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

[@Khalrua]

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]

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

[@wkpodcast9128]

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

[@KingChiggy]

Man we really live in an age where someone either thinks they will get rich by suing over what constitutes a "boneless wing" or there are people out there that REALLY need to prioritize what they have problems with.

[@therealusman]

as a rock i love your videos, i heard from a friend (he was a boneless buffalo wing) that people think a lot of things wrong about him, unfortunately he was seen by someone and was picked off the ground, cleansed and eaten, i saw it all happen with my own 9 points

[@manuelzlopez9652]

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!

[@darkstalker7789]

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

[@darkstalker7789]

Thats actually kinda wholesome

[@The_American_In_Your_Walls]

Fun Fact: French fries are actually originally made in Belgium 🇧🇪

[@thunderag4823]

For anybody wondering what he is saying is actually true

[@DennysTheRestaurant]

Day 1 of asking matpat to make a food theory video on how to perfectly use your toppings. Example: Are the small pepperonis better than the big ones? Should i split the big pepperoni in half so it doesnt grease up the pizza and is evenly cooked rather than raw? Should i place my smaller pepperonis halfway to the cooking process so it doesnt get those side burns? I want this because it has been a huge part of my life of putting toppings on my pizza only for it to taste weird, and when i change it, it also tastes different.

[@TheodorRiegger]

"Can I have a boneless pizza please"

[@Yayenaria]

This man never fails to make me go buck wild over an absurd analogy on food.

[@ChickenTrendy]

Matpat can literally make a theory about anything! This man and his team are legends! 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@prestonsukenik187]

ya

[@oddconstantine]

It’s so entertaining I can watch every one of his videos and not be bored

[@QuintarFarenor]

I'm from Germany, I am one of the ones that thought "Boneless Wings" are just that (and didn'T care much about it because of it) knowing what it is though, I'd certainly love to try it!

[@TheMajink]

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

[@psychic2021]

Something to note: Boneless wings are also usually priced higher than their boned counterparts at these types of establishments, which CAN be attributed to higher priced meat, but the LABOR that goes into de-boning a regular wing could also be considered for the mark-up. Idk if that means anything but it is some food for thought (pun not intended but 100% appropriate)

[@IndigoMoonbound]

The cold open actually kinda happened to me recently at Applebee’s. I asked for garlic parmesan boneless wings and got chicken tender with a little bit of garlic parmesan seasoning. I was thoroughly disappointed Edit: He mentions Applebee’s lol

[@WhatAvery]

2:50 actually, kiwi fruits are indeed native to China. A quick Google search will show you as much lol

[@sammythewitch]

Matpat, you should do a video about the evolution of diet culture! Where it began and where it's at right now. I think that would be really interesting

[@Sage-Frog-Art]

Can you do a video on: Does a spoon full of sugar help the medication go down?

[@no-pc8yl]

Its always a good day when mat gives us another existential crisis ❤

[@hi.oh.goodbye.]

Fr

[@aronp2309]

I would like to point out that I actually wasn't sure if boneless wings were wing meat or not, so this is really interesting.

[@thxricxlegaming]

Bro can make literal air into a food theory 💀🤣 keep up the great work 💪

[@Whatchyadoinghere]

@its-timebot

[@HumbleWooper]

Not sure whether you're joking or not, but Food Theory did a video on that very topic around a year ago. Covering the yummy smells stores and restaurants pump out to get us in the mood to buy. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqmmaJqDm9R8Y68

[@StuffandThings_]

Considering photosynthesis, that's really not that crazy of a stretch

[@ODST_Jay]

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

[@mariannagregorio2905]

As a non-American, I thought you took the bones out clicking into this video.