Traditional or Boneless? (now w/ poll)

As a self proclaimed wing connoisseur, I tend to not really consider boneless wings real legit wings. Which they aren’t of course, they are just a white meat chicken nugget. But lets face it, they are all the rage. Places used to only have traditional wings but most places that have wings give you a choice between the two now.

Obviously the appeal of the boneless wing is that it’s easy to eat, and not messy. Most people eat’em with a fork and knife. You also don’t get any of the fat or gristle that can sometimes come along with a traditional wing. So if you’re picky about that stuff they have that appeal as well. I’ve been told by a few employees that BW3′s boneless night is more popular then their traditional wing night. I guess that’s really not that surprising. American’s love their convenience. In my opinion it’s  convenience over taste.

That’s really the whole point of a traditional wing. The taste. The crispiness of the skin. The flavor of the meat from the fat rendering out during cooling. The sauce slathering all over your lips when you take a bit. Yeah, yeah, they can be messy. But I’m willing to sacrifice a few (dozen) napkins for the extra flavor.

But honestly I eat boneless wings to. They are what they are. My wife prefers them so if we go to BW3′s on a Thursday I end up getting boneless just because they are so cheap.

I prefer my traditional wings though.

So what do you prefer, and why?

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