A major new line ofsauce-covered chicken nuggetsis currently landing on Wendy’s menus nationwide.
Customers can snag them in four-piece, six-piece, 10-piece, or 20-piece orders.
“We are not putting this bang out of effort into anything else.
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This is a big deal,” he said of the new nugget line.
I had the opportunity to sample all seven new Saucy Nuggs flavors during the Wendy’s preview event.
Here’s my review of each option, starting with my least favorite and ending with my absolute favorite!
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The deep, rich sauce color almost made these look more like boneless chicken wings than chicken nuggets.
The taste:These nuggets truly live up to the “honey” aspect of their name.
The sauce is intensely sweet, with some zingy tanginess playing in the background.
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I also found the texture a little lacking since the sauce somewhat softened the crispy coating on the nuggets.
The taste:These nuggets, thankfully, offered a little more balance than their spice-free counterparts.
The look:These were undoubtedly the most generously sauced of all the new nugget flavors.
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The buffalo coating had an orange, almost creamy appearance that gave the nuggets a glistening sheen.
The taste:Potent in a tasty way.
Those factors didn’t stop me from getting plenty of enjoyment out of these, though.
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The look:The color on these nuggets was identical to the color on the non-spicy variety.
While coated thoroughly, these weren’t quite as generously sauced as the classic Buffalo Saucy Nuggs.
The taste, however, was even better than the smell.
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There’s a bit of butteriness accented by sharp, salty parmesan.
The taste:As I’ve previously said, a kick of heat automatically makes food tastier to me.
I’d put the heat levels at about a 4 again.
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To be clear, I don’t really think you might go wrong with the regular Garlic Parm version.
There was only one Saucy Nuggs flavor I found tastier and more craveable.
The ghost pepper sauce was spotted with herbs and had a thinner consistency similar to the Garlic Parm sauce.
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It’s savory, salty, crispy, a little buttery, and full of delicious pepper flavor.
I did have a slight sheen of sweat and a little nose drip after a couple of bites.
but out of all seven flavors, I still couldn’t stop eating these.
