Chicken fingers

Chicken fingers, also known as chicken goujons, chicken strips or chicken fillets, are chicken meat prepared from the pectoralis minor muscles of the animal.[1] These strips of white meat are located on either side of the breastbone, under the breast meat (pectoralis major).[2] They may also be made with similarly shaped pieces cut from chicken meat, usually the breast, or sometimes just pulverized chicken flesh.[3]

Chicken fingers
Alternative namesChicken tenders, chicken strips, chicken fillets, chicken goujons, tendies
CourseAppetizer, main course
Place of originUnited States
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsChicken, breading

Chicken fingers are prepared by coating chicken meat in a breading mixture and then deep frying them, in a manner similar to the preparation of schnitzel.[4] Chicken fingers are a popular fast-food snack in the U.S.[5]

Batter-coated deep-fried chicken fingers with a dipping sauce, served in an American Chinese restaurant

Chicken fingers were first made in Manchester, New Hampshire at the Puritan Backroom in 1974.[6][7][8][9] [10][11][12][13]

Mass production

Chicken fingers are a mass-produced product in the United States.[14] Production can involve coating chicken meat with spices, polyphosphate and breading or crumbs, flash-frying the product to hold the breading in place, and then freezing it[14] prior to shipment for consumer, retail and commercial use. Tyson Foods is one such company that mass-produces chicken fingers.[15] Some are manufactured with a specific flavor profile, such as with a Buffalo-style hot sauce flavor.[15]

See also

References
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  3. "Give a hand for homemade chicken fingers".
  4. Ellie Krieger. Crispy Chicken Fingers Recipe. Food Network
  5. How can I make Chinese chicken fingers like in the northeast?. Cooking.stackexchange.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-19.
  6. "The History of Chicken Tenders and the Best Places to Get Them". The Epicentre. 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  7. Fuhrmeister, Chris (2015-12-17). "A New Hampshire Restaurant Says it Invented Chicken Tenders in 1974". Eater. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  8. "The Story of Chicken Tenders". www.texaschickenandburgers.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
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  10. Andrew Sylvia (2021-11-01). "New Hampshire Fisher Cats will become Manchester Chicken Tenders (temporarily…) | Manchester Ink Link". manchesterinklink.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  11. December 18, Mike Pomranz Updated; 2015. "New Hampshire Diner Claims They Invented Chicken Tenders". Food & Wine. Retrieved 2021-11-07.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. Olmsted, Larry. "N.H. restaurant says it invented chicken tenders". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  13. Kira. "Adam Sandler Invited back to Manchester, New Hampshire, to Root on the 'Chicken Tenders'". 97.5 WOKQ. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  14. Booth, R.G. (2012). Snack Food. Springer US. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-4613-1477-6. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  15. Bangura, Fatima (April 17, 2019). "You still can't eat Tyson Buffalo-style chicken strips sold in Michigan". WSYM-TV. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
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