"Chicken" McBites

McDonalds.com

I have a confession to make.  As most of you already know, I love fried food.  I can be sitting in the middle of a nutrition lecture and all I can think about is a supreme combo from Bojangles.  While I do have a deep fryer at my apartment, deep frying food at home can be a really big hassle, especially when there is not enough counter space.  This leads me to eat fast food more than any individual should.  When I heard that McDonald's was introducing a new popcorn chicken product I knew it wouldn't be long before I was in line.

After  I usually order chicken nuggets from McDonald's, I am always asked the same question, "What kind of sauce would you like with that?"  I then ask them what kind of sauce they have, this usually buys me enough time to figure out which sauce I am "vibin" that day.  To my surprise the McBites have two new sauces, habenero and chipotle barbeque.  I ordered the chipotle barbeque and nervously waited for my order to be completed.  After fiddling with the box for a while in a sad attempt to set it up like the picture above, I ended up jamming my thumb into the sauce and sent my McBites flying all over the table like some sort of medieval catapult.  I then convinced myself that the tables at McDonald's were completely sanitary and I had nothing to worry about.  Unfortunately I quickly found out that the McBites were some cruel game of hide-and-go-find the chicken.  After eating an entire snack size of the Chicken McBites, I had one that had enough chicken to be considered the same menu item as the picture at the top right.  The picture at the top right is what the McDonald's official website shows as the new Chicken McBites.  The picture in the middle is what I received when I ordered my Chicken McBites.  Even after gnawing my way through the container of "chicken", there was not much flavor there other than salt and pepper.  The only part of the McBites that wasn't disappointing was the chipotle barbeque sauce.  While it tasted a lot like their original barbeque sauce, it had a kick to it that seemed spicy enough to cover up the bland flavor of the McBites.

The Verdict:  Chicken McBites are perfect for you if you love breading and barbeque sauce, but if you want any chicken, you'll have to search elsewhere.