It’s International Chicken Nugget Day… yes, we live in times when this is a thing

November 13th is Chicken Nugget Day, and not just nationally, but around the globe. The holiday was created in 2016 to celebrate an inherent part of American food and yet somehow it has reached our shores. Just like warfare has!

While in the U.S., Chick-fil-A locations are running several nugget promos including a free 5-count nugget pack with mobile drive-thru orders, in Australia, McDonald’s is giving customers a big batch of bonus points when ordering Chicken McNuggets.

These days, chicken nuggies are a mass-produced fast food item, but it was agricultural scientist Robert C. Baker who invented them as early as 1963.

It all started during World War II when chicken became many Americans’ primary source of protein due to a beef shortage.

When the war ended, their appetite for chicken diminished until bite-size breaded chicken sticks that could be easily fried and frozen were invented. Soon they were shortened and fattened (and likely injected with something unnatural) to become the nuggets of today.

And, heck, with war now on our doorstep, it might be time to stock up on these munchables.

Michael Mastess

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