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[Sam Peel]

Which comes first? The chicken or the waffle?

Now you don’t have to decide.

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Meet Popeyes’ latest carb-stuffed creation: Chicken and Waffle tenders.

It’s exactly what it sounds like. Boneless white meat chicken dipped in waffle batter, then deep-fried and served with a honey maple dipping sauce.

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Seems like a no-brainer that’s been waiting to happen, but for Popeyes, it’s quite a big departure from the norm. The company has built a nationwide brand by staying true to its Louisiana roots. The sweet and salty combination of chicken and waffles is seen as a West Coast treat, popularized by restaurants like Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles.

Popeyes gave the unique combination its stamp of approval after after finding a connection in jazz.

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Chicken and waffles started appearing on the same plate at the Well’s Supper Club in Harlem, N.Y., according to NPR. Well’s was a hot place for jazz musicians of the 1930s to grab a bite after their gigs. By the time these musicians dropped in, it was too late for dinner and too early for breakfast. So Well’s served a combination platter of chicken and waffles, soon becoming popular with the likes of Sammy Davis Jr. and Nat King Cole.

In 1976, Harlem native Herb Hudson brought chicken and waffles to Roscoe’s in Los Angeles, where the jazzy dish shot to fame.

"Jazz is so embedded in the culture of New Orleans that we didn't have to look too hard to find" a connection, dikk Lynch, Popeyes’ chief global brand officer, told Advertising Age.

Popeyes, America’s third-largest chicken chain, will start advertising their new offering on July 29. It’s a limited-time “flavor proliferation,” so like all good things, this too must come to an end.


Read more: Popeyes to combine chicken and waffles into one sweet, savory chicken tender - NY Daily News

 

[PrinceDeeDer]

i hope this shyt is good as it sounds, Church's chick has the BEST biscuits out of any food chain hands down

 

[Kilgore Trout]

 

[Born2BKing]

Came in to hate but that shyt actually sounds fukking delicious.

 

[shoeprogram]

nigggaaa. yes.

 

[I'm Billy FUCO!!]

 

[TooLazyToMakeUp1]

I like the ambition, this is what fast-food is about; Stupid, heart-attack inducing sounding, unhealthy food

If they execute this right, this might change the game like the McGriddle

 

[DaPresident]

As a connoisseur of fine fried chicken, Popeyes is at the top of my list...


I've had EVERYTHING on their menu and I was just waiting until they found a way to make chicken and waffles happen...


They will now receive a pretty hefty portion out of my future paychecks

 

[Jplaya2023]

i hope this shyt is good as it sounds, Church's chick has the BEST biscuits out of any food chain hands down

when their biscuits is fresh they dope, but they not messin with popeyes and red lobster breh

 

[Human Torch]

Sign me up. This sounds amazing

 

[Groanman]

Growing up, I remember places like Popeyes and McDonalds were special occasion spots.
Now there's one on every street corner in the hood just like Furious Styles said.

 

[FreddyCalhoun]

 

[Buckeye Fever]

They might finally surpass kfc on my list

 

[Conscious Pilot]

They might finally surpass kfc on my list

 

[Buckeye Fever]