By Kevin Chen, posted Sep 11, 2012 at 1:04 PM, 5,165 views,

Gummy and Uncookable Fake Chicken Wings Found in China

There are plenty of fake products from China. We’ve seen manufactured fake eggs, melamine-tainted milk powder, electronics and even fake Apple Stores. So what more could they possibly come up with ? Answer: Uncookable chicken wings. China reported that fake chicken wings were available for purchase in street markets. The colors, texture and appearance of the chicken wings were no different from the real chicken wings and unless you’re a food expert, you can’t find the differences …

Recently, a consumer in China bought 500 grams of fake chicken wings in Guangzhou’s supermarket for 20 yuan. And he learned that these chicken wings were produced in Weifang, a prefecture-level city in central Shandong province. The price was cheaper than usual. When he cooked the wings for about 20 minutes, the color and texture of the apperance remain the same, which the meat looks transparent and gelatinous. He took a bite and found that it was too chewy to swallow. He thought the wings haven’t been cooked long enough so he stir-fried them for another ten minutes. Again, it was still hard to swallow. The man began to suspect what he had eaten, so he contacted the retailer but the person answering the phone claimed that he did not have any relationship with the food and knew nothing about the uncookable chicken wings.

Are there really some fake chicken wings went on sale in China ? Local media and expects have some conclusions. Firstly, making fake chicken wings needs high technical skill and biological knowledge. To fake the wings, it is complicated to ‘imitate’ the meat sticking to the bones. The insider told the reporter that it doesn’t make any sense because it is much difficult to fake wings with two bones compare to fake eggs. The costing might almost as high as to buy the real one from the market. The so-called fake wings may have injected some kind of edible gelatin and water, and unknown chemical compounds to make it meatier and heavier, in order to sell it at a higher price. In spite of this, some Chinese netizen said in scoffing manner that if one could make fake chicken wings, then he will certainly win a Nobel Prize. In the meantime, the fake chicken wings are still under investigation to find out whether detrimental to a persons health.

SOURCE: ycwb.com, ZHE JIANG NEWS (Chinese translated)