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This Aussie Discovered Chicken Donuts At Coles And I'm Pretty Fucking Intrigued

"Coles scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should."

From cronuts to cruffins, chonuts and duffins, foodies have long been obsessed with inventing Frankenstein-type creations from the humble donut.

And now, at long last, we have a chicken-based hybrid to add to the arsenal — as spotted by Reddit user u/Bourkster at their local Coles:

The Panko-crumbed chicken donuts appear to contain 20 morsels per pack, perfect for chucking in the air fryer — and I, for one, am fucking here for it.

In the Reddit comments, Aussies seemed pretty split in their opinions. Some brave, trailblazing taste aficionados were quick to applaud the invention:

While others were horrified at the foodie hybrid, labelling it an overpriced abomination:

Plus, some Aussies were quick to start brainstorming all the different ways you could upgrade the ring-shaped nuggies:

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In conclusion, if these delicious — albeit, slightly overpriced — nuggies offend you, consider this:

anyone who gets irrationally angry about chicken in the shape of a donut i implore to find a bigger hill to die on

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