CHICKEN McNOGGIN.No family's chicken dinner is complete without a fight over tasty drumsticks. But for the Ortega family in Newport News Newport News, independent city (1990 pop. 170,045), SE Va., on the Virginia peninsula, at the mouth of the James River, off Hampton Roads, near Norfolk; inc. 1896. , Va., one meal offered slimmer pickings: fried wings and a chicken head--complete with eyeballs The number of users. "There are 110 eyeballs" means there are 110 users currently online. See eyeball hang time. , crown, feathers, and beak. Last year, the deep-fried noggin nog·gin n. 1. A small mug or cup. 2. A unit of liquid measure equal to one quarter of a pint. 3. Slang The human head. [Origin unknown. made its surprise appearance at the Ortegas when they brought home an order of McDonald's fried wings. "It's pretty gross," the family complains. But while not the choicest poultry part, a chicken head cooked to over 240 [degrees] F poses no health threat--heat kills disease-causing microorganisms in the chicken brain. "There's no chance of anyone getting sick over this," says local health inspector A health inspector, or Environmental Health Specialist is a public employee who investigates health hazards in a wide variety of locations, then will take action to mitigate or eliminate the hazards. Arthur Austin. Just disgusted! Inspectors found the local McDonald's met sanitary standards and think the chicken made headway at a processing plant. |
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