drumette

Upper wing section

A drumette is the upper portion of a chicken wing, the section between the shoulder and the elbow joint.

It contains a single bone surrounded by dark meat and resembles a small drumstick, hence the name.

Drumettes are meatier than the flat middle section and are popular as finger food: The drumettes went fast at the party.

anatomy

humerus

Upper arm's long bone

  • jointShared by multiple parties
  • flatLacking vertical variation
  • wingetteWing's flat section

tip · cartilage · bone-in · meat · skin · segment · portion · cut

cooking

fried

Cooked in hot fat

smoked · roasted · breaded · crispy · glazed · marinated · seasoned · sauced · brined · deep-fried

appetizer

starter

Initiator of action

tailgate · sampler · dip · celery · ranch · canapé · meze · tapas · nibbles

flavor

buffalo

Large North American bovine

gochujang · jerk · peri-peri · ranch · tangy · spicy · saucy · sticky · zesty · savory

Categories
Opposites
chicken wing section

drumetteflat

Lacking vertical variation

wingette · wing tip

Family

drumettes

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G