I was standing in the kitchen dividing a “value pack” of fresh chicken into smaller freezer bags. So many people are eating chicken wings lately that the drumstick and this piece are suddenly very affordable in large packages.
As I was making the labels for the bags I printed “thighs,” the name on the package. But I suddenly remembered that for all of my childhood, whether from chicken or turkey, these were never called “thighs.” We always knew them as “second joints.”
I am very curious about what my readers around the world call said piece. Even if you are a vegetarian, what name have you heard to describe it?
This word nerd thanks you.
Saved By Words 
Thighs unless we were being given instruction on how to cut the chicken into pieces.
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That makes sense.
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Definitely thighs and, I think, one of the tastiest portions of chicken!
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We use them frequently since they are both tasty and at the moment inexpensive.
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We always said thighs.
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It appears universal.
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Always thighs in England, Elizabeth.
Why oh why do people eat chicken wings? There is virtually no meat on them at all. When I have a roast chicken, I throw them away. There are ‘Chicken Wings’ shops here in the UK. A complete mystery to me, and one I have no intention of trying to solve.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yep! Thighs over here in the UK.
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Hmm. The plot thickens.
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My grandson loves them. I think it is mainly for the sauce they are coated in.
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Hi Elizabeth, these are thighs for me. I wouldn’t have a clue what a second joint was.
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Thanks.
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Your chicken looks good! Thighs always – never head of second joints!
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I borrowed the picture. Mine never look quite that tasty.
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Makes me feel better!! 😉 🙂
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It is interesting how names change.
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I agree.
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Thighs.
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Yup.
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This was the first time I ever saw “second joints”. They were thighs to me both in Tennessee and New York.
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It looks like a consensus.
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Thighs here in Vermont.
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Seems unanimous.
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I’ll continue the unanimous trend—thighs. On a side note, one of my first jobs was working at Kentucky Fried Chicken. If you saw the colossal vat of grease they’re cooked in, it would convince you that there must be healthier ways to eat than KFC.
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