Popeyes celebrates 3,000th store with 24 Karat gold wings Thursday

Popeyes says the wings are available at the 3,000th restaurant, located at 868 C E Grand Street in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen has been a fan favorite for quite some time - and as the food chain celebrates the opening of its 3,000th restaurant, it is promoting a new item to thank its customers.

I live in Georgia. It's a fun way for guests to celebrate this milestone right along with us'.

Popeyes sold the wings on Thursday at a recommended price of $5, as part of a "boneless wing bash" including six chicken wings, a choice of side, and a warm biscuit.

There's some mouth-watering, 24-karat magic coming your way in the form of wings, thanks to Popeyes which launched a one-day offering of gold encrusted, champagne-hinted chicken for the licking.

'To be frank, I thought the chicken wings definitely had good flavor to them. Gold that's safe to apply to food contains only that element and other inert fillers, like pure silver.

"Edible gold must be 23-24 carats", dietitian Alexandra Oppenheimer said, according to the magazine.

Gold, as an inert metal, is not affected by digestion and should just pass through your system relatively unaltered, The Conversation reported.

Sound like they're going to cost you an arm and a leg?