Side by side comparison of customer's photograph on TikTok with fried mushroom stem (Photo: Wingstop)

UPDATE: Wingstop has said that its investigation identified the object as a fried mushroom stem.

SINGAPORE — A user on TikTok allegedly found a dead 'fried cockroach' in her six-piece boneless chicken meal from Wingstop at The Clementi Mall.

In a photo post on Monday (1 April), the user said she had visited the outlet with her brother. Upon discovering the cockroach, she proceeded to the counter to lodge a complaint, and was given one piece of boneless chicken as compensation.

In response to queries, Wingstop told Yahoo Southeast Asia on Tuesday (2 April) that it was aware of the incident, and identified the 'fried cockroach' to actually be a fried mushroom stem.

How Wingstop identified the 'fried cockroach' as a piece of fried mushroom stem

After an investigation by the outlet's management, the item was found to be "the size of a small date seed" with a "soft texture". The team had torn the piece apart carefully and removed the breading to identify the "foreign object".