Meet The U.s. Open Fan Who Dipped a Chicken Finger in Her Coke And Then Ate It

By Matt Bonesteel September 4 at 2:50 PM By now, you’ve probably seen the clip of a woman dunking her chicken tender into a cup of what appeared to be cola and then eating it Sunday at the U S. Open. It is — and I don’t think I’m being particularly hyperbolic here — the oddest thing anyone has ever seen, especially within the genteel confines of a tennis stadium So this happened at the US Open today. 🧐 pic.twitter.com/fRDmpd3YWE— ESPN (@espn) September 3, 2018 There have been a lot of reactions to this clip: Why? How? Think of the child sitting next to you! The cola makes the chicken tender soggy! The chicken tender makes the cola salty! Who does that?!? Thankfully, Fox 5 in New York was able to track down the culinary wanderer who blazed such an unsettling trail Her name is Alexa Greenfield, a Long Island resident who was attending the U.S. Open with her nephews [Roger Federer upset by little-known John Millman at U.S. Open] “It’s not something I commonly do any more I did it very frequently growing up, and I still do sometimes at stadiums,” she said “And I started by saying to them: ‘Listen, guys, I’m going to do something, it’s a really big secret, don’t tell your parents, don’t tell any adults, don’t tell anyone ’cause it’s really weird and I’m a little embarrassed by it It’s a secret.’ And then they caught me,” Greenfield said. Alas, Greenfield’s secret shame was broadcast for the world to see, and five minutes later she got a text from a friend, perhaps asking about the whole chicken-finger-in-the-Coke thing “I was like, ‘Ohhhhh, no,’ ” she said. [After shocking Roger Federer, John Millman faces a more crucial test: His fantasy football draft] Greenfield didn’t even seem too sure of herself when asked by the Fox 5 hosts whether the combination actually tastes good Then she threw her poor ol’ dad under the bus. “I mean, it’s very strange. I’m a very strange eater in general,” she said “I guess my dad had me doing it when I was younger. … I guess he was like, ‘If it’s hot, you can cool it off ’ He was a strange eater, too. I guess that’s where it originated. I just really liked the taste ” The reaction, Greenfield said, has been swift and kind of rough, but in the end she’s sticking up for herself and her weird tastes “People are telling me I should go to jail,” she said. “Honestly, people should try it; it’s really not that bad ” Speaking for the people: No. Read more from The Post: Bills to roll with Nathan Peterman at quarterback, at least for now ESPN’s Sean McDonough on Khalil Mack trade: ‘I don’t know what my man the Gru-dog is doing’ Giants again show they’re all-in on Eli Manning by cutting backup QB Broncos release 2016 first-round QB Paxton Lynch after adding former Redskin Kevin Hogan An irked Doug Pederson refuses to confirm Nick Foles as Eagles’ Week 1 QB Come on, Nick Saban Belittling an ESPN reporter is beneath you.