YOU SAID:
I once ate a piece of chicken and it was the best piece of chicken ever
INTO JAPANESE
私はかつて鶏肉を食べたことがあり、今までで最高の鶏肉だった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I had eaten chicken before and was the best chicken ever
INTO JAPANESE
私は以前に鶏肉を食べたことがあり、今までで最高の鶏肉でした
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I have eaten chicken before and was the best chicken ever
INTO JAPANESE
私は以前に鶏肉を食べたことがあり、今までで最高の鶏肉でした
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I have eaten chicken before and was the best chicken ever
That didn't even make that much sense in English.