Brand: Simply Balanced
Product: Korean Barbecue Meatless Chicken
Price: $3.99
Overall Rating: 3 out of 5
Before I start, I must say how happy I was to see a fridge dedicated to vegetarian/ vegan "meat" options at Target in Brea! It's not a big section, but I really do appreciate it. As always, I love you, Target!
Okay. Moving on. I discovered this during my last trip to Target and thought, "Oooh Korean BBQ! I must try this!" I thought this would be a great product to share with my boyfriend, who is a total meat lover.
Inside you will see about 2 handful of "chicken strips" and 2 packets of "Korean BBQ sauce." To prepare, you cook the "chicken strips" in a microwave oven or stovetop then just mix in the sauce. Simple to make and doesn't take long to cook at all.
The chicken strips are made of soy products. It's very chewy and reminds me of fish cakes. I didn't mind them too much. It wasn't anything special, and I don't have much to say about it.
The sauce on the other hand, I was very disappointed. It's not a bad sauce, but it reminded me of more Chinese American (i.e. Panda Express) type of sweet spicy tangy sauce rather than a Korean BBQ sauce. I am not sure what I was expecting, but it did not remind me of Korean BBQ at all. Did they even use gochujang? I don't even know.
Lastly, let's just say they are not so generous with the quantity. I used about half of the bag to make my snack (see picture below; bottom left) and it really isn't much. Boo.
Perhaps I had way too much expectations about this product? Anyways, I personally don't recommend it mainly because of its sauce and quantity. Maybe if you weren't looking for a Korean BBQ flavor, this might work for you. If you try this, let me know!
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