I’m 27 years old and all too familiar with the
phrase “too good to be true.” Hearing that Trader Joe’s would be carrying Sweet
Sriracha Bacon Jerky, I felt set up for disappointment. There was NOTHING to
not like about the description. Hot sauce, sweetness, BACON. This snack sounded
like something of my wildest dreams. Finally, the answer to my forever hungry
prayers.
You can only imagine how delighted I was to
find myself with this package in my possession. It seemed that white was an
interesting packaging choice. Through the plastic, you could see the hot and
sweet sauce that would be coating both the bacon and my mouth in a matter of
minutes. I believe my fingers fumbled to get the packaging open out of sheer
excitement. For people who care, there are no added nitrates to this jerky, but
there’s no way anybody eating this cares.
There have been few times in my life where
words have failed me; when no word in my English vocabulary would do justice to
what I am trying to describe. I am happy to report that this is one of those moments.
Take whatever I say next and glamorize it beyond what I am saying. In your
mind, make it more delicious, more consuming and more urgent than whatever you
take from reading this.
Right of the bat, I felt the hot heat of the
sriracha on my tongue. I can’t remember the last time I described a pre-packaged
good as nearly too hot and for me the smoldering heat was a great thing. While
my tongue felt the effects of the heat, I was at the same time pleasantly hit
with the honey like flavor coating the bacon. It truly was sweet heat as
promised. If you don’t like to keep it spicy, then this jerky probably isn’t
for you.
The balance of fat to crunch was perfect in
this jerky. The sweet coating made the leaner pieces of the bacon quite
crunchy. Think about it – in one bite it was sweet, hot and fatty. This was
last meal good and I wasn’t the only one to think this. Based on the
particularly high fat content, I tried to put this away after trying it for the
remainder of the day. The packaging did say to eat it within three days of
opening. Perhaps I made it three hours before finishing. Either way, I will buy
this again any chance I get.
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