For this edition of Midnight Snack I decided to crack open probably some of the strangest stuff I've come across in a long time: Fried Chicken Snack and Hot Chicken Snack. Both of these junk food oddities come to the States from Korea's Nong Shim Co.First a few words about the packaging. While I've taken this photo vertically with shaky late-night hands to better display the "chicken," the boxes open horizontally not unlike a package of takeout fried chicken. That folks is where the resemblance ends, almost. At least the pieces look like fried chicken drumsticks. Each is about an inch long and has a rough surface resembling breading.
But how do they taste? Sooooo very glad you asked. Even though it bears the words "Fried Chicken Taste" on the package this variety tastes only like fried bird because of its crunch and slightly greasy texture. I prefer the hot variety, which again tastes nothing at all like fried chicken, but rather like a wheat-based version of Andy Capp's Hot Fries. But it's all good, I was down a quart of palm oil anyway.
For those of you who think I'm all about junk food, you're right. But don't worry, future editions of Midnight Snack may feature me eating cold leftovers while standing in front of the fridge.
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1-11-2007 @ 1:02AM
jonathan said...
while junk food always tastes good youd be surprised to know that their are many healthy choices out their that can taste much better and allow you to eat more, especially if you consider the sugar/carbs. i myself tend to lean towards leftover chinese. :D healthy... not really but buying a quart of something can be much cheaper then buying frozen imported junk food. and if you eat extra healthy during the day the junk food is OK in moderation...
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1-11-2007 @ 1:05AM
Joe D. said...
Jonathan - Thanks for the comment. BTW these are chip-type junk food. However the idea of frozen imported junk food opens up all sorts of new ideas for midnight snacks.
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1-11-2007 @ 10:03AM
ZenKimchi said...
If you're able to find them, some interesting Korean junk foods are the shrimp fries (I hear the oldest commercial junk food in Korea) and, I kid you not, squid-flavored cookies.
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3-02-2007 @ 5:57PM
Lee said...
I just ate an entire box of "Fried Chicken Snack." It was disgusting but I couldn't stop myself.
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3-25-2007 @ 10:54AM
jojo said...
I've had the fried chicken snacks before and kind of liked them, but today I bought some hot chicken snacks and I loved them. Like Lee, I ate the whole box.
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