Whereas having crispy fried jalapeños, pickled jalapeños, and a creamy jalapeño sauce is a lotta jalapeños in Burger King’s new Loaded Jalapeño Authentic Hen Sandwich, if the chain wished to make a stronger case for it being “loaded,” it might’ve additionally added pepper jack cheese and had jalapeño bits baked into the bun. Then it could’ve been as loaded as this assessment is with the phrase jalapeño.
Together with all of the peppery components, the sandwich contains the standard Authentic Hen Sandwich parts and some widespread Burger King accouterments — lettuce, tomato, American cheese, a protracted hen patty, and an equally lengthy sesame seed bun. The final two deliver a little bit of nostalgia to thoughts as a result of the Authentic Hen Sandwich was my favourite factor to eat at Burger King as a child.
As you’d anticipate from a sandwich with jalapeños in 3 ways, the inexperienced pepper’s style is potent. Main the cost are the pickled pepper slices, which deliver a briny, strong jalapeño taste together with a vegetable crunch and warmth. Nevertheless, the sandwich tastes like they do all of the heavy jalapeño lifting.
The crispy fried jalapeños add much more crunch, however contribute extra of a fried style. As for the sauce, it has some warmth and a noticeable taste by itself, but it surely doesn’t appear to reinforce or distinguish itself from the pickled jalapeños. No tang. No twist. No (insert different T-word right here). Mainly, if I handed a stranger this sandwich with out mentioning the creamy sauce, I’m fairly certain they’d say after I informed them, “WHAAAAAA? Get out of right here! This completely doesn’t style prefer it has a creamy jalapeño sauce. Now get out of my home. I don’t know who you’re.” That’s how a lot it blends in, and the way a lot I can mix right into a room with out getting observed.
Surprisingly, with all that jalapeño happening, the hen patty isn’t overwhelmed. I can nonetheless style it, together with somewhat of the tomato’s acidity. However I can’t say the identical for the lettuce and American cheese. The leafy greens introduced their presence solely by falling out of my sandwich, and the American cheese was presumably added as flypaper to maintain the components in place… a job it failed at, judging by the crispy fried jalapeños and lettuce sitting on the wrapper I used to be consuming off of.
Perhaps it’s as a result of the pickled jalapeños style just like what Taco Bell makes use of, however consuming this sandwich brings the Tex-Mex chain to thoughts. If it ever makes a hen sandwich, I think about it could style just like this.
When you actually like jalapeños, this sandwich will fulfill. When you’re a warmth seeker on the lookout for one thing to make you are feeling one thing, take your high-heat-tolerating style buds elsewhere. For me, it’s an satisfying sandwich, and I don’t thoughts that it’s not too spicy, however with the pickled jalapeños dominating, it tastes a bit one-note.
Bought Value: $10.39*
Ranking: 5 out of 10
Vitamin Information: 740 energy, 41 grams of fats, 10 grams of saturated fats, 75 milligrams of ldl cholesterol, 2300 milligrams of sodium, 71 grams of carbohydrates, 7 grams of fiber, 11 grams of sugar, and 31 grams of protein.
*As a result of I stay on an island in the midst of the Pacific Ocean, issues are a bit pricier right here. You’ll in all probability pay lower than I did.
