
I don't normally do taste tests here at Junk Food Blog, but this is one of those rare times that I will.
Summary: Barf!!!
World Kitchens is a brand of beef jerky I found at the supermarket yesterday. I'm always buying beef jerky and sunflower seeds as my blog staple of choice, and I needed to replenish.
I bought this particular bag of jerky because it contained a full pound (16oz) of jerky, compared to the 4oz you often see with other brands. Moreover, it only costs $9.99, compared to $5.99 for the 4oz competitor brands. What a deal I thought!
I bought the Teriyaki flavor.
The very first taste told me right away something was wrong. It didn't taste like jerky. Yes, it did have a teriyaki flavor, but it was almost like this stuff was very old. I checked the expiration date, it was dated for "09/20/07", still plenty fresh.
I gave the piece some chews and it crumbled apart into pieces. It's obviously not real chunks of meat. The package does say, "BEEF JERKY", and the ingredients does say, "sliced beef", but beef could be from any part of the animal. There's beef hearts, beef tongue, beef liver, beef kidney, etc.
Chewing further on, this stuff started tasting like liver. Honestly, I don't know what this stuff is made out of.
The package says the jerky is actually made in Brazil, and distributed to the USA by
BrucePac, apparently the company that owns the World Kitchens brand.
Interestingly, the company
has published a long list of customer comments from its most loyal of fans.
I think I'll save the rest of it for my dogs. I hope they'll understand.
Note: Check out
another review I did for my dog blog.