So this ones for you guys. Bacon seems like it’s such a big deal. As in a big deal as in people love it.
To me? Eh.
While I do appreciate a good slice of turkey bacon, I never liked bacon as a kid. Always left it on my plate on the diner, and scrunched my nose when I saw the grease my dad would pour into a glass jar after making breakfast. But that’s just me.
So when I saw this product, Popcorn, Indiana Bacon Ranch Popcorn I knew it would be a perfect thing to review. Plus, well, ok….it sounded pretty awesome. And I’m all for snacking. Guess what store I bought it at. No really, guess.
Why, WHOLE FOODS of course! 😉
Anyway, here’s what a bowl of the bacony-ranch goodness looked like.
*sniff* *sniff*….does someone smell bacon?
This popcorn was unbelievably delicious. It had a soft crunch to it, and a light residue on top of each piece of popcorn. I barely found any pieces that didn’t have a good coating on it, which was a positive. Nothing like a plain piece of popcorn to bring down the flavor party. Yea, I said flavor party.
Anyway, there was a salty taste, and a sharp white cheddar cheese flavor. And yes….I tasted bacon. There were also onion flavors as well, and it just really had a powerful and delicious ( insert ADDICTIVE) tastes. It reminded me of the Smoked Gouda popcorn I really loved as well.
This popcorn gets 4 1/2 stars. Why not 5 you ask? Well, it’s called Bacon Ranch popcorn, and I sort of missed the “ranch” element. It was more of a cheesy-bacon popcorn to me, with a bit of onion flavor. It’s also a touch high in fat and sodium. Regardless, beyond good, and highly recommended.
What about YOU- fan of bacon? or no? I like Veggie Bacon too! 🙂
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I apologize, but as someone who “appreciates” turkey bacon, I cannot find you a preeminant authority on bacon. Turkey Bacon just does not have any fat, which means you lose any ability to taste the sweet and richness of that fat. Essentially, you’re just eating something that’s overly cured and salty and has no textural variety — just straight up crisp. Among other things, that lack of fat is going to cause it to cook too quickly, char too quickly, and kill any smoke flavor…
This does look like a great snack though, but do yourself a favor and go for the real stuff. Thick cut, center cut, applewood smoked. Hopefully with black pepper. Then we’ll talk.
haha no thanks- I really prefer turkey bacon over regular!