Product Review: Boca Spicy Chik'n Patties

Updated 9/6/2020

This was the first plant-based meat I ever tried - ahh, scary! Right?!

Well, maybe my fear was unwarranted. These were delicious. My picky-eater boyfriend liked them so much we are adding them to our rotation. I'm more optimistic about trying the other varieties now too. 

These are great with vegan ranch, bbq sauce, or sriracha if you want more spice. They are a little bit spicy. Maybe a 4 on a scale of 1 to 10. 

 

If you're skeptical about trying faux meat, I suggest starting with these or another vegan chicken patty. I guess it makes sense, "real" chicken patties and nuggets are already mostly made from soy. If anything, the vegan version is better tasting and probably less processed. 

This was my favorite plant-based meat for a while until I tried the Beyond Burger and Impossible Burger. Those would also be good to start with if you're new to plant-based foods and craving a burger. 

Boca Spicy Chik'n Veggie Patties ingredients:

Water, wheat flour, soy protein concentrate, soy protein isolate, corn oil, contains less than 2% of salt, yeast extract, wheat gluten, methylcellulose, spices and herbs, sugar, onion powder, yeast, vinegar powder, paprika extract (color), dried garlic, natural flavor (non-meat), corn, malted barley, rye, succinic acid. 

Review: Boca Spicy Chik'n Veggie Patties

First impressions: "Wow. This is much better than I expected." "I am so pleasantly surprised."

Taste: Like a Spicy Chicken Sandwich from Wendy's. 

Texture: Like the inside of a chicken nugget. Obviously there will be no "grain" like a real chicken breast, but you don't get that from any chicken nugget or patty.  

Does it look like the picture on the box? Yes.

Can you tell it's vegan? No

Worth buying again? Definitely. We have them on a regular basis because they are a quick, simple meal. They bake in about 12 minutes. It's so easy to throw them in the oven with some fries or another side. 

Overall: 5 out of 5

Product Review: So Delicious Minis - Coconut Almond

These vegan ice cream bars are made from coconut milk and have almonds and coconut mixed with the chocolate shell. They taste just like an almond joy! I'll definitely be buying them again. 

Review: So Delicious Minis - Coconut Almond

First impressions: "Yum!"

Taste: Just like an almond joy with dark chocolate.

Texture: The texture is exactly like any other ice cream bar. The chocolate crunches and the ice cream is airy and soft. 

Does it look like the picture on the box? Yes.

Can you tell it's vegan? No, but it doesn't taste like vanilla ice cream, you can definitely taste the coconut. It tastes like coconut flavored non-vegan ice cream. 

Worth buying again? Yes, definitely. 

Overall: 5/5

Product Review: Trader Joe's Soy Creamy Mini Vanilla Sandwiches

I love Trader Joe's! They have a lot of vegan products that I am looking forward to trying. I started in the dessert section with Soy Creamy Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert Mini Vanilla Sandwiches, aka vegan ice cream sandwiches. These are made from tofu, but don't have a soy aftertaste like most soy products. 

Review: Trader Joe's Soy Creamy Mini Vanilla Sandwiches

First impressions: "This is good... This is soy? I couldn't tell"

Taste: It doesn't really taste like ice cream, but it's still good. It's kind of like comparing cool whip to whipped cream. They are different but both good in their own way.

Texture: The texture is similar to a non-vegan ice cream sandwich. The cookie part is chocolately, soft, and sticks to your fingers. The ice cream part is smooth and a little softer than non-vegan ice cream. It doesn't melt as fast as a standard ice cream sandwich.

Does it look like the picture on the box? Yes

Can you tell it's vegan? No. It tastes different than ice cream but there is no soy aftertaste.

Worth buying again? Yes, especially to try the other flavors. There is also a chocolate and maybe strawberry.

Overall: 4/5. Good but not amazing.

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