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Reporters from the Seoul Economic Daily's consumer industry desk buy the hottest new products from retailers and food companies with their own money, try them and share their reviews in one place.
Nongshim (004370.KS) has released Chicken Drumstick Nuggets Seasoned Chicken Flavor, a snack that reinterprets Suwon-style fried chicken, timed to a collaboration campaign between Olive Young and Sanrio Characters. The breadcrumb-coated drumstick nuggets are seasoned with gochujang, or Korean red chili paste, and tomato to capture the sweet-and-spicy taste of Korean seasoned fried chicken. Reviews from the reporters who took part in the tasting were largely positive, citing both the crunch and a flavor that recalls seasoned fried chicken.
Nongshim Hello Kitty Chicken Drumstick Nuggets Seasoned Chicken Flavor, 130 grams, Sanrio Edition (2,580 won)
Three Coffees a Day (A walking melting pot of tastes, from Korean to Mediterranean. Who you eat with matters more than what you eat.)
The drumstick snacks I had tried before had a fatal flaw: despite the great concept and the fun shape, they did not taste good. But what a surprise. This one really tastes like seasoned fried chicken. A snack that tastes like seasoned fried chicken cannot possibly be bad. If you are the type with no brakes when it comes to food, you will not be able to stop. I did not even notice the Hello Kitty on the package, because my eyes had rolled back. I want to eat it again.
Taste ★★★★★
Price ★★★☆☆
Would buy again ★★★★☆
Dreaming Gourmet (Likes straightforward flavors but makes an effort, of sorts, to savor the layers in food. Bread over rice.)
It is so good that I would cry if it turned out to be a limited-season item and got discontinued. The right amount of salt and sweetness makes you forget how to stop. In a market where snacks all taste like something you already know, and where a flood of new products follows every trend, this one is a real treasure. I want to stock up by the box and keep eating. Even as I write this review, I want more. Thank you, Hello Kitty and Sanrio.
Taste ★★★★★
Price ★★★★☆
Would buy again ★★★★★
Scrooge Palate (A picky eater who rarely gives desserts a second look. But once something clicks, a classic fixed-taste eater who sticks to that alone.)
It tastes good. Once you reach for it, you keep picking up more. It tastes like the familiar drumstick snack with seasoned chicken sauce added. It is a combination you can easily imagine, and sure enough, familiar flavors taste good. That said, each piece has a large surface area, so the powder comes off easily. It was also hard to find pieces that were still intact. Open the bag and you find quite a lot of broken snacks and crumbs mixed in. For the first 10 pieces you can pick out the intact ones, but after that you have to shake the crumbs out of the bag. It is fairly annoying.
Taste ★★★★☆
Price ★☆☆☆☆
Would buy again ★☆☆☆☆
Mint Chocolate Defender (Likes both spicy and sweet, but hates anything too spicy or too sweet. The type who needs something spicy to clear the palate after eating sweets.)
For the first time in quite a while, I found a snack I kept reaching for. Nongshim's recent new products, such as Shin Ramyun Rosé, were not really to my taste, so my expectations were low, but this one was exactly my thing. Salty, spicy and crisp, it checked all the basic boxes for a snack. I also liked that it is bigger than the earlier drumstick snack. The only letdown was that Hello Kitty is just on the wrapper and has nothing to do with what is inside.
Taste ★★★★★
Price ★★★☆☆
Would buy again ★★★★☆
Skinny Big Eater (Eats anything, rich or spicy. A whole chicken and a whole pizza is the baseline.)
A crisp snack coated in a sweet-and-spicy seasoned chicken flavor built on gochujang and tomato. The sweetness stands out first, leaving a light heat and a salty savoriness at the finish. It is closer to a snack version of seasoned chicken sauce. With its bold sweet-and-salty profile, it would pair well with beer or work as a between-meals snack.
Taste ★★★★☆
Price ★★★★☆
Would buy again ★★★★★