Weilong Kiss Burn

Have to say, I'm quite scared to try this one. Me and spicy foods don't always go along, and with a name like "Kiss Burn" there's no doubt that it's going to heat up my yap at least a little bit. As for what else is in here, I have no idea, seems like there will be a bit of a meat flavor, so maybe it'll be like jerky? I hope it has more mercy than the peppers and bright red coloring let on.

First glance says... probably not. It comes with the three pieces as advertised, and they certainly have the texture of jerky but are a bit more oily. It has a very in-your-face peppery meat smell to it.

The taste is pretty much as expected. It has that oily pepper taste that you typically get in Chinese food, and it's quite a shock to see in a packaged snack like this. It's also very chewy, as typical of jerky type snacks, but nothing my puppy teeth couldn't handle. The spiciness while evident was quite manageable, it's very clearly there but I never thought my mouth was on fire like many other times, so it's a more pleasant type of heat. All that being said though, this definitely isn't my type of snack. It reminded me of sausage in its meat flavor, which I'm actually not too much a fan of. Others may enjoy it much more and I acknowledge that it has good flavor, but I didn't want to keep eating it all the way through.

Rating: 4 - Boof!

Squid Jerky

This was one of those items, when it arrived I thought "I have to eat THIS!?" Seems like a very awkward flavor and texture combination, and I'm really not sure how they'll make squid work. But I have to trust the Japanese, time and time again they've made the impossible shine. So maybe this'll work after all! After all the texture of squid is not too far off from that of jerky. Combine that with being made so close to the ocean with freshly caught seafood and maybe there's a recipe for success.

Aand once again I'm questioning my decision to try this. Not only does this jerky look like it was peeled straight off a squid, but it smells incredibly fishy. Like, reminds me of being by the California beaches, which is pleasant, but also brings back a lot of memories of the pungent smells there. Do I really want to eat this? Well I'm a wolf and as such I'm told to not waste any food, so here we go...

Okay nope. I can't. Not only is this so chewy I can't bite a piece out of it, but the flavor is possibly even more pungent than the smell. I could just put the entire thing in my mouth but I really don't want to even have the flavor in my mouth for that long. It straight up tastes like rotten fish and saltwater, and I ain't no bear, I don't do that. I really tried, but then I started to gag, so... this one's a no-go. If you're really into really fishy tasting squid and like jerky then maybe give this a go... but otherwise I'd stay far away. I thought this would be okay since I like calimari but this is far away from most prepared squid products.

Rating: 1 - Awwwrrrr...