{"id":17075,"date":"2014-06-19T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=17075"},"modified":"2020-12-28T19:18:16","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T05:18:16","slug":"review-pizza-hut-hot-sriracha-chicken-pizza-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2014\/06\/19\/review-pizza-hut-hot-sriracha-chicken-pizza-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Pizza Hut Hot Sriracha Chicken Pizza (Canada)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pizza<\/a><\/p>\n

I like Pizza Hut. It might be my favourite of the big pizza chains. Not that I even think the pizzas are that great, but I appreciate that they know exactly what they are: a purveyor of junky fast food. <\/p>\n

They don’t have the delusions of grandeur like some other chains; there’s no “rustic” this or “artisan” that. What they will do, however, is cram cheese, hot dogs, and whatever else they can think of into a crust so oil-laden that it will leave your hands slick with grease if you handle it for even just a second or two. They’ll top the pizza with stuff like poutine or butter chicken.<\/p>\n

They know exactly what they are, and they’re not ashamed of it. I like that.<\/p>\n

Which is to say that replacing the tomato sauce in a pizza with sriracha is a distinctively Pizza Huttian creation. But is it actually good? The short answer: better than you’d think! The long answer: read on, my friend.<\/p>\n

The base of the pizza is the standard Pizza Hut Pan Pizza. It is what it is; you either like it or you don’t, and personally, I like it (and I’m a little bit in awe of how they’re able to cram so much grease into the thing). It’s not something you’d want to eat every day, but when you’re in the mood for that crispy, greasy goodness, it satisfies.<\/p>\n

\"Pizza<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s topped with sriracha, green peppers, banana peppers, grilled chicken strips, and, of course, mozzarella. And they’re definitely not kidding around with the sriracha: when I was driving the pizza home, it so thoroughly filled the car with that very distinctive sriracha aroma that the spice vapours actually tickled my nose a bit.<\/p>\n

Sadly, it’s not quite as spicy as I might have hoped. It’s hot, don’t get me wrong, but on the mild-medium-hot scale, it falls squarely in the middle. It’s certainly not as spicy as any variety of sriracha that I’ve tried — and sriracha isn’t even close to the hottest hot sauce out there. Clearly, they’re using a very mild sriracha, or they’re diluting it with something. <\/p>\n

\"Pizza<\/a><\/p>\n

The flavour is certainly there, however — it’s got that satisfyingly sweet, slightly garlicky flavour that’s made sriracha so hot over the last couple of years (Get it? Hot?? World Pun Championships<\/a>, here I come!).<\/p>\n

The banana peppers are banana peppers. Personally I’m not a fan, and this pizza did nothing to change my mind. I don’t mind them in theory, but every time I get them on a pizza — without fail — I wind up chomping down on a rock-hard stem. I’m convinced that banana peppers are at least 50 percent borderline-inedible stems. And they’re not even that hot, so what’s the point? Banana peppers are the spicy pizza topping for people who don’t actually like spice.<\/p>\n

The other toppings were fine. The green peppers added some crunch and a bit of flavour, which worked well with the other elements of the pizza. The chicken is, I’m pretty sure, of the processed variety rather than actual pieces of chicken. It’s a bit rubbery, but it’s okay. It’s not egregious, and there’s enough else going on here that you can’t really tell either way.<\/p>\n

The cheese, like the crust, is standard Pizza Hut. Gooey, slightly salty, and abundant.<\/p>\n

All in all, it’s not a bad pizza. Subbing out tomato sauce for sriracha could have been a disaster, but somehow, it works. It certainly earns its name, as that distinctive condiment is very much the dominant flavour here. I wish it were spicier, but if you like Sriracha and don’t mind pizzas of the bastardized variety, I’d give this one a shot. <\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – Not available on Pizza Hut Canada website.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Pizza Hut Hot Sriracha Chicken Pizza
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $18.00 CAN
\nSize:<\/b> Large
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Pizza Hut
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Serious sriracha flavour. The toppings (mostly) work pretty well together. Pizza Hut Pan Pizza crust continues to be a junky classic.
\nCons:<\/b> Not as spicy as you’d think. Banana peppers are the worst. Slightly chewy chicken. Realizing that the “hot” pun is not nearly good enough to get me to the World Pun Championships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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