{"id":31173,"date":"2018-09-04T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=31173"},"modified":"2021-01-22T21:25:44","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T07:25:44","slug":"review-mcdonalds-sweet-n-spicy-honey-bbq-glazed-tenders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2018\/09\/04\/review-mcdonalds-sweet-n-spicy-honey-bbq-glazed-tenders\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: McDonald\u2019s Sweet N’ Spicy Honey BBQ Glazed Tenders"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"McDonald<\/p>\n

I love the insolence of Honey BBQ.<\/p>\n

Think about it. In an oversaturated food landscape where barbeque has become hyper-regionalized, all<\/i> about the smoke, and increasingly shaped by other cuisines, Honey BBQ announces itself as unapologetically one-note.<\/p>\n

Where other barbecue sauces hit you with a variety of flavors from fruity to tangy to smoky to hot, Honey BBQ essentially announces itself as the potluck contribution of Winnie the Pooh.<\/p>\n

\"McDonald<\/p>\n

At the risk of glancing over the \u201cSpicy\u201d in McDonald\u2019s new Sweet N’ Spicy Honey BBQ Glazed Tenders, that\u2019s basically the story with the latest LTO from the Golden Arches. Sure, there\u2019s a slight kick of cayenne on the backend of the tenders, but it\u2019s more \u201chmm\u201d than anything else.<\/p>\n

Heatseekers be warned, these are not a reincarnation of Chick-fil-A\u2019s unicornish Spicy Chicken Nuggets. If you\u2019re looking for genuine heat, these are not the tenders you\u2019re looking for.<\/p>\n

\"McDonald<\/p>\n

The thing is, they don\u2019t have to be. The first bite of the first tender was chicken tender heaven. Suddenly, marketing buzzwords like “crispy,” “juicy,” and even the highly suspect, if not potentially reprehensible, \u201cfinger licking\u201d carry meaning beyond a 30-second radio spot clich\u00e9.<\/p>\n

\"McDonald<\/p>\n

For chicken tender aficionados, that first bite is less a taste sensation and more a moment, as if the combined flavors of every horrible-for-you food came together and created a slow-motion music video of you chomping away.<\/p>\n

The glaze, meanwhile, is a double-edged sword, one that invites you to lick the sticky-sweet goo as you would a popsicle, but at the cost of precious crispiness on the part of the tender\u2019s breading. While excellent as far as Honey BBQ goes, the sauce was inconsistently applied.<\/p>\n

While I\u2019d avoid sticking the c-word label on the tenders, I\u2019ll be the first to admit that to some taste buds they may seem cloying. Such is the biological reductionism of Honey BBQ, which functions at its best when paired with crispy, fatty foods like those $1 Wise Honey BBQ potato chips it sells at Dollar General, or, as I\u2019ve found, boneless all-white meat chicken strips at McDonald\u2019s.<\/p>\n

If you can make peace with this, you will like these tenders. If not, well, there\u2019s always a petition to get Chick-fil-A\u2019s spicy nuggets to go national<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 4 pieces – 640 calories, 27 grams of fat, 4 grams of saturated fat, 0 gram of trans fat, 105 milligrams of cholesterol, 1780 milligrams of sodium, 63 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 35 grams of sugar, and 39 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b> $4.19
\nSize:<\/b> 4-piece
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Nails the Honey BBQ flavor. Addictively saucy. Tenders stay fairly crispy despite excess moisture. Gives \u201call-white meat\u201d a good name.
\nCons:<\/b> Spice is modest and not exactly caliente<\/i>. Inconsistent saucing. Terribly, terribly messy to eat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I love the insolence of Honey BBQ. Think about it. In an oversaturated food landscape where barbeque has become hyper-regionalized, all about the smoke, and increasingly shaped by other cuisines, Honey BBQ announces itself as unapologetically one-note. 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