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According to the webs, this takes the Cajun chicken chain\u2019s shrimp (seasoned with a blend of salt, pepper, onion, garlic, cayenne pepper, and bay leaf) and jazzes things up by marinating the little buggers in sriracha. You know, for the promised wickedness. These caustic crustaceans are paired with a new Smoky Garlic Tartar Sauce, which is, well, smokier and more garlicky than any tartar sauce that came before it.<\/p>\n
NOT HOT. If you\u2019re an avid capsaicinophile hoping that this new offering will set your mouth on fire, you\u2019ll likely be let down. I can handle (and enjoy) a decent amount of heat, but perhaps more importantly to this review, I am sensitive to spice, and I can tell you, without fear of killing the weakest among you, that you will be able to eat this shrimp comfortably.<\/p>\n
I was disappointed with the lack of heat, but not with the shrimp itself. The pieces were large, the seasoning familiar in its Popeyesicity (not sure I can detect the bay leaf buried deep in there, though), and the breading added the perfect amount of crunch.<\/p>\n
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The real revelation was the Smoky Garlic Tartar sauce, which, oddly enough, seemed to pack a heat the shrimp did not. The dip was nuanced \u2014- a light sweetness contrasted with a heavy dill-ness, imbued with the aforementioned punch that was\u2026 maybe the smokiness? I\u2019m not sure. But in short, it provided a nice compliment to the straight-forward, not-that-wicked shrimp.<\/p>\n
As you can see in the picture above, my sauce didn\u2019t come in one of the pre-packaged sauce containers as shown in promo pics, and the first time I went, they didn\u2019t have the sauce at all. So, I guess what I\u2019m saying is: if you live far away from a Popeyes and you\u2019re interested in this, maybe call ahead. Because, while the shrimp is decent, it\u2019s the sauce that really completes the experience.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re an avid Popeye\u2019s connoisseur, check it out. If you don\u2019t get to Popeye\u2019s all that often, get the chicken sandwich instead. Or the chicken. But seriously, the sandwich. Have you had that thing? Like Uncle Jesse always said, \u201chave mercy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Purchased Price:<\/strong> $6.30 What are Popeyes Twisty Wicked Shrimp and Smoky Garlic Tartar Sauce According to the webs, this takes the Cajun chicken chain\u2019s shrimp (seasoned with a blend of salt, pepper, onion, garlic, cayenne pepper, and bay leaf) and jazzes things up by marinating the little buggers in sriracha. You know, for the promised wickedness. These caustic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1477,1702],"class_list":["post-45392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-fast-food","tag-popeyes"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19256,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/10\/29\/fast-food-news-popeyes-spicy-garlic-butterfly-shrimp-and-banana-pudding-parfait\/","url_meta":{"origin":45392,"position":0},"title":"FAST FOOD NEWS: Popeyes Spicy Garlic Butterfly Shrimp and Banana Pudding Parfait","author":"Marvo","date":"October 29, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Popeyes' latest limited time offering is the new Spicy Garlic Butterfly Shrimp. 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\nSize:<\/strong> N\/A
\nRating:<\/strong> 7 out of 10
\nNutrition Facts:<\/strong> Unavailable on Popeyes’ website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"