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When I pulled up to the Panda Express drive-thru window, the woman manning it didn\u2019t say \u201chello.\u201d Instead, she said something even better: \u201cThis is the best chicken dish ever.\u201d<\/p>\n
The dish she was referring to \u2014 and promptly handed to me \u2014 was the chain\u2019s new Buldak Dynamite Sweet & Sour Chicken. I wanted to reply, \u201cUm, have you heard about your Orange Chicken?\u201d But I was too chicken to say it, and besides, she might have had a point. I hadn\u2019t tried it yet. This new entr\u00e9e could be Panda Express\u2019 best chicken dish. So is it?<\/p>\n
Not quite. But it\u2019s up there.<\/p>\n
Buldak, a popular Korean hot sauce brand, has recently been ramming its way onto store shelves like a bull through a red cape. You\u2019ve probably seen the potato chips, frozen food, and \u2014 of course \u2014 the ramen noodles. I\u2019d never tried it with anything before. But I do know that when Panda Express creates something sweet and savory, there\u2019s a very good chance it\u2019ll be worth eating.<\/p>\n
Buldak Dynamite Sweet & Sour Chicken continues Panda Express\u2019 trend \u2014 established with its Firecracker Chicken and Firecracker Shrimp \u2014 of pairing bell peppers and onions with dishes named after things that explode. The crispy chicken breast chunks are tossed in a Buldak hot sauce blend, and I was also handed a Buldak Original Hot Sauce packet on the side, for, I dunno, masochistic purposes.<\/p>\n
So, how was my first experience with anything Buldak? It was Buldaaaang \u2014 delicious, but holy hell it\u2019s spicy.<\/p>\n
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Most of the heat comes from the sauce the chicken is tossed in. From what I\u2019ve read, this is supposed to be Panda\u2019s spiciest dish ever, and I think that claim might be correct. There\u2019s a strong sweetness and a bit of tanginess, too, but neither does much to temper the heat. Fluids were coming out of places where fluids usually come out when I eat really spicy food, and halfway through, the back of my mouth went slightly numb. I\u2019m fairly certain my digestive system will complain in a few hours. This is definitely a dish that demands something cold and refreshing nearby. Yet despite all the burning, its flavor still made me want to eat more.<\/p>\n
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I thought twice about adding the extra Buldak sauce packet, not wanting to start hallucinating from the heat. But I\u2019m glad I did because it added a savory, umami-rich chicken flavor \u2014 the kind you get from a chicken bouillon cube or chicken-flavored ramen packet \u2014 that elevated the dish to a level that made it even harder to stop eating despite the punishment. Interestingly, the extra sauce didn\u2019t noticeably increase the heat, just the flavor.<\/p>\n
As expected, the wok-tossed vegetables still had some snap, adding a fresh element that offered brief relief from the spice. The chicken\u2019s coating loses most of its crispiness with all that sauce, but honestly, the heat will make you forget about that pretty quickly.<\/p>\n
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Panda Express\u2019 Buldak Dynamite Sweet & Sour Chicken is a memorable dish \u2014 both for its unique, delicious flavor and for the very real physical consequences that follow. It hurts so good that I want to hurt again.<\/p>\n
Purchased Price:<\/strong> $10.30 When I pulled up to the Panda Express drive-thru window, the woman manning it didn\u2019t say \u201chello.\u201d Instead, she said something even better: \u201cThis is the best chicken dish ever.\u201d The dish she was referring to \u2014 and promptly handed to me \u2014 was the chain\u2019s new Buldak Dynamite Sweet & Sour Chicken. 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\nSize:<\/strong> Bowl
\nRating:<\/strong> 8 out of 10
\nNutrition Facts:<\/strong> (5.7 ounces) 400 calories, 3 grams of saturated fat, 44 grams of carbohydrates, and 17 grams of protein. Other nutrition numbers were not available on the Panda Express website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"