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The promotion for McDonald\u2019s KPop Demon Hunters asks you to pick a meal to pick a side. Those two sides are The HUNTRIX Meal versus The Saja Boys Breakfast Meal. If you have no idea what the previous sentence means, I suggest going to the Wikipedia page for KPop Demon Hunters to get yourself caught up, which is what I had to do because I know the music, but I do not know the movie.<\/p>\n
But is it a hard choice? If you compare the two, it seems easy to pick a side. The Saja Boys Meal comes with just a Sausage McMuffin with Egg covered in Spicy Saja Sauce, hash browns, and a small soft drink. The HUNTRIX Meal, meanwhile, is a spread of 10-piece Chicken McNuggets with two special sauces \u2014 Hunter Sauce and Demon Sauce \u2014 Ramyeon McShaker Fries, and a medium drink. Both meals come with photo cards of the characters, but the HUNTRIX Meal offers so many more flavors. It\u2019s not even a contest.<\/p>\n
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That said, while the HUNTRIX Meal offers more flavors, the two McNugget sauces taste suspiciously similar to previous ones. Let\u2019s start with the Hunter Sauce, which McDonald\u2019s describes as a sweet and slightly spicy sauce that blends chili, garlic, and pepper. I swear it tastes like one of the limited-time dipping sauces McDonald\u2019s offered within the past three years, though I can\u2019t pinpoint which one. It\u2019s a pleasant, sweet, and peppery sauce with a mild kick. Tasty, but the Demon Sauce was more intriguing.<\/p>\n
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Your eyes aren\u2019t deceiving you, and my iPhone\u2019s nearly four-year-old camera isn\u2019t messing with the colors \u2014 the Demon Sauce really is purple. If you\u2019re wondering how it got its pretty purple pigment, the ingredients list butterfly pea flower extract, fruit juice, and vegetable juice. The color brings back memories of those Heinz EZ Squirt ketchups from the \u201990s, available in green, blue, pink, and purple.<\/p>\n
It tastes almost exactly like my favorite McNuggets sauce, Hot Mustard \u2014 which still exists, though not everywhere, I think. So it\u2019s no surprise I prefer it over the Hunter Sauce. The only differences between the Demon Sauce and standard Hot Mustard are the color and the heat, with the Demon Sauce building spiciness the more you eat.<\/p>\n
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Finally, the Ramyeon McShaker Fries feature a savory blend of soy, garlic, sesame, and spices. The flavor reminds me of the seasoning packet from a bag of instant noodles, so McDonald\u2019s did a solid job of replicating ramyeon flavors. There\u2019s a strong soy sauce note throughout, though I was a little surprised there wasn\u2019t any heat \u2014 ramyeon is typically known for being spicy. The seasoned fries were enjoyable, but not enough to make me miss them when they\u2019re gone or to buy them \u00e0 la carte while they\u2019re still around.<\/p>\n
The standout of the HUNTRIX Meal was the Demon Sauce, for its striking purple color and its Hot Mustard flavor. But despite that being the only true standout, I still think the HUNTRIX Meal is far more interesting than the Saja Boys one. So I guess I picked a side \u2014 I\u2019m Team HUNTRIX.<\/p>\n
Purchased Price:<\/strong> $12.19* *Because I live on an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, things are a bit pricier here. You\u2019ll probably pay less than I did.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The promotion for McDonald\u2019s KPop Demon Hunters asks you to pick a meal to pick a side. Those two sides are The HUNTRIX Meal versus The Saja Boys Breakfast Meal. 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\nSize:<\/strong> Medium
\nRating:<\/strong> 6 out of 10 (Hunter Sauce), 9 out of 10 (Demon Sauce), 6 out of 10 (Ramyeon McShaker Fries)
\nNutrition Facts:<\/strong> (w\/medium Diet Coke) 930 calories, 54 grams of fat, 8 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 70 milligrams of cholesterol, 1915 milligrams of sodium, 88 grams of carbohydrates, 5 grams of fiber, 14 grams of sugar, and 28 grams of protein.<\/p>\n