Spicy Porkless Plant-Based Snack Rinds: 6.5/10
🚨NEW ITEM🚨 Trader Joe’s has been cranking out the new vegan items and I’ve been excited to try them all! I’ve never had a vegan pork rind so I was extremely curious to see how these would taste. The texture was a little like a crunchy packing peanut mixed with a Cheeto and the seasoning reminded me a ton of the Synergistically seasoned popcorn (which I was not a fan of). These snack rinds are made with rice meal which is probably why the texture resembles a Cheeto and are dusted with a seasoning of yeast extract, white vinegar powder, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and habanero powder. They tasted a lot like BBQ, which is why I docked them a few points. Anything overly vinegar tasting like the Synergistically seasoned popcorn and these snack rinds is not my fav (though I prefer the snack rinds to the popcorn). I’ve been hearing that people do not think these are spicy, but I definitely think they have a medium spice level to them and definitely a meaty flavor. Each bag is $2.99.
Have you tried these yet? What did you think?
I absolutely loved them! Such an good alternative to the real ones! 🤷🏽♀️💕
You have to like flavor and pork rinds to really get these. They are 11/10 for me. They are delish and lower in sodium than I thought they would be. Not bland at all. I like that they don’t just taste like hot like those horrible hot cheetos. But they have flavor. Great job TJs. 👏
I hated these 😢 2/10
Obsessed. 🙌
I loved these!
As a crew member, I’ve heard some pretty wacky things about these 😂
@_bitterpunkin_ Trader Joe’s has their own version now, hell yeah!!
@hi_dlee
Texture wise are the more like the TJs onion chips or cheetos?
i agree we your rating! i prefer my chicharon non plant based 🤣. it’s good, but yeah – they didn’t have to label plant based, pork less rinds as my expectation was high. Spicy snack rinds should suffice 😜
These were horrible 0/10 almost gagged while eating
Natural flavors?!… barf 🤢
Omg … These were🔥🔥🔥 so spicy! I am a huge TJ fan but really did not like these. #traderjoesfoodreviews
I give these a 8/10
@tur088 this is what you were talking about?
I hope it’s not seasonel because I love it! Being vegetarian it’s a perfect alternative for pork rinds (which I loved). 👏👏
Mix with the smoked ghost pepper flakes ✊
Got these for the first time yesterday. They are a solid 9 for me! ❤️🙌
Was not a fan tasted like spicy air 🙃
@chelsmadonna isn’t this what you and Joel got yesterday? Also this page is good- you should follow them! 🔥
I just had them today. It taste nothing like REAL pork rind. Even though it is vegan , I expected some likeness to the real thing. It just taste like fried dough.
Didn’t find these spicy…they left an aftertaste that reminded me of a vegan protein powder I tried 🤢…glad vegans (and other shoppers) have a new snack. I just can’t get past the after taste of pea’s.
Loved them , my new go to snack !
I give those a 1 out of 10, they were inedible to me.