"Billed as roast pork prepared with soy sauce and sugar, they had "a chewy, beef jerky-like texture and slightly gamey, almost acrid taste that threw everything off." And despite containing other classic bao ingredients like garlic powder, onion, and sesame oil and paste, the buns also had chili pepper, sweet potato powder, and other spices that "created an odd-tasting profile that just didn't mesh.""
"The flavors even reminded them of "curry with its warm spices," which was further hurt by a ratio of bun to filling that made everything feel "dry and unbalanced." But our reviewer wasn't alone in feeling this way, as the product reviews are filled with unhappy commenters, like the person who wrote about the bun being "too thick" with "odd tasting" filling."
Target's Good & Gather pork bao buns feature soft, pillowy dough paired with a pork filling described as chewy, beef-jerky-like, slightly gamey, and almost acrid. The filling lists soy sauce, sugar, garlic powder, onion, sesame oil and paste, plus chili pepper, sweet potato powder, and other spices that produce an odd-tasting profile reminiscent of curry. A high bun-to-filling ratio contributes to a dry, unbalanced mouthfeel. Numerous customer reviews report similar issues, calling the pork strong and gamey, the filling very off-putting or odd-tasting, and the buns too thick with an overwhelming onion flavor.
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