Titling these posts is becoming a real stretch, and gives me empathy for those coming up with the actual product names. It must be an endlessly depressing meeting: the highs as a new mangled name is thought of, the lows as it is discovered to already be copyrighted.

Anyway, we’re back in the realm of faux chicken, specifically Fry’s Artisan Southern-Style Tenders.

Going for a Southern-style coating is a good idea, as it brings instant flavour to the blank canvas of the “chicken”. Fried, they were nicely crispy, and somewhat looked the part.

However there is something I just can’t get on board with. I think it is the texture of the interior matter. I suspect these would be better cold, but even so, I feel resolutely unenthused.