Pepper Palace is a vibrant and immersive specialty store that caters to spice enthusiasts and lovers of fiery flavors. Stepping into a Pepper Palace store is like entering a realm where chili peppers reign supreme. The shelves are lined with an extensive array of hot sauces, ranging from mild to mind-blowingly spicy, each boasting unique flavor profiles and heat levels. Beyond hot sauces, Pepper Palace offers an enticing assortment of spices, seasonings, jerky, meat sticks, and marinades infused with peppers, perfect for adding a kick to culinary creations.
Customers can explore the diverse selection through tasting stations, allowing them to sample the heat and flavors before choosing. The store also features spicy snacks, BBQ sauces, and novelty merchandise, making it a haven for spice enthusiasts seeking to ignite their taste buds and add some heat to their kitchen adventures. With its eclectic range of products and passionate commitment to spicy things, Pepper Palace stands as a mecca for those who relish the thrill of culinary heat. This Pepper Palace brand is distributed under the name Pepper Palace Inc., and it is located in Sevierville, Tennessee.
The first review on Pepper Palace will focus on a 1 ounce/28 gram bag of Hot N’ Sweet flavored pork stick. This bag was purchased at a Pepper Palace store in Chicago, Illinois.
Ingredient Review
Ingredients: Pork, Brown Sugar, Salt, Honey Flavor (Cane Sugar, Honey), Water, Spices (Including Celery), Dextrose, Liquid Smoke Flavor, Hydrolyzed Soy Protein, Garlic Powder, Autolyzed Yeast, Natural Hickory Smoke Flavor (Contains Maltodextrin), Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Sodium Nitrite, in Collagen Casing. Allergen Warnings: Soy
The pork used is guaranteed to be raised ethically with no antibiotics or added hormones. This pork is not guaranteed to have at least partial free range access to roam outside. As a result, the highest ingredient rating that can be awarded is a Very Good (9/10) rating.
Some healthy ingredients added are honey, spices, and garlic powder.
The artificial color red #40 or an equivalent is likely used in the collagen casing to lose a rating.
There is no nutrition facts table provided. As a result, the exact sugar and salt levels are unknown.
This pork stick does not qualify to have no sodium nitrite as sodium nitrite is used outright as a preservative to lose a rating. This pork stick does not qualify to have no MSG added as the highly processed, cheap flavor enhancer hydrolyzed soy protein is used to lose another rating.
Alright (6/10) – Ingredient Rating
Taste Review
PEPPER PALACE – HOT N’ SWEET PORK STICK
Written by guest jerky reviewer Paul Rekker
When I bite open the meat stick packaging I am met with no flavors. The meat stick looks pretty much like all other meat sticks, both in girth and hue.
When I bite into the meat stick, I am met with a myriad of flavors. I am tasting salt, moderate sweet, pepper, garlic, and some spice.
I am detecting more heat as I consume more of the meat stick, which is a good thing, and I am impressed with the collagen casing for this meat stick, it is as advertised. There is a solid “snap” to the collagen casing and a cavalcade of delectable flavors as the meat stick is consumed. A well-deserved 10/10.
Here is what Mark had to say about this Hot N’ Sweet pork stick flavor from Pepper palace: “Thanks Paul for the positive taste review. I agree with everything stated. While not hot tasting, there is a reasonable level of spiciness present. True for the sweetness also without going overboard. The texture does indeed have a decent ‘snap’. One aspect appreciated is a good level of acidity from the lactic acid. Overall, it has a well-balanced taste profile that tastes like more. A unanimous Excellent (10/10) taste rating will be awarded.”
This 1 ounce/28 gram bag of jerky sells for $2.99. That rates as an expensive price.
Excellent (10/10) – Taste Rating
Bag Review
This non-resealable plastic bag has everything imprinted on the front and nothing on the back. The logo has a smiling hot pepper holding a bottle of hot sauce.
A slogan printed on this bag is “The Planet’s #1 Hot Shop”. Some facts printed on this bag are “Smoked Meat Stick”, “Smoke Flavoring Added”, and “In Colored Casing”.
The only missing bag category is a nutrition facts table. To the credit of Pepper palace, a toll free phone number is provided for customer inquiries.
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