No, your tastebuds haven't suddenly gotten more sensitive. American restaurants really are adding more spicy options to their menus.
Panda Express has been doing so in droves. In March, the Chinese food chain introduced Firecracker Steak & Shrimp, a spicy take on surf and turf. In July, Panda brought back Hot Orange Chicken—though only for a limited time.
Now, Panda Express has teamed up with cult-favorite hot sauce brand Buldak to introduce what the chain claims is its spiciest menu item ever: Dynamite Sweet and Sour Chicken.
The sweet and spicy dish is available through October and only in 10 cities. Despite the scarcity, early reviews are in, and they all say the same thing: it's HOT!
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The Takeoutcalled the sauce "screechingly spicy" in its review, noting that the heat, like a passionate lover, was a slow burn. "At first, I thought it wasn't so bad," the reviewer wrote. "Five bites in, I realized my mouth was on fire..." While the sweetness cut the acidity a bit, the dish lacked any real sour notes. Perhaps it should be called Dynamite Sweet and Hot Chicken.
Tasting Table agreed: the chicken is SPICY. But they disagreed that the heat sneaks up on you. "The fiery feel is instantaneous," they wrote, "and it immediately takes over upon the first bite." They also disagreed on the dish's sweetness level, as the reviewer was unable to taste anything other than heat.
Perhaps that reviewer's sense of taste has been damaged by long Covid, because the consensus seems to be that the sweetness does in fact shine through. Food influencer RaniBites noted that she tasted it in both the sauce and the peppers tossed in the dish, calling it "a 10 out of 10." Another influencer, Wabbit Twacks, said it was "definitely spicy, with a hint of sweetness."
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