Spicy Strips - Spicy Gluten Latiao, Chinese Special Casual Snack Food, Made From Wheat/Chili/Spice, Low Sugar and Low Calories, Best Vegan, 78g (Pack of 2)

As soon as I opened the bag a strong almost shrimpy smell filled the room. even after I sealed it in a plastic bag the smell continued. They aren't spicy at all and have a stronger after taste then taste in general, it tastes how old sea food smells and is very oily. The texture is chewy and spongy which I believe is intended and pretty satisfying, but unsettling paired with the taste and smell.

I liked these, they have a very spicy kick to them, the texture is interesting, so if you're not good with textures, they're not for you. They've got a sort of tough chew to them (if you watch the same videos on social media I have, you know they give a pull to tear off some). The smell is strong-ish, and unusual to Western tastes, it makes me think of a sesame, peanut buttery scent, combined with the chili oil scent, this can seem strong to anyone not used to it. The taste is spicy. Now I know why those little kids were sucking their breath in to cool their mouths. Chewing on them, they have an almost spongey texture that releases an oily juice, that has all the spice. These aren't meaty, they're not like a snack stick, these are made with wheat gluten (hence the nutty scent) and is basically soaked in chili oil. So, if you like any of those things, you might enjoy these.

Saw the Chinese snack shop videos, watched some reviews and latiao looked awesome. I love spicy foods, when ghost pepper became a big deal I was eating nothing but ghost pepper wings. This stuff isn't that spicy to me, I was expecting it to be chewy and I love the way chili crunch by momofuke tastes, but this tasted like burnt bacon drippings. Like if you took the oil from cooked bacon and mixed it with the gristle from the pan and injected it all into a sponge. I also had to get something to eat after because it gave me burps that tasted just like the smell. The best I can describe that is a house of a smoker who let's their cat pee on the carpet. I'm not too upset because it was 11$ so not too much lost here, I wish I liked it as much as I thought I would but I had one strip and gave the other packs to a friend for then to try and throw away if they prefer.

I was so worried because so many other reviews said they smell and taste bad but to me they smell amazing and taste great! Super spicy though so idk how my GERD will react but it has a strong cumin smell. I guess if you dont like the spice cumin then these wont smell or taste good to you. Cumin was used a lot in the tacos my grandma made so to me these smell and taste meaty. The texture is one that I have craved since childhood. Soft but chewy and it has a nice crunching sound despite being soft and chewy. I look forward to trying the less spicy ones when those arrive in a few weeks. So good, so tasty, and I can smell them as soon as I open the bag and it smells so good! Again if you dont like the smell of cumin then these probably wont smell good to you at all. These are so spicy they can probably warm you up in an Alaskan winter!

So I've boughton from this exact listing before but I had chose the 78 grams, 2 pack. The photos that showed up and still shows up it's in a white package, when I got that one it was red. But I loved the spicy level and the texture. I decided to reorder it again but I chose this one. And at the time of purchase the photo displayed to me was the RED packaging. So I figured "oh they probably updated their packaging! Which is why one listing showed white and the other red. What I got was a clear bag. So I went back though my orders found the first time I ordered it clicked it and sure enough same listing. I figured its probably the same...it wasnt there was no heat! There was hardly and spices or flavor to it, my husband who can't even take one BITE from a Buldak cheese ramen was able to finish it all. I thought because it all in GRAMS and not listed as DIFFERENT BRANDS I thought I was getting the same delicious snack just in a bigger sized bag. Like you know snack size, normal size, shareable size, family size and Texas sized. Ruined my plans at the time so thanks and maybe fix your listing if it's several different brands, so people can make sure to buy the correct spicy level. Would give it just the 1 star, but I did like what I got the first time so a little thank you star.

This did not have the best flavor. I’m pretty open to trying new things but the smell is very fishy and since it’s very oily it ca stain and stick to places for some time. The sodium on theses are through the roof. Overall I have taken a few bites and it’s ok the texture is chewy and oily and definitely taste better than they smell just not my kind of taste. Very similar oily texture to chili oil

Oh my god, I had no idea what I was buying. These are so weird from the first bite. The product is a mylar bag of gluten 1/3" inch (9mm) diameter flexible 6" inch (150mm) long tubes. Can't eat one in one bite, one bites off a part of the vegan slim-jim-like snack unit. We hated them on first bite -- but we were still intrigued. We brought a bag to a party and left them out. Three of six people who tried them guessed they were a weird Asian fish product of unknown origin. They *loved* the strange experience. Biting into this: it's a chewy tube (of what?!!) inside another chewy tube with spicy-chile-oil-goo between the tubes or something. It's so weird. So, do not buy this if you live in the US and you don't want to try something VERY weird. This is a really odd product. It's not bad, it's not bland, it's not ... well. It's a curious east Asian snack with textural and flavor challenges for most of us. Note to those who hate them: these are EXTREMELY popular in some areas of east Asia and this brand is one of the top brands. Search for "Latiao" (and other spellings) to read some really crazy stories about how they are so good they are "addictive".

Nasty does not taste good at all tastes very stale and it makes you tongue sting I don’t recommend at alllll!!! It smelled very bad like it had so much preservatives the texture it was really chewy and very sweet and spicy but like it made your tongue sting for a good while it wasn’t pleasant at all!!!