SAVORY CHARACTERS: “Freaking Awesome” Jerky

Posted on September 22, 2009. Filed under: Gourmet Products

I gotta hand it to GrubGrade.com, their review of Joey D’s jerky was spot-on!  ”Joey D’s Jerky is freaking awesome,” they said. I must admit, I was skeptical about “gourmet” jerky, but Joey lives up to his name. You can truly taste the care and quality that go into his products – he’s refined the process over the years to get the optimum smoky, jerky taste and it works!  You know I love spicy foods, so I gotta say, the hot flavor was my favorite.  And I was surprised by the flavor of the teriyaki – it works!  All of the flavors –  original, tangy, hot and teriyaki – are subtle, yet work.  The quality and texture of the beef were also suprising.  We’ve all had our share of shoe-leather jerky, but Joey’s really figured it out in terms of how to get that dry, smoky flavor without, well, that dryness.   And the 1.75 ounce packages I found were great for taking along to the football or soccer game to snack on.

But Joey didn’t stop with his affinity for jerky.  He’s also created a line of salsas, again, taking great care to package only the freshest, most flavorful products.  His salsas come in three flavors – garlic cilantro, mango peach and tropical fruit.   Being a savory girl, the garlic cilantro was hands-down my favorite.   But I really found that these salsas were too good to serve with chips and crackers.   I’m thinking they’re more like sauces or accompaniments for chicken or fish.  I’m thinking the mango peach on a piece of grilled fish will be my next meal.

So you’ve got to experience it all – Joey’s jerky and his salsa’s.  My friends back in Texas – you’re getting a gift basket for the holidays!   http://www.joeydsjerky.com/

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