KUNG FU MONKEY BRAND RED DRAGON SAUCE

“Kung Fu Monkey Brand, ‘Red Dragon’” sauce is stepping up to the plate for review. This sauce has won a 2009, 1^st place ‘Scovie Award’ in the ‘World Beat’ category. This sauce sounds like a fun sauce to try. The label proclaims that it has, ‘Have Fire Like Dragon’. We will run it through the review process and then taste it on some grilled sausage and bacon wrapped Asparagus. Scott has inspired me with his video review of ‘KFC’s Double Down’ sandwich and hot sauce. We will give our take on the ‘Double Down’ and give it a try with the ‘Red Dragon’ sauce. Let’s get started.

Ingredients,

Water, papaya, sugar, red peppers, vinegar, lime juice, spices are the listed ingredients. I wish we had a little more information on what kind of peppers and spices.

Aroma

This sauce has a sweet aroma. Do I smell papaya? There is a faint wisp of vinegar too. The aroma is enticing and invites future tasting.

Texture

This sauce is fairly course. It pours easily out of the bottle. It reminds me of fairly thin catsup. There are no pepper seeds present. It is a beautiful brick red color.

Taste

The first impression you get when tasting is sweet and tart. The combination of papaya and lime juice shines through. I also taste a spice that I am guessing is cinnamon. It is faint but noticeable. The heat stays on the tip of your tongue. The heat is a medium fire kick to the senses. These components add up to a pleasurable taste. Let’s try it on some food. We first tried it on some grilled sausages and Asparagus. The Red Dragon sauce bottle could not be set down. We just kept pouring more and more sauce on our sausages. The sweet/tart combination made the asparagus sing with flavor.

  Have you tried the “Double Down”? It is KFC’s new chicken, cheese and bacon sandwich. Let’s talk about the sandwich for a quick second. The bacon is a salty bomb that is served with Pepper & Monterey Jack cheese, and KFC’s special sauce. The cheese, sauce and bacon combination is pretty bland. It is more of a texture. It is a shame they do not use some quality bacon and cheese.  It is served between two breaded chicken filets. These filets are the star of the sandwich. Chicken is what KFC does right. The juicy white chicken is surrounded by a flavorful crust that has, yes!, just the right amount of grease. This is a flavor and texture most of us crave once in a while.

 I think ‘Red Dragon’ will be the perfect compliment to rescue the bland cheese, sauce and bacon filling. A liberal dose of sauce was spread over this sandwich. Sometimes the chemistry of different flavors will blend together and create a masterpiece of taste. This is that time. The Red Dragon sauce made our Double Down sandwich a treat that every bite was savored. I almost ordered another sandwich, but my conscious over ruled.

 

Heat

I will give this two stars out of five. Kung Fu Monkey Brand rates itself, “3 fists out of 5’. In their word they say “Good and Hot-Your Kung Fu Powefur!”. This sauce is warm but not scorching.

Label

The label is fun and eye catching. The name is a little silly but it does grab your attention. There is some verse through out the label that is written in stereotypical Asian broken English. I am wondering if this is wise in these politically correct times. Except for that I think the label is a good fit.

Overall

 Kung Fu Monkey Brand Red Dragon sauce is a fun and tasty sauce. The combination of papaya, lime, peppers and mystery spice works and compliments food. This sauce transformed our mediocre Double Down to a ‘Fast Food Master Piece’. This bottle will not last long in our household. Red Dragon sauce receives the Chilebrown seal of approval!!

 Kung Fu Monkey Brand