Product circa: 2020
You love to see cross-branding like this. Unfortunately, these come across as a little one-dimensional.
Despite not having any meat products in these, the first and most prominent flavor is smoky pork. After that… really nothing. No beef or cheese… which, it seems, is literally all that is in a Wendy’s Baconator. The ingredients list boasts things like spices, cheese powder, and tomato powder, but I don’t get any of it. Just smoky pork rind-like powder, and that’s it. It could be part of how old this can is, though it was air-sealed and is in great condition.
I agree these sound one-note compared with the real thing, because a Baconator is really about that layered beef, cheese, and smoky bacon balance rather than just smoke. For anyone curious how the current restaurant version stacks up on size and price, I checked the current menu breakdown on wendys. It helps put the chip version in context, since the real burger is a much richer and more filling choice. Still, as a novelty snack, I can see why the smoky pork flavor alone would be fun to try once.
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