I Ate ‘Squid Sport’ Beef Jerky

When it debuted on Netflix in September of 2021, Squid Game grew to become an on the spot worldwide sensation. Individuals everywhere in the world had been hungry for a present like this, one with not simply stunning violence and suspenseful drama, but additionally one thing significant to say about the brutal nature of contemporary life.

So does it stand to cause that they’re additionally hungry … for beef jerky?

The parents over at Jack Hyperlink’s definitely hope so. The jerky big has created a particular tie-in product linked to the latest launch of Squid Sport Season 2 on Netflix: A limited-time “Pink Mild: Inexperienced Mild” jerky which, in keeping with their official website, “attracts its inspiration from the heart-pounding depth of Squid Sport.”

Frankly, a beef jerky that makes your coronary heart pound sounds a bit of harmful. (Eat sufficient beef jerky and your coronary heart will most likely begin to pound finally, have you ever seen how a lot sodium is in a single bag of beef jerky?) After all, I can’t simply keep away from a tie-in beef jerky simply because there’s a slim probability it would make my coronary heart explode. Consuming bizarre movie and TV-inspired foods is my beat. So once I noticed the Squid Sport jerky at my native comfort retailer, I didn’t hesitate.

So how does it style? Does this dried beef snack precisely seize the soul-crushing despair of everybody’s favourite streaming TV present about capitalism’s all-consuming brutality? Watch my Squid Sport beef jerky style check beneath.

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After I ended the video I took a have a look at the record of elements on the again of the bag. Beneath the usual jerky elements like beef, water, and sugar it claimed it “comprises 2% or much less of” an entire bunch of issues, together with pink miso, fermented rice extract, and one thing referred to as “cultured celery extract.” The lower than 2% half might clarify the shortage of any notable Korean seasoning. Past a barely increased spice stage than regular, I wouldn’t have detected any distinction between Squid Sport jerky and a standard-issue varietal in a blind style check.

That doesn’t imply the Squid Sport jerky was dangerous; I did end the remainder of the bag just a few hours later. It simply means it didn’t actually ship on the label’s promise of ssamjang taste. On that entrance, that was a disappointment. However hey: Squid Sport is all about how capitalism grinds folks down, little by little, day after day, slowly sapping us of all our hopes and desires. So … good job, Jack Hyperlink’s?