Trader Ming’s (Joe’s) Spicy Kung Pao Chicken

July 28, 2006 | Reviewer: Abi

Upsides: delicious and plentiful sauce, peanuts, plenty of veggies. Downsides: three big hunks of chicken required a knife and I was hungry in an hour…

Trader Ming's (Joe's) Spicy Kung Pao Chicken

Price: $2.59
Serving: 1 bowl, 12 oz.
Calories: 340
Fat: 8%, 6g
Sodium: 17%, 400mg
Protein: 16g
Carbs: 19%, 56g
Fiber: 11%, 3g

Trader Ming says: Keep Frozen

Trader Ming's (Joe's) Spicy Kung Pao Chicken

Abi says: I could write a review about this bowl. It was pretty good and deserves the four stars I’ve bestowed. Upsides: delicious and plentiful sauce, peanuts, plenty of veggies. Downsides: three big hunks of chicken required a knife and I was hungry in an hour. I feel like I should preface this chat by noting the Amy is half-Chinese.

Abi:Most popular category on the website is chicken, followed by vegetarian
Abi:That could just be because that’s what we have reviews of
Amy:Yes, and most people are smart enough to know that beef is gross as a frozen entree
Amy:Are there pork frozen meals?
Abi:Yeah
Amy:There are?
Abi:Nicole reviewed a boneless pork rib
Amy:Oh, like hungryman?
Abi:The McRib of frozen meals
Amy:oh grossssss
Abi:and Banquet
Abi:Also, anything with pepperoni probably has pork
Amy: those things should be banned
Amy: oh yeah
Abi:pepperoni is delicious!
Amy:ok
Amy:i will give you pepperoni
Amy: and maybe sausage
Amy: like on bagel bites
Amy: but that is it
Abi: ooh, Bagel Bites
Abi:I am hungry
Amy: not me
Amy: I ate way too much lunch
Abi: hmmm Trader Ming’s isn’t holding up
Abi:Freaking chinese food
Amy:Most chinese food goes fast
Abi: What’s up with that?
Abi:It was relatively low in sodium too
Amy:I think the Chinese like eating
Amy:So they made food that digests quickly
Amy:So they can eat shortly after eating
Abi:Italians like eating too, but you’re not super hungry after some lasagna
Amy:The Chinese are smarter
Abi:But they’re not exactly Renaissance men
Abi:ok, that was bad, I’m sorry
Amy:i will let it slide
Amy:this time
Abi:I think this will be my review for the meal, our chat
Amy:I am all for it

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comments

9 Responses to “Trader Ming’s (Joe’s) Spicy Kung Pao Chicken”

tg on July 28th, 2006

a round of applause for this excellent effort to break out of the typical review format (including the graphically-pleasing content-delineating use of colored type) clap clap clap
Heather on July 28th, 2006

brilliant! i love this ‘reviewing out of the box,’ so to speak. bra-vo!
Alex on July 29th, 2006

The change in format was refreshing. Also, were you using Gaim as your IM client, ’cause if so, major props to you.
Marvo on July 29th, 2006

Hmm…Right now I have an urge for Panda Express food. Mmm…Orange-flavored chicken.
Abi on July 31st, 2006

Thank you. Thank you.

Alex – Yes, we use GAIM at work. It was an enormous pain reformatting this with a plain text editor.

Marvo – This meal reminded me of the first time I had friend rice. I’m pretty sure I was twelve and it was at a mall. I’ve never again had fried rice that sodium-riffic.
Carey on September 28th, 2006

Try the Trader Joe’s Tandoori Chicken with spinach. Filling and tastes like fairly authentic Indian food.
Abi Jones on September 28th, 2006

Tadaaa! I would have liked a lot more of the excellent chicken in Trader Joe’s Chicken Tandoori with Spinach. Oh boy do I miss fresh spinach. I picked up some romaine the other night, but it just isn’t the same.
craig@craigbiertempfel.comeyesawfoto on October 26th, 2007

I must admit, I am not a big fan or heat and eat for lunch, especially @ work
BUT, I have found this Trader Joe’s product and basically all their heat/eat bowls to be quite XLNT

next to the pad thai/tuf this kung pao is my fave

very interesting website, I look forward to reading along and seeing what you recommend!
Jessica on May 21st, 2008

I know, I know, two years too late. But TJ’s has stopped selling the things I like, so I bought this. Even with Korean Goojang spicing it up – a total meh meal.

I desperately miss the Pad Thai