Reader Letter of the Week #1

April 9, 2008 | Reviewer: Abi Jones

Today Ethel wrote to Heat Eat Review thinking that we make the Simply Enjoy meals. We’re speculating that she thought she was getting Chicken Marsala, not Tikka Masala. I understand because I’ve made the exact same mistake, but the other way around.

I purchased several of these dinners and I this is the second day that I brought one for lunch and yuck, yuck! On Monday I brought the Chicken Tikka Massala for my lunch had to throw it in the trash. Okay, I’m a glutton for punishment because since I had already purchased several of these dinners to use for my lunches during the week I said give it another shot with a different dinner. Today, it was the Butter Chicken, again YUCK, YUCK. I was unaware that this was suppose to be Indian food - this should be clearly labeled on the front of box. This was about the nastiest food that I have tasted in quite some time.

Dear Ethel,

If you’re reading this, Nicole requests that you send her any unwanted Butter Chickens. Also, were you thinking of something like the Butter Burger, featured on Jorge Reyes’ blog (SFW, but not for the weak of stomach)?

Sincerely,
Abi Jones
Editrix, Heat Eat Review

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3 Responses to “Reader Letter of the Week #1”

Tracy on April 9th, 2008

I don’t understand anyone who hates on Indian food. It’s soooo good.

But yeah, reading the box before you buy it is also good.
Becka on April 9th, 2008

I see fully how someone so unobservant as to not realize this is obviously an independent review site and not associated with one particular frozen food company could not observe what they were purchasing.

I don’t enjoy Indian food but I do have eyes so it’s never been an issue.
Katy on April 10th, 2008

Irrelevant but funny — I once read a review of a recipe for Lemon Tea Cake by a woman who’d made the cake, thought it was good, but didn’t understand why it was called ‘Lemon Tea Cake’ as it contained no tea.