TLDR: tasty Vietnamese-style beef jerky. Recommend!
My aunt who lives in Texas, occasionally sends my mom some care packages with cool/exotic foods we don't have here in Canada. In my mom's most recent package, she got a bag of Bach Cuc Beef Jerky and Squid Jerky (among other things). My mom knows I love Asian-style beef jerky, so she shared some with me (she offered me some squid jerky too, but I passed, lol).
Bach Cuc makes Vietnamese-style beef jerky, which is different from North American-style beef jerky (which I also love) in that it tastes less processed and is less smokey. It's also less salty. It's more similar to South African Biltong, but not the same. It's less dry than Biltong. I love Biltong too, but I can't eat too much of it because my temples hurt from all the chewing, lol. That doesn't happen with Vietnamese-style beef jerky, which is a good thing, and a bad thing, since I end up eating more than is good for me, haha.
I really like the beef jerky from Bach Cuc. The seasonings are flavourful and there's no gamey taste to the beef. It's moist enough that your temples and jaw don't hurt when you eat it, but it's still dry. It's drier than Thai-style beef jerky. Can you tell I love all beef jerky? Haha.
I learned that Bach Cuc translates to White Chrysanthemum and is the name of the company's owner's grandmother :)
If you like beef jerky, and especially if you like Vietnamese-style beef jerky, I definitely recommend giving Bach Cuc a try. read more