Kuivalihakundi Chicken Jerky Lemongrass

Kuivalihakundi Chicken Jerky Lemongrass — four things, one of them a herb

Kuivalihakundi Chicken Jerky Lemongrass is the lightest bag in the Finnish range: chicken breast and a single bright herb, dried slowly until the flavour concentrates. Four things go into it in total. Most chicken jerky on a shop shelf has a label that runs to a paragraph.

Why this one

• Four things, and that is the entire list: nothing added to prop up the flavour, because with lemongrass there is nothing to prop up.
• High in protein, because there is very little in this bag that is not chicken.
• Properly lean, which is what dried chicken breast gives you without trying.
• Made in Finland with Finnish chicken.

How Kuivalihakundi makes it

Chicken breast is cured and dried slowly at low temperature in Finland, the same unhurried approach the brand uses on beef. Chicken takes on a marinade far more readily than red meat does, so the flavour is not fighting for space — which is precisely why it works with a list this short.

Taste and texture

Bright, citrus-herbal and clean, closer to a Vietnamese marinade than to anything you would call a crisp aisle snack. The lemongrass is unmistakable and has nowhere to hide, so it has to be good, and it is: fragrant rather than perfumed, with a fresh, faintly grassy lift at the end of the bite. The chicken underneath is mild and savoury, and the strips are firm without being tough. No smoke, no chilli, no sweetness worth mentioning.

Who it is for

Hot afternoons when beef jerky feels like too much work. Long flights, where you want something with flavour that will not annoy the entire row. Desk drawers in offices with opinions about smells. It is also very good torn into a cold noodle salad, and one of the few jerkies that does not look strange next to vegetables.

Frequently asked

Does it actually taste of lemongrass? Clearly and immediately. With this short a list there is nothing else in the way.

Is there any heat? None. This is the calmest bag in the range by a wide margin — for chilli, look at Sriracha.

What sizes do you stock? A 40 g bag, a 100 g bag, and a 20 x 40 g case for people who have already worked out that this is their flavour.

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