{"id":259,"date":"2024-01-02T22:19:57","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T22:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/squarespace.joannawhiteart.com\/wp\/2024\/01\/02\/bibigo-korean-crunchy-chicken-costco-review\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T11:40:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:40:40","slug":"bibigo-korean-crunchy-chicken-costco-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snarklesauce.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/02\/bibigo-korean-crunchy-chicken-costco-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Bibigo Korean Sweet & Spicy Crunchy Chicken Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Author\u2019s note: I wasn\u2019t paid or compensated in any way for this review and I have no affiliation with <\/em>Bibigo<\/em><\/a> nor <\/em>Costco<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The crunch is strong with this one.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As you already know, I am a complete sucker for anything fried or crunchy. And this Bibigo frozen dinner<\/a> is BOTH. Double-yay!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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They aren\u2019t lying when they call this \u201cCrunchy Chicken.\u201d These nuggets are heckin\u2019 cronchy. The cronchiest. Even after coating in liquid sauce, the breading stays crunchy. Even after refrigerating and microwaving leftovers \u2014 um, still sorta crunchy? Kinda amazing. The breading is thick, but somehow light \u2014 like it\u2019s fluffy, but stiff. Argh. You know what I mean.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Unfortunately, mine had a strange burnt or bitter aftertaste. More about that later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The chicken meat is \u201cnot bad.\u201d It\u2019s mostly tender white meat, but I did get a few oddly chewy and\/or gummy pieces. It tastes a teeny<\/em> bit more processed than I would prefer. Nothing terrible. The nuggets are all different sizes and shapes, but few are more than two or three bites.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The sauce is syrupy and very sweet. It\u2019s as thick as honey. It has a lightly spicy flavor, and a little salty-savory soy sauce influence, but not much past that. There\u2019s no citrus or fruit taste involved. No heavy garlic taste. A wee tanginess. Mostly sugar. Because the heat is mild, even spice-adverse folks can safely eat this. I think.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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There\u2019s just chicken and sauce in this kit, so you\u2019ll need your own rice and any \u201cextras\u201d you want to add. I definitely think I could have added some veggies to the sauce, like some perky snow peas or even tender sugar snap peas. Or just peas. Peas! It might also be nice sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds before serving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I bought this at Costco. Inside the box are two \u201cfamily kits\u201d in separate bags. Each bag has the frozen chicken chunks, plus two little pouches of sauce. You can cook just half a bag at a time, since the sauce is divided.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How to Cook<\/strong> Bibigo Korean Crunchy Chicken<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The box offered three different ways to cook this meal. Conveniently, this is printed on each bag inside the box:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Conventional Oven<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Air Fryer<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Toaster Oven<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    I chose the Conventional Oven method. I lined a baking sheet with parchment paper (the instructions said \u201cfoil\u201d \u2014 see how rebellious I am?) and guesstimated half a bag of the chicken. The chicken cooks at 450 for 20 minutes, but you have to flip it over half-way through.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Conveniently, it also takes 20 minutes for me to cook rice, so my dinner was done in about 25 minutes total. I cooked a half-cup of rice to go with 1\/2 bag of crunchy chicken. This was perfect.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    After the chicken is cooked, it sits for a minute, and then you toss it with the sauce. Since I cooked half a bag of chicken, I used one sauce packet. I took a picture so you could see how much sauce is leftover after all the chicken is coated. Plenty of extra sauce to coat peas! Just sayin.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I got two meals out of a half-bag. I refrigerated my leftovers and microwaved them the next day. This was about as expected \u2014 the chicken wasn\u2019t as<\/em> crunchy, but it was still pretty decent.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Ingredients<\/strong> in Sweet & Spicy Crunchy Chicken<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Here are the ingredients, from the label:<\/p>\n\n\n\n