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Author’s Note: Not a paid review. I have no affiliation with Aldi<\/a>. Or any of the other brands mentioned here. Natch.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s better than Kinder’s. Fight me.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I’ve generally had good success with Aldi purchases<\/a>, minus a few disasters. But every so often, there’s a stellar product that truly blows me away. And this Burman’s Kansas City BBQ Sauce is one of those products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, let me get something off my chest: I don’t love ketchup. If given a choice, I would probably never<\/em> eat ketchup. I like mustard. And I like BBQ sauce. But no ketchup. I hope we can still be friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How sweet is it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I’ve had my share of BBQ sauces that are mostly sugary syrup, with little flavor. What I love about this Aldi version is that sugar takes a backseat to the flavor. In fact, tomato puree is the first ingredient. It’s made with cane sugar and molasses, instead of high fructose corn syrup. This is a deeply flavorful sauce that just happens to be sweet. Not the other way around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(If you’re looking for an even “less sweet” BBQ sauce, you might like this other Aldi rendition: Burman’s Gold<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What’s the texture?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I appreciate the thickness of this sauce. There are beautiful fragments of natural texture that reminds me of tamarind paste. Indeed, tamarind is one of the ingredients here. There are also be bits of blended tomato, and black pepper fragments. It’s definitely more enjoyable than just slippery, syrupy, sweet stuff!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Is it spicy?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This isn’t<\/em> what I’d consider a spicy sauce. It’s got a pleasant tanginess from apple cider vinegar, and spiced flavor of ginger, clove, black pepper, and nutmeg. There’s the multifaceted savory taste of Worcestershire sauce. And the primal satisfaction of hickory smoke flavor. But no “heat.”<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What did I do with my Kansas City BBQ Sauce?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I ate my Burman’s BBQ sauce with these Extra Crispy French Fries<\/a> from Costco. I also enjoyed it on a Columbus Craft Meats Turkey Burger<\/a>. And on my Trident Ultimate Fish Sticks<\/a>. And on these Foster Farms mini corn dogs<\/a>. And on my Bare Chicken Nuggets (No review of that, sorry! The entire world already knows how good they are. Ha.). I ate it on everything<\/em>. And it never got old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients in Burman’s Kansas City BBQ Sauce from Aldi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here is my best attempt at typing out the ingredients, from the (annoyingly curved) label:<\/p>\n\n\n\n