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and everyone watching welcome one and all to this newest edition of The Running on
Empty Food review series I'm your host the report of the week thank you for checking in
so first things first you'll probably notice at least as I
get a little bit into the review because I mean you're going to see it quite quickly
this is the very rare I would say second take of a video first time unfortunately on the technical
side of things there's a big issue so it was just unsalvageable couldn't really do anything about it
I mentioned that because otherwise you're going to see very quickly I ordered a three piece of this
and there's just two and also the uh the sauce is a little bit open so in that case then one could
obviously say either a the person who delivered this decided to have a little bit of a snack
or B perhaps I did a second take so that's what we've got so I've already tried this
and I know what what I'm expecting at this point but that doesn't really change anything in terms
of the actual aspect of this review so I know how excited I get whenever I see a new fast
food fish item and I know everyone else gets really excited really worked up over this too
like a swarm of of great white sharks moving in for The Feeding Frenzy right
people just start going nuts whenever a new fish item is released do you remember back in the
spring as is the case every year pretty much when fast food fish season comes people drop everything
they run and in many cases swim as a fish would to their local fast food establishment
and Arby's definitely has people talking and I know I say this is a little bit of sarcasm but in
the end I actually have gotten some requests for this so there is some demand and there definitely
is a degree of interest for this Orbeez has released their new Hush Puppy breaded fish strips
so what we have here you can get this number one as a three piece or a six piece so this is one of
those items that essentially you could either eat it as the whole meal or you could kind of
just get a three piece and maybe have it as just like a little bit of a snack or as an appetizer
um perhaps try to get those roast beef sandwiches chased down where I was chased the fish down with
some roast beef sandwiches that's what I was trying to say anyway could be one or the other
some fish strips and these are the hush puppy breaded fish strips here's what they consist
of they are pollock fish strips there's a lot of confusion initially I saw this on social
media a lot of people were really they were just scratching their heads and quite puzzled with this
they were saying what relation does this have to Jackson Pollock and it doesn't have any so
that's just the first thing that we need to clear up and just be aware of there this is Pollock
in terms of the type of fish it has a hush puppy coating on it and it also comes with tartar sauce
now the three piece of the hush puppy breaded fish strips is available at the price of four
dollars and 30 cents the six piece is available at the price of six dollars and 29 cents so
it's a little bit more than one dollar per fish strip now this is what they look like and again
as I said usually there would be three in here right now there's two but usually there's three
things first that isn't a decorative stain on the packaging these are just very greasy very
oily items so you have to be aware of that that they're definitely going to be on the greasy side
and you could usually tell like sometimes you'll get these items where it'll soak through the bag
or the box and this is no exception to that that's what they look like though in the Arby's Packaging
and I'll take one out right here good thing is that they're still fresh these are one
of those items they seem to retain their heat and their freshness for quite a while
which is beneficial in a way because sometimes you get these items that you'll have
and after a few minutes that's it you have a very small window of opportunity
to actually consume it and beyond that it's a lost cause this on the other hand seems to retain again
its freshness a bit longer you can see size wise yeah it's fairly decent I think some people would
call this more like a fish stick as opposed to a fish strip really the same thing dried breaded
and again comes with the tartar sauce dipping the dip comes with it complementary so you're
not paying any extra for the dip one thing that needs to be noted right off the bat
and this just obviously is what it is this is one of those characteristics and I think some
people like some people definitely will perhaps even Revel in this I know that there are folks
because there is a demand for this you have various air fresheners and scented candles soaps
and hand sanitizers of this nature some people like that really really strong potent fishy smell
these absolutely reek I mean they really do the moment I got these delivered and I
got the bag brought in the entire kitchen immediately reeked of smelly fish so yeah
these have a very strong very very pronounced odor to them
if you like things that smell really fishy then you're gonna be in heaven here if you don't I'll
tell you this right now if you don't want your car to Rico fish you don't want your house to wreak
of fish or your apartment or your hands or your clothes don't even get this I'll tell you that
right now because these things have a very strong odor so that's the first thing that needs to be
mentioned now I don't say this to try to really bash on them this is just the way that it is
very strong scent now going beyond that gonna try them out we know everything there is to them
again pollock fish strips Hush Puppy coating comes with a tartar sauce three or six piece they smell
but do they taste good let's find out the hush puppy breaded fish strips from Arby's going in
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thank you
saw a flying insect maybe it was a flying fish
could be because I didn't get a good enough look at it
you know here's something that I just want you to ponder for a second in this blue glass
this isn't Gatorade this is water
this was probably swimming around in that who knows how long ago
think about that for a second got it dipped in the
tartar sauce gonna try it out then the assessment is coming right up
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even though with these reviews I oftentimes just like to be one and done one helpful thing
occasionally when these things happen and this is my second time trying this out
it does help in as much that I can try to establish a consensus and make sure okay
it wasn't just that one strip that I had this is definitely how they are so I can say confidently
that I do have a consensus in terms of this and my opinion is unchanged I would describe these as
being very average in terms of how fast food fish is now I think we understand as a given that in
the world of fast food the way that the fish can be we're not really expecting a top of the line
seafood restaurant a place right on the coast where they're having the Fresh Catch and you're
getting the best top of the line quality obviously you're saying this is from Arby's and I know that
I'm not being tricked or deceived into thinking that it's anything but a fast food fish snack
so first things first
they're very again they have a very strong very pronounced odor to them and that I think would be
a big turn off for many I know in my case as soon as this camera is off I'm getting these out I'm
getting rid of them ASAP just because I really don't like the smell and it bothers me in that
regard from a taste perspective though it really what you would expect in terms of fast food fish
very light a bit flaky a little fishy a little bit of a fishy note in it overall though is it
would you call it unremarkable I definitely would it's not something that you're going to be raving
about and saying this is the best thing I've ever seen these are the best fish strips I've ever had
and I like these fish strips so much then I'm going to fill up the bathtub with as much water
as I can I'm gonna buy 50 of these from Arby's and then I'm going to dump them in the water
and start cultivating because obviously they need the water their fish cultivate a community of Hush
Puppy breaded fish strips they're not that good where you're going to be doing that like I said
very standard without the sauce I would go as far as to say that these are unremarkable and it
wouldn't be worth it if it weren't for that sauce one thing to note as for the breading it's very
fatty very greasy I would definitely say very it's on the oily side of things and that oily flavor it
builds upon itself so with every bite especially without the aid of any sort of tartar sauce
you're going to be taking one bite after the next and it's going to get a bit more fatty and greasy
and some of the flavors are going to seem very monotonous so you get these items out there and
it's okay there's a lot of stuff that is this way you have this sauce that really carries the thing
the sauce is what makes it this is one of those items where the tartar sauce you have to get it
with that sauce now obviously as I mentioned the tartar sauce is complementary it comes with it
so I would just say when you get this check the bag make sure that tartar sauce is there
because then when you use the tartar sauce that balances everything out
those Tangy notes from the tartar sauce the the sharp nature thereof complements the fish
strips very nicely it offsets some of that greasy oiliness and that fattiness from the bedding and
it makes it into a much better I would say totally acceptable in that case item so without the sauce
very average very Bland unremarkable the sauce definitely carries it but all in all a pretty
average item very smelly please bear that in mind so taking all that into account out
of 10 going to give this a standard 6.0 flat out of 10. that's all that I have
for you thank you for watching until next time I'm your host the report of the week