This is kind of embarrassing, but I yelped when I saw my Target carried Sweet Earth burritos. Hand over heart, I saw a woman who was perusing the ice cream turn around and ask, “Is there a dog in here?”
I was just super excited, because I’ve read great things about this brand on Another Hungry Vegan (one of my favorite vegan food blogs, by the way, and an inspiration for my site!)
It was definitely a trial deciding which one to buy, but I finally settled on the Kyoto: Japanese adzuki beans, edemame, baby bok choy, fresh baby spinach, ginger, carrots, brown rice, seitan and shiitake mushrooms. Side-note: why is the spinach the only ingredient that’s “fresh”? I mean, it’s frozen food, so strictly speaking none of this is fresh. Or was the spinach picked right before this burrito was all wrapped up? Another unsolved mystery… Right up there with the Bermuda Triangle.
I thought this was pretty decently-sized–and it has 11 grams of protein, nice! It was so cool, after I microwaved it it smelled like a Japanese restaurant. Unexpected and awesome, like hearing an African-American with a British accent. The worlds-colliding factor definitely worked in this burrito’s favor. The light, yes, fresh-tasting veggies paired really well with the flour tortilla. In fact, the vegetables were the dominant flavor–I couldn’t really pick up on the brown rice, although I did get one particularly satisfying chunk of seitan. (Sweet Earth Foods knows what they’re doing with their seitan.)
Don’t let it’s un-photogenicness scare you.
If you love edemame beans, you’ll love this burrito, because it was crammed full of them. Altogther, I thought it was a delicious, unique variation on the classic burrito. The flavors melded together wonderfully and the dish was light yet filling. My one complaint: the tortilla cooked a little un-evenly… but I’m chalking that up to the microwave’s fault.
Cost: $3.99
Rating: 7/10
Would I buy again: Yes
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