EPIC Smoked Salmon Strips, Wild Caught, Paleo Friendly, 20 ct, 0.8oz Strips

My husband and I always make sure to have these on hand. I have them on subscription so we never run out. They taste really good, they are on the tougher side, so not super moist to bite into, but the seasonings are great and doesn't contain citric acid or other fillers. Friendly for AIP diets if you can tolerate black pepper. Contains honey also. Really great recipe and they're great to keep in your bag or lunchbox. My husband brings them to work for an easy snack also. Even my kids ask if they can have them from time to time because they love them, but these are mommy and daddy's treats!! Lol!

The meat is firm, yet tender blended with sweetness twist to it. It's worth a SNACK everytime :)

First of all, this isn't really beef jerky and nowhere do they state that it is. Simply put, it is not your typical beef jerky. I don't know how these are processed because there are not nitrates, nitrites, or even celery powder - which are the ingredients used for curing meat. Yes, these are ground and formed meat strips, just as it says on the box and on each individual strip wrapper. These lack all the extra preservatives and additives that other strips and jerkys have. And although some of the other meats that they have are flavored with cranberry, apple, or bacon, these don't have much flavoring at all. Just added honey, which keeps it from being totally vile.When I first opened the package, the scent was that of old time (not ancient) jerky. The way jerky looked and tasted in the 70s. But the flavor is really meaty/bloody tasting, with little hint of honey that makes it palatable. I'm not hating on this, it's rather not really too bad... just gotta get used to that bloody raw meaty taste. I've had their beef/bacon/cranberry bars and those were not edible. They were totally disgusting. Maybe it's because these are thinner and more like jerky (you get less of a mouthful) that I find them easier to swallow. I'v had quite a bit of their "bacon" bars (note, they are bars, not strips), and really wish they'd make the bacon bars thin like these strips as well. Although I like the bacon best, sometimes it's just too much... it's like spam but not as tasty. The texture of these is much better.Bottom line, if you expect these to taste like O'berto stips, then don't get them. If you expect something that tastes like a caveman's dinner, then this is it.

(In the photos above, the one on the Left is what I was used to ordering, the one on the right is the new one that's awful. The size is different and you'd think it might be good that you're getting more, but it's awful. )I have ordered this at least half a dozen times. It is a great snack to stave off hunger, it's small, easy to transport, and delicious. However, I ordered a jumbo package of these in advance of an event I would need snacks for, and when I finally got one out it was a different color than the previous ones I've had. It wasn't just the color that was different. The taste was different and the texture was extremely different. If they had tasted like this when I ordered my first box, I would never have ordered them again. They are terrible. And the texture is nothing resembling a meat product anymore, it is much more similar to a gummy like gushers. It sort of bursts as you bite it and it's very unnerving.Again, if it had tasted like this, I never would have ordered it again. I couldn't even force myself to finish the only piece I opened from the new box. And now I am stuck with 19 more of them that look exactly the same as that first one out of the box, and nothing like the ones from previous orders.