Tai Pei Chicken Egg Rolls review

The comforting allure of Chinese food from the double comfort of my own home, speaks massively to my lazy, oh so lazy nature. Sure I could head out into the world, order delivery or even cook my own from scratch. But ready in minutes from the freezer? Sold!

Or maybe not. Try as I might, I could not enjoy these egg rolls from Tai Pei. This is one of the few products where the last few pieces simply went into the garbage unwanted, uneaten and unloved. Can you tell how disappointed I was yet?

Given their ubiquity at just about every grocery store I frequent I thought there *must* be some secret or trick to these egg rolls. Nope. They’re just plainly poor. Just forget microwaving them right away. The result is a soggy soul destroying mess. Just forget it ok.

This is the result of the egg rolls right out of the oven per the packaging instructions:

Tai Pei Chicken Egg Rolls oven baked
Tai Pei Chicken Egg Rolls oven baked
Tai Pei Chicken Egg Rolls cooked interior
Tai Pei Chicken Egg Rolls cooked interior

As you can see in the lower picture, the interior ingredients are formed in a roll of sorts, and inevitably separate from the exterior shell. Between those two elements, I always found a displeasing mushiness of sorts; presumably from slightly undercooked casing; regardless of my cooking technique this was present in some fashion.

The interior ‘roll’ is a reformed mix of chicken and veggies, and has little to write home about. You’d be hard pressed to know this was chicken closing your eyes. Moreover, the flavor can be described as forgetful at best.

The best texture I could manage was via the air fryer. This the result of the egg rolls air fried at 400F for ten minutes in my Cosori. This method helped to tame some of the interior mushiness, but not entirely. And as you can see from the pictures, I didn’t want to go too much longer as things were starting to burn:

Tai Pei Chicken Egg Rolls air fried
Tai Pei Chicken Egg Rolls air fried
Tai Pei Chicken Egg Rolls air fried interior
Tai Pei Chicken Egg Rolls air fried interior

The accompanying sauce doesn’t fare much better. It’s a cloyingly sweet and slightly acidly acrid mix that I took one taste of and consigned to the garbage.

My simple advice would be to skip these egg rolls. If you’re craving Chinese food and in a rush, I’d wager your local favorite restaurant could deliver in not much more time than it takes to cook these in the oven anyway. And if you can’t find a local restaurant that can’t beat these, then we’ve got another problem entirely!

Tai Pei Chicken Egg Rolls cooking instructions

Tai Pei Chicken Egg Rolls cooking instructions
Tai Pei Chicken Egg Rolls cooking instructions

Tai Pei Chicken Egg Rolls nutrition and ingredients

Tai Pei Chicken Egg Rolls nutrition and ingredients
Tai Pei Chicken Egg Rolls nutrition and ingredients
Tai Pei Chicken Egg Rolls packaging
Tai Pei Chicken Egg Rolls packaging

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  • Overall
1.5

Are Tai Pei Chicken Egg Rolls any good?

No. Keep moving, there’s nothing to see here. Just call your local Chinese restaurant and order delivery. The texture and taste of both the egg rolls and accompanying sauce here are poor.

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5 thoughts on “Tai Pei Chicken Egg Rolls review”

  1. These egg rolls were terrible. Jellied chicken paste shot out the back of my egg role when I took first bite. No slaw,carrots or chicken pieces, just creamed colored paste in the form of a hotdog.

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  2. These egg rolls we’re NASTY, doughy, there were pieces of clear rubber looking stuff inside…complete waste of money & I’ll never buy them again

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  3. Awful

    Egg roll wrapper is tough and doughy

    Filling is bland and non descript

    The dipping sauce is ketchup and sugar

    Bought once, never again.

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  4. I love 2 or 3 of these for a quick lunch. Wrap each in a paper towel, nuke for 2 minutes, 30 seconds and dip in supplied sauce or duck sauce. Yum.

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  5. I had some for dinner last night . The first bite was so spicy, I had trouble getting back into my stir-fry. The burn went away, and yup, I tried another bite. This time, I was done. I checked the ingredients for any chili peppers…none. This morning I decided to call the 800 number to talk with someone about my dissatisfaction and IT DIDN’T WORK…!!! Went to the website and…it doesn’t exit…!!! WTH…!!! How do I resolve my issue with this product..!!!

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