Cycle 3 – Item 225

17 (Fri) August 2012

Chicken Pot Pie

1.0

at Costco

-Yangjae, Seocho, Seoul, Republic of Korea-

solo

Being the first chicken pot pie that I’ve had in my life, this could be regarded either as the best or the worst.  Granted, I don’t know anything about the dish, but Costco’s offering couldn’t possibly be right.  The crust was brittle.  The weirdly grey-colored broth/sauce was watery.  The chicken was crumbly.  All of it was cold and flavorless.  By the time I was done shopping near closing time, chicken pot pie was the only item available in the food court.  In fact, I got the second-to-last one, which made me feel lucky.  Until I took a bite.  And at 5,000 won per pie, it was ridiculously overpriced, most other ready-to-go foods at Costco being equally bad but cheaper.

In a prior post that attempted to explain why I continue to eat the crappy food at Costco, I predicted that it wouldn’t be the last time.  Neither will this.

(See also GLOBAL FOOD GLOSSARY)

(See also RESTAURANTS IN KOREA)