Boston Market Swedish Meatballs

Noodles: Thick and tough, just like Banquet (well, not quite, they don't fight off my molars like Banquet does.)

Gravy: Unexpectedly good. Well-balanced flavor with sour cream notes, not too much bouillony aftertaste, spicy!! cayenne pepper bumping around in the background. Very good.

Meatballs: Nine meatballs, each bigger than Banquet's. Decent flavor and texture (still some TVP, but nearly as much as Bq, these meatballs aren't spongy) Taste much closer to homemade.

Zevia notes

Cola - light, refreshing, not "heavy" tasting like the Big 2. Citrus notes tending toward lime. Very good, very quenching.

Natural Twist - Very lemony/limey, almost too strong, reminds me of furniture polish; how will I say this gently in the review? My least favorite so far.

Orange - great! Very natural tasting, citrusy without being overpowering like the twist. I like it.

Black cherry - deep authentic black cherry flavor. Hint of non-sugar sweetener bitterness, but fairly decent nonetheless.

Root beer - good RB flavor, hint of licorice in there somewhere.

Ginger Ale - Excellent, light & "fruity" with much more of a freshly-grated ginger flavor than any GA I've had.

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Banquet Swedish Meatballs

Huge, thick, tough noodles. They don't like to be chewed. They fight back.

Gravy: Odd. Sour (discovered sour cream in ingredients.) Artificial beef flavor. Sticky. Kind of gummy mouthfeel.

Four TINY meatballs. Lots of TVP. Taste exactly like every other frozen mass-package meatball.

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