Chattanooga, Tn
Chattanooga, Tn

Aji Chicken Eggroll


State of Confusion

Aji Chicken Eggroll

State of Confusion
301 E. Main Street
Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37408
(423) 760-3473
Website
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I wasn’t prepared to fall in love with an eggroll. But the aji chicken eggrolls didn’t ask for permission—they kicked in the door with pineapple-marinated bravado. That marinade saturates the tender, ground chicken with a citrusy kiss so unapologetically tropical it feels like vacation. The meat itself? Creamy, homogeneous, and humming with the gentle heat of aji, all wrapped and fried into crispy gold. And the sauces—oh, the sauces. Pineapple for the sweet echo, sweet chili for the velvet punch, and then confusion sauce—an enigma wrapped in a horseradish jab. Each dip brings out a new shade of flavor like a culinary kaleidoscope. Somehow these little golden rolls manage to be both comfort food and flavor thrill ride. My mouth is still catching its breath.

DISHED UP BY...

Brad Blankenship

Brad Blankenship is a retired integrative medicine doctor who has resided in Nashville for over 50 years. He, along with his wife Lulu Burns-Keller travel the US in search of new flavors. Together, they write, photograph and review for Beyondish in the Nashville area and beyond.

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