I Tried Popeyes’ Cajun Onion Rings & I’m Addicted

Popeyes is not playing around. They’ve been adding a few new items to the menu recently and this latest is definitely my favorite. It seems pretty simple in design. Just onion rings with their famous Cajun Sparkle seasoning added on. What you get is something that’s so much more wondrous than you could ever imagine. Let’s get into the (pretty obvious) results of this latest taste test.

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Popeyes Cajun Onion Rings

Pros: These things are good. Damn good. Every part of the whole is equally as good. The onion ring itself is coated with a silky batter that crisps up beautifully in the fryer. There’s a satisfying level of chew to each bite. The main event, the onion, brings a blanket of sweetness in each bite―a bite that’s only added onto by the Cajun Sparkle seasoning.

We already knew that Popeyes’ Cajun Sparkle seasoning has a lot of goodness behind it. It delivers a level of savory and spice that’s hard to replicate, bringing in notes of garlic and onion powder, paprika, and cayenne pepper. Once it’s sprinkled onto the equally incredible onion ring, wow. The sweetness of the onion and spice of the seasoning balance each other out perfectly.

The resulting battle between sweet and spice is satisfying to my palate in a way that’s hard to find. I know I’m going on about how good this onion ring is but I really am about to shed a tear at this work of art. I don’t even consider myself a fan of Popeyes’ Cajun fries. I think this is the form that their seasoning was meant to take on all this time.

Cons: For as good as these are, they’re still a fast food onion ring. There are going to be a few downsides to any onion ring. This one picks up a good amount of oil from the fryer. Which normally wouldn’t be too much of a problem, if you were able to moderate your consumption.

As we already established though, moderation doesn’t exist with Popeyes’ version of an onion ring. It leads to a tight rope of enjoyment and over-indulgence that one has to carefully walk. If you can master this difficult task, you’re going to be in for a real treat. It just might take a few rounds of trial and error to find the oily threshold that’s lurking around each bite.