Wierd Food (entirely too many words dedicated to a rather odd food item)

This week I’d like to take a closer look at some food products that I’ve been trying. I don’t have too much time to cook right now so I’ve been satisfying my food cravings by purchasing food in forms that require little to no preparation to taste good.

The first product I’d like to introduce you to is something that might seem a little odd, but actually tastes pretty good. It’s sweet, but not extremely so, and it fits in the dessert category, yet isn’t quite a dessert either. I’d like to think of it as a very indulgent snack.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Vosges Haut Chocolate Bacon Chocolate Bar:


This treat is made with 41% cacao milk chocolate, Alder Wood smoked salt and applewood smoked bacon. While the bacon in the bar is in small pieces and the chocolate appear normal upon first glimpse, the subtle bacon aroma you smell as you bring the chocolate to your mouth gives away the fact that this chocolate bar is a little different.

I bought this chocolate bar because I really like chocolate and I love bacon and couldn’t help but be intrigued by the combination of the two. I liked how the flavors and textures in the bar meshed well but were also distinct at the same time. As you bite into the chocolate you taste its sweetness before hitting a slight hint of salt and crunch as you get to the smoked salt. As the chocolate dissolves on your tongue you’re left with the tiny slightly chewy bacon bits that make the bar a bit meaty and very pleasing. The idea of bacon and chocolate might seem troubling to most, but the bacon here is extremely subtle. My dad liked the bar but couldn’t quite determine the identity of the mystery ingredient.

I liked the bacon bar but wouldn’t recommend it to everyone. If you like bacon and chocolate (I think most people do) this is definitely worth a try--it’s definitely a bar that I would eat again. In fact, I think I might serve some as a funny ending to a suckling pig feast.