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Review:
Krunchers! Jalapeno!!
Ok. You are on spring break in Cancun right? and you and your friends are eating at some amazing Mexican restaurant enjoying all that our southern brothers have to offer when someone jokingly puts one of the raw jalapenos up to their mouth pretending they are going to bite it and everyone gasps……… and then laughter ensues. Harmless fun huh? Ok well now imagine that somehow that freshly picked jalapeno had fallen into a deep fryer with some batter on it earlier and that when you held it up to your mouth a rooster from the cock fighting ring in back of the restaurant comes flying out and startles you, causing you to drop said deep-fried fresh jalapeno into your mouth seeds and all. Then because of the excitement you bite into it. That, my friends, is the closest to describing what this snack tastes like in words. Somehow, in some magical way, these chips actually remind me of raw jalapenos. I feel like I can even taste the slight sweetness of the rind and then the heat of the seeds. They are magic chips. They are from another world. They are delicious.
Best place to eat to this snack?
Beach snack for sure. You can soak up the sun and munch these all day. I often enjoy them in my windowless office while imagining I'm at a beach. I strip down to my boxers and cover my floor in sand and just kind of lay there on my office floor for hours eating these. I'm thinking about getting a coy pond installed. Not a lot of people come and visit me at my office strangely though. Maybe after the tanning bed comes I'll have more friends...
Review:
Good Life Granola!
Alright, so, I’m more known for my penchant for Kazoozles, Zebra Cakes, Beef Jerky, Gushers, etc. But you know, every once in a while you want something that, you know, is actual food as a snack. Don’t worry, my love of artificial flavors and colors isn’t going anywhere – I’m just showing my multi-disciplinary snacking [...]
Where were you when you at this snack?
The first time? In my bed watching Hulu. Not as bad as crackers - but hindsight being 20/20, I wouldn't do it again.
Review:
Pretzel Crisps!
I’m just going to go out on the limb of the snack giving tree and say it: These are the most “proper” pretzels ever made. That’s all there is to it. I feel 15-17% better about myself, and more important when I eat these. Thing is, they were only available in the large size bag for as long as I can remember having them – until I found that yesterday at a very random gas station somewhere in the middle of Michigan. The basic idea is that you’ve got a pretzel – but its flat. It’s like the MacBook Air of pretzels. And something about them being so thin makes them somehow taste really, really good. Almost goes against snack physics, you know? These new snack size bags will let the average commoner enjoy what was once reserved as a pre-hors d’oeuvre, hors d’oeuvre at semi to averagely upscale dinner parties.
Napkin needed?
They call them linens Ben...linens. Not "napkins", this isn't a "shin-dig"...its a nice dinner. See, they have like 17 different forks at each setting...thats how you know its nice. Tuck your shirt in.
Review:
Duets Double-filled Chocolate Truffles!!
Ben: I’ll admit I’m not a huge chocolate guy. Maybe it was some bad experiences early in life with that gross crumbly, super dry, rice-crispy filled variety, I don’t know. But these were quite good. They’re certainly a higher-quality – the packaging, the chocolate itself, the fillings, whole bit. And you know, its a truffle, so the “I-feel-like-an-aristocratic” level while eating these is a bit higher with these.
Adam: Unlike Ben I welcome and embrace any and all snacks of the chocolate realm. Probably due to my childhood of having a summer home in the Wonka factory and fond memories of snorkeling in the chocolate river amongst the gummy seaweed. Ah, to be young again….
Stand-alone snack or with something else?
Ben: This is "high-brow snacking" and you know how we love to really create a mental image here at Snak Snak. It's a truffle for goodness sake - so I'd pair it with the leather-scented library room at the Snak Snak HQ, a smoking robe, maybe even a monocle, a nice 700 year old brandy you know, some of those purple slippers with your initials embroidered on the top. Too much?
Review:
Panda All Natural Cherry Licorice!
There’s a National Licorice Day? It’s today? Like, right now?? Ha, seriously, I had no idea there was a national licorice day until we started Snak Snak. And honestly, pretty much every day is national licorice day for me. And how lucky am I to be snacking on some Panda, one of my top 3 licorices, and…and its a brand new flavor of theirs that has just come out. Cherry. Straight from Finland to my stomach. No artificial flavors (this is rare), no artificial colors (also rare), and no preservatives. Doesn’t sound like something I usually eat honestly. Not for a snack at least. But in this case, as with their classic Raspberry that we reviewed a while back, its super good. It’s hard to describe Panda if you’ve never had one before – so I suggest grabbing one – but its got like a soft and “earthy” kind of texture to it with a really soft sweetness. I think I’ve said it before, but its kind of like a mature candy. It’s actually kind of filling too as its super dense. So yeah, thats what I’m enjoying here today on this sacred holiday known as National Licorice Day. Is there a national Beef Jerky day?
Ben, did you feel important while eating this snack?
You, yeah...yeah, I did. This is like the fine wine of licorice. Seriously, it really is. I don't know much about fine wine, but if I did, I'd name drop some super expensive vintage here to drive home the point. But yeah, other licorice types look like light beers when compared to Panda. In fact, I bet this would be good with wine - not a lot of candy is.
Review:
Wiley Wallaby Australian Style Gourmet Red Liquorice!!
G’day!! Welcome to National Licorice day interwebz!! Throw some shrimp on the barby and get out your kangaroo saddle. Were heading to the outback to check out Wiley Wallaby Australian Style Gourmet Red Liquorice. And let me tell you, the Aussies are definitely doing this right. This honestly makes Twizzlers look pretty sad in comparison. From the texture to the flavor this just crushes anything us ‘mericans are used to. Even the packaging is so much more adult and classy than a clear bag o’ Twizzlers or, heaven forbid, a BUCKET of Red Vines (yes they exist). Actually looking at this closer it looks almost exactly like a Heinz Ketchup bottle…the ultimate in class.
Stand-alone snack or with something else?
Probably a good palette cleanser after some smoked kangaroo ribs.
Review:
Two Moms in the Raw Gluten Free Goji Berry Bar!!
Let’s start out this post with the word everyone is thinking. HEMP. There. I said it. This thing is probably the healthiest thing that will ever go into my face. Do you even see how many things AREN’T in this hippy bar. It’s made with rainbows and unicorn tears. That being said it was seriously delicious. It had a really good base flavor of granola and the sweetness of the Goji berry’s but then, SMACK, it has this insane like super cinnamon-y/Chai tea-y over arching flavor that rounds it out. It really is quite good tasting. Didn’t even taste like dirt or patchouli at all! (see I didn’t even mention that the brand name refers to naked mothers…oh wait…ew)
Best place to eat to this snack?
Sitting in Starbucks. Sipping on a fair trade-venti-double-non-fat-skinny-dolci-vanilla-half-shot-caramel-macchiato-with a sprinkle of candy cane shards, organic raw cinnamon stick stirred, and served in a 75% post consumer organic clay pot. (my usual morning cup 'o joe)
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