That sounded bizarre, didn’t it? But how could I resist trying two of my favorite flavors? Hell, I’ve taken bigger food risks when stopping at a street taco stand in Mexico. And who could forget that scorpion I ate in Thailand (yes, I have photos to prove it.) When I found out that Vosges Haut-Chocolat, one of my favorite gourmet chocolate makers, has an entire line of chocolate bacon products, I just couldn’t help myself. I ordered, I sampled and I think I’ve become a believer in Bacon and Chocolate Bar Flying Pigs.
I was curious who would think up such a seemingly weird combination. On her website, Vosges Owner/Chocolatier, Katrina Markoff, explains:
I began experimenting with bacon + chocolate at the tender age of 6, while eating chocolate chip pancakes drenched in Aunt Jemima® syrup served aside sizzling bacon. Beside my stack of cakes, the bacon strips would swim in the flowing syrup and melted chocolate chips. That became my favorite dipping sauce for bacon… and so the story begins.
Katrina’s managed to blend two equally obsessive over foods to create an unbelievable taste combination of sweet, smoky and savory. Applewood smoked bacon pieces with alderwood smoked salt, and 45% creamy milk, or 62% deep dark chocolate. Wanna go whole hog? (sorry, I couldn’t resist.) Send somebody a Bacon Chocolate Gift Box so they can discover Flying Chocolate Pigs, too.
P.S. Yes, Katrina made it easy to taste her inspiration for her spark of culinary genius. You can order her own Bacon and Chocolate Pancake Mix right here.
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oh yum chocolate bacon!