Chocolate covered bacon. Seriously.

[flvegan]

Yes, the Florida State Fair.

Chocolate-dipped bacon

If, for some strange reason, the thought of pig meat slathered in fudge doesn't give your stomach a tingle, then get with the times, man. In January, Time wrote about the proliferation of bacony delights on dessert menus in fine restaurants nationwide. Bacon ice cream has even popped up on Top Chef. Mark Boggs of Plant City saw chocolate-dipped bacon at another fair up north and tinkered in the kitchen with some recipes. He decided that freshly grilled Hormel applewood-smoked bacon worked best; for $5, you get four slabs with a cup of syrupy chocolate dipping sauce. Don't let the concept scare you — there is no meaty aftertaste, only a salty-meets-sweet flavor delivered via the peerless crisp-yet-chewy texture of bacon. Find it at Mavric's Chocolate Barn near Gate 2.

http://www.tampabay.com/features/events/article973624.ece

[Shell Beau]

1. Ok, I thought the line had been crossed long ago at the state fairs,

but this is a new low! :puke:

[MrCoffee]

2. Wash that down with a fried Coke and you're good to go.

[rurallib]

9. liquid coke or powdered coke?

[sarge43]

20. A deep fried Twinkie for dessert.

Cardiac arrest to go.

[Broken_Hero]

37. fried coke?

thats for wimps....try fried Mountain Dew....:D

[Dangerously Amused]

3. What is WRONG with you people?!?

[TZ]

4. seriously

that looks and sounds like shit. :puke:

[LynzM]

5. I know I'm about to make the flvegan shitlist...

But I've made chocolate-covered bacon, and if you like bacon, it's actually really good. I don't use scary "dipping chocolate sauce", just regular melted chocolate chips.

[CreekDog]

6. do they have vegan version?

:shrug:

[flvegan]

7. Unlikely. Were I tempted, though

I could make it at home.

I'm not tempted.

[Strong Atheist]

8. Didn't some russian restaurant do this several

years ago?

[azmouse]

10. That's just wrong...

unless you add some whipped cream too. :9

[BarenakedLady]

11. Ack

:scared:

[madinmaryland]

12. Sheesh!! Why ruin perfectly good bacon with chocolate?

:puke:

[kentauros]

19. Why ruin perfectly good chocolat

with bacon? :shrug:

[ThomCat]

26. To be honest, they probably used really cheap, shitty

chocolate flavored product instead of real chocolate. So no actual good food was wasted.

[kentauros]

35. lol!

Too true :D

I dare those that eat this kind of "food" to use something like this:

http://www.vivani.de/P_USA_Bitter_85.html
Organic Dark Chocolate (100 g) – 85 % cocoa

(for the chocolate, not the bacon)

[ThomCat]

42. But only if they want an amazing caffein high.

:)

[kentauros]

43. Actually, the alkaloid in chocolate is theobromine, not caffeine :)

Despite its name, the compound contains no bromine — theobromine is derived from Theobroma, the name of the genus of the cacao tree, (which itself is made up of the Greek roots theo ("God") and brosi ("food"), meaning "food of the gods")<4> with the suffix -ine given to alkaloids and other basic nitrogen-containing compounds.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theobromine

and some more

[Arugula Latte]

13. NOOOOooooooo!

:o

The horror!

[NYCGirl]

14. Been there, done that AT WHOLE FOODS

They sell these candy bars at Whole Foods in NYC.

http://www.vosgeschocolate.com/product/bacon_exotic_candy_bar/exotic_candy_bars

And, at $7.50 a bar, that's serious chocolate!

[Initech]

15. I dont know whether to be excited or disgusted.

[Lucian]

16. Jesus fuck.

What the hell is up with combining everything with bacon these days??? Bacon is disgusting!

[latebloomer]

17. My husband's boss took them

on a tour of gourmet chocolate shops in Manhattan as a holiday celebration. He brought a couple of bars home--one was chocolate with little bits of bacon. The chocolate was exquisite but I didn't care much for the combo.

[mtnester]

18. Why? Dear God The humanity!......EVERYONE knows that

bacon should only EVER be dipped in maple syrup.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

21. deranged

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

22. I guess I won't knock it until I try it.

Because I was skeptical of the bacon maple bar, and it turned out to be delicious.

[GoneOffShore]

23. Oh my dog!!! Melted chocolate and bacon!!!! Huzzah!

Having made pecan brittle where I rolled the pecans in bacon fat AND greased the pan with it, I'm definitely going to give this a shot.

And my vegetarian friends raved about it.

:evilgrin:

(Kidding, kidding)

Bacon - the gateway protein.

[Swede]

24. I'd try it.

Man,there is a bacon thread every day,lately.

[Critters2]

25. I was about to eat supper. Now I no longer feel the need.

You saved me a couple of bucks! Thanks, dude!

[rucky]

27. Why isn't it deep fried and on a stick?

amateurs

[vixengrl]

32. Gives me an idea: a deep-fried peanut-butter and

banana sandwich, bacon-wrap it, and then use chocolate dipping sauce.

Imagine it:

You take one reasonably firm banana; impale it on kebab skewer. Apply peanut buter as "glue". Encase with very fresh, slightly rolled Wonder Bread. Pan-fry bacon until it is somewhat firm, but still pliable enough to be rolled around the outside of the bread--which then is held in place with toothpicks. Deep-fry that, remove the toothpicks, and serve with chocolate dipping sauce. Nutella would do.

(Now I'm afraid someone might just try that...)

[WinkyDink]

40. Thanks! I needed something for the "Last Meal" thread!

[kentauros]

38. Why isn't it a

chocolate-dipped turkey leg for that matter? :P

Chocolate-bacon-bits funnel cake, anyone?

Oh! Oh! Wait! Bacon-bits pancakes/waffles with chocolate sauce!

[SergeyDovlatov]

28. Mmmm... I can imagine the taste... Delicious!

[MrsMatt]

29. That is so 2008 --

It was the HOT food item at many state fairs last year.

It's not bad, but it's also not good.

[Callalily]

30. That truly sounds awful, and

in reality, truly looks awful too.

But . . . I've had chocolate covered potato chips - hmmmmm . . . not just too bad. ;)

[GOPisEvil]

31. OK, I would try one bite.

But I do not have high hopes.

[LostinVA]

33. I would LOVE this if it was dark chocolate -- seriesly

[trof]

34. Only one thing better. Peanut butter and chocolate dipped bacon!

With a mayo dipping sauce.
;-)

[Taverner]

36. OK - what - are you trying to make me a vegan here???

I mean - WTF???? That looks like poop dipped in...more poop!

[WinkyDink]

39. Needs salt.

[Pierre.Suave]

41. Welcome to last year

Captain Slow...

:P

[mtnester]

44. Not even close to over the top

Bacon Cheese burger between Krispy Kreme donuts.

Story here...and the video on that page it something to peruse:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/03/broadcasts/main1680067.shtml

Slight variation - Paula Deen's Lady's brunch burger



Can't wait to see this year's fair foods...of course big fat maple glazed deep fried bacon on a stick will be back. Deep fried butter, stuffed with cream cheese, coated in batter, then deep fried and coated with Red Bull syrup, whipped creme, sprinkles and expresso beans. Covers about everything I am thinking.

[tigereye]

45. that ain't right

truly disgusting, for many reasons. :puke:

[n2doc]

46. Next up- Chocolate covered Bacon Explosion!

Deep fried, of course! :evilgrin: