Poor Leonardo DiCaprio. No matter how many blockbuster hit movies he stars in, he never seems to impress the masses enough for an Oscar of his own. Just look at his sad, beautiful face:
He's given the public the gift of his dedication, passion and talent so we can be entertained for hours and hours and what does he get in return!? Nothing but an internet meme and my undying love.
What does this have to do with food, you ask? Well, food is my Kevin Bacon -- I can connect anything to it. Leo was in Inception, a fantastic movie about creating dreams within dreams in order to manipulate people's minds. What we tasted here in the Studio today was nothing short of a Snack within a Snack, and it certainly changed our perceptions of reality.
(Stale) Mike and Ike Buttered Popcorn Flavor
Normally, we sample snack foods (e.g., potato chips) flavored with savory, "normal" food items (e.g., tomato and basil). But today, we went to a deeper level: Popcorn-flavored candy. Save $10 on that tub of popcorn at the movies by just buying this one SuperCandy!
...except it's disgusting.
Not even like, "Oh, it's just not my thing," unpleasant. I literally spit it out. It tastes like rock hard butter. Or even butter-flavored butter, it is THAT buttery. Melt it down and cook a steak in it, sure, but eating these Mike and Ikes straight up is just wrong. Alright, yes, they were stale (as the warning states), but I doubt a change in texture would have improved upon this much, if at all.
Rating: 1.5. +.5 because watching people's reactions to biting into it was amusing.
Jelly Belly Ice Cream Parlor Mix (Brought to you by Cold Stone. Mmm....)
Once you've thoroughly cleansed your palate (with soap), you can try another adventure more likely to please: Jelly beans flavored like ice cream creations. Considering how popular ice cream is around here (coughMScough), it's no surprise these were a HUGE seller. Willy Wonka himself would be impressed with how Jelly Belly has successfully transferred all the childhood joys of a hand-mashed ice cream creation into a small sugar pill.
Birthday Cake, Chocolate Devotion and Apple Pie A La Cold Stone came out as the winners, but Strawberry and Mint Chocolate Chip were not left far behind. No losers in this bunch!
Rating: 7. Interesting and yummy, but not addictive.
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