Chocolate Bacon

Hitting the scene in 2005 and spreading like wild-fire – it’s CHOCOLATE COVERED BACON! That’s right! You heard me! CHOCOLATE COVERED BACON, folks.

Sizzling bacon smothered in melted chocolate, cooled to perfection, it was the hottest thing on the fairgrounds last summer. They were calling it “Pig Lickers” at the Minnesota State Fair and in New York City it’s sold as “Pig Candy.”

All I can say is that I want in on this action. FINALLY someone realized that you can combine earth’s two greatest elements: delicious fat and chocolate. Of all the earth-shattering combinations, this one has the most potential to be explosive to the waistline.

In 2009, one journalist at the Florida State Fair called the dish “the greatest thing since deep-fried Pepsi.” A company in London, Selfridges & Co., sells gourmet Chocolate Bacon Bars using either smoked applewood or salted alderwood bacon, dipped in either milk or dark chocolate. Their entire stock sold out in 48 hours.

US residents are trying the recipe at home using regular bacon strips and Nestles Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips.

I think we all know the first thing I will eat on September 1^st.