"crispycone" news and stories

Crispycone, the snack slowly finding its way into U.S. markets, has caught the attention of Stephen Colbert, who both sang its praises while demonizing the food in a recent "Tip of the Hat/Wag of the Finger" segment on his show, "The Colbert Report."

"Crispycones you are the greatest food in the world!" Colbert said in the Oct. 15 episode. "Which is why I'm giving a wag of my finger to Crispycones."

Check out this Crispycone post to find out more.

As a matter of fact, yes. That is pizza in a cone. Thanks for asking. Photo: Kat Kinsman

"Pleasant and acceptable taste and smell"

If that's the best your copywriters can cook up for a brochure blurb, take that as a sign that your microwavable pizza cones might not be a standout at the Fancy Food Show. At least not in the way you'd hoped.

Luckily for our increasingly overtaxed palates, there were more than a few swoon-inducing nibbles amongst the 250,000 edible products available for sampling at the Javits Center from June 28-30.

After the jump, learn about some of our favorites from Sunday's stroll through the aisles. Mondays's favorites can be found here.

Sarah let us know that pizza cones are getting to be quite the rage in Korea, but the concept of non-ice cream food in cones is clearly spreading to other parts of the world. CrispyCone touts its offerings as not only delicious and spill-proof, but also environmentally friendly and healthy, since there are no wrappers to throw away and the dough is filled with fresh veggies and lean meats (except for the cheese-filled quesadilla cone). With a location in Southern California, blogger El Chavo! went out to do a taste test for himself.

Arriving at the store, he noted that there were many filling options to choose from. He selected a Huevos Rancheros cone because CrispyCone proudly touts their breakfast offerings. The fillings are placed inside the cone, uncooked, then the whole thing is cooked in a microwave. Disposable utensils are used for cooking and it was served "in a nice cozy cardboard box holder, inside a paper bag, with a heat protecting band across the cone." So much for environmentally friendly non-packaging. Getting past the presentation, the cone turned out to be pretty inedible. The cone was a bland cracker, the fillings were funky and after three bites, our brave taster had had enough. The verdict was that it was not only "gross", but actually "reprehensible."

CrispyCones will be available in stores, in unfilled and filled-and-frozen versions, sometime next year. They might be better than the in-store versions, but don't count on it.

[via la.foodblogging]

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