I saw Candy Blog's review of The Original Lava Bar, "the world's first liquid chocolate bar," and it just seemed too odd not to pass along. Basically, this is a pouch of corn syrup, chocolate liquor, butter and sugar, among other things. Cybele likens it to "very, very good brownie batter." That was enough to make me want to steer clear of it, but she goes on to give it a decent review, saying that while slurping it out of the pouch was a little odd, the stuff did well on things like pretzels and almonds. Still, she says, it doesn't satisfy like real chocolate. I also find it a little odd that the Lava Bar site bills it as a "no-mess" chocolate bar. It looks a little messy. I guess this is the opposite of those chocolate bars that won't melt.Posts with tag packet
Lava Bar: a melted chocolate bar?
I saw Candy Blog's review of The Original Lava Bar, "the world's first liquid chocolate bar," and it just seemed too odd not to pass along. Basically, this is a pouch of corn syrup, chocolate liquor, butter and sugar, among other things. Cybele likens it to "very, very good brownie batter." That was enough to make me want to steer clear of it, but she goes on to give it a decent review, saying that while slurping it out of the pouch was a little odd, the stuff did well on things like pretzels and almonds. Still, she says, it doesn't satisfy like real chocolate. I also find it a little odd that the Lava Bar site bills it as a "no-mess" chocolate bar. It looks a little messy. I guess this is the opposite of those chocolate bars that won't melt.Java Juice coffee packets
Just what it sounds like, Java Juice is a .5 ounce packet of "liquid coffee concentrate," meant to be mixed with water when you can't brew a proper cup. Each packet makes one 10 to 12 ounce cup of joe. Java Juice's site also suggests making a "red eye" by adding a packet of Java Juice to your gas station, sex-in-a-canoe, cup of coffee. Surprisingly, they don't advocate slurping the stuff straight out of the package. It's unsweetened, so that might be kind of intense. Still, I'm sure there are college students somewhere pounding this stuff without a coffee mug in sight. Another suggestion from the manufacturer is to use it as a baking supplement when a recipe calls for a few tablespoons of coffee. Assuming the stuff tastes decent, and you don't normally have fresh coffee on hand, it might not be a bad cooking back-up.[Via Cool Hunting]
ShotPak, a shot in a bag
Apparently flasks and miniature bottles of booze are just too bulky for some folks to carry around. For them, there's
the ShotPak, little plastic pouches that hold 50ml cocktails like lemon drops
or kamikazes. It's like a packet of ketchup, but it costs two bucks and it's 17.5 percent alcohol. Come to think of it,
at a little over an ounce and a half and only 35 proof, you'd better pack a couple of those in your purse if you're
looking to get a buzz on. [Via Bottle Watch]
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