"pouch" news and stories

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.