by Stephen Montemayor // University of Kansas
Move over Prius: Vosges Haut-Chocolat (www.vosgeschocolate.com) has created the ultimate hybrid: Mo’s Bacon Bar. It’s chocolate with bits of bacon and smoked salt inside. It’s wrong on so many levels, but that may be why it tastes so good. Created to envoke that delicious brunch mishap when the syrup dribbles onto the bacon, Mo’s Bacon Bar shocks your tastebuds (and sense of normalcy) with its salty sweetness.This isn't the first twist Vosges has put on chocolate: its Red Fire bar features Mexican ancho and chipotle chilies and cinnamon infused with chocolate, and the Black Pearl bar is spiked with ginger, black sesame seeds and wasabi.
But it is Mo’s Bacon Bar, the company’s second best-selling product, that delivers smoky bacon and milky chocolate—two of the ultimate comfort foods—in one artful package. Its $7.50 price tag may be a bit steep for a candy bar but it’s all a matter of perspective: think of it instead as a hearty breakfast topped off with a sumptuous dessert.
If your intrigue outweighs the gross-out factor, visit Whole Foods Market or the company's website for your own Mo's bar and see if you’re read to add chocolate to the ranks of eggs, salad, burgers and sandwiches: foods that taste that much better with a little bacon.
