Flavors we in the U.S. might consider strange are becoming ever more popular abroad (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/06/odd-snack-flavors_n_1489639.html), which perhaps explains the success of a new cheese and onion chocolate bar (http://www.neatorama.com/2013/05/05/Cheese-and-Onion-Chocolate-Bars-are-a-Hit/) sold by Irish potato chip brand Tayto.
According to the Irish Examiner, Tayto created the bar in response to a social media campaign (http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/tayto-chocolate-bar-craze-hits-oz-230265.html) led by fans. Only 100,000 bars were created in all (http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/new-tayto-bar-sacrilege-or-genius-228369.html).
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The bars are already sold out in Ireland, but Taste Ireland, an Australian purveyor of Irish treats, decided to raffle off a few bars in the land down under. (According to a 2011 census, about 10.4 percent (http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/2071.0main+features902012-2013) all Australians claim Irish ancestry.)
The company's CEO, Eamon Eastwood, told the Herald Sun that the public's reaction was explosive. (http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/your-business/thousands-bid-for-24-chocolate-bars/story-fn7ve51s-1226634681088) "I couldn't believe the reaction," he said. "It went off the richter scale with almost half a million impressions."
The bars don't sound all that bad, either. Eastewood called their taste "unusual," characterizing it as "crunchy chocolate and then a lingering taste of cheese of onion."
We wish these bars were sold in the U.S. -- we're incredibly curious about them! For now, we suppose we'll have to be content with the ramen chocolate bars (http://shop.seattlechocolates.com/scc/komforte-bars.html) from Komforte Chockolates.
Via: HuffingtonPost