Vosges Bacon and Chocolate Bar
I’m not sure how long the Vosges brand Mo’s Bacon Bar has been available, but when I first heard about it last year I knew I had to keep an eye out. The bar is said to have been an inspiration of chocolatier Katrina Markoff, who drew on her childhood experience of chocolate chip pancakes and bacon.
I was really interested to see how this would be pulled off. Bacon is yummy, chocolate is yummy, but together?
I found a bar at Cost Plus not too long ago and picked it up for about $6. A hefty price tag for 3oz of chocolate!
The bar is wrapped inside a foil pouch and packaged in a thin cardboard box. There isn’t much of a scent when the pouch is first opened, though there is a slight smokey smell if you get up close enough.
I had my bar in the fridge for about half an hour before I opened to make sure it didn’t melt all over me. It was slightly above room temperature when I opened it up and had a satisfying snap when I broke a square off.
That was about where anything good ended. Well, that’s not entirely true - the chocolate was smooth except for the bits of bacon throughout. And granted, there wasn’t a lot of bacon. But the “applewood smoked bacon” just did not work for me. It was really disappointing because I wanted to like this, but I could barely get through the one corner I bit off. I gave it a minute to get over it, thinking maybe it was just because I wasn’t used to bacon and chocolate and I’d be more receptive after a second bite. No go. In fact, that one went into a paper towel.
Overall, the smokey bacon flavor was just way too overpowering. The chocolate tried to poke through but failed miserably, and - even though my package said it’s good until next January - the bacon tasted stale and old and was so much a part of the chocolate that I can’t even say the chocolate was any good.
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10 opinions for Vosges Bacon and Chocolate Bar
Farley
Jul 14, 2008 at 3:48 pm
Too bad you didn’t like it. My boyfriend and I enjoy it and get one every once in a while. One square at a time is plenty, though.
Michele P.
Jul 14, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Thanks so much for the review! I had heard about these bacon/chocolate bars and my curiosity was killing me! lol. I love both, but would I love both of them together? I am not sure, but it certainly seems a bit overpowering, and perhaps in this case a little is really TOO much of a good thing. I think I’ll pass.
Alicia
Jul 14, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Uh…
I don’t think I’ll be picking up one of these. I know you and I have a similar taste, so if you didn’t like it, I doubt I would. :(
Heather
Jul 15, 2008 at 10:12 am
Hi Farley! You’re not alone! I did a search for other reviews to see what others thought and it’s really split down the middle. It’s such a unique taste and, frankly, a cool idea that I’m glad there are those who like it!
Hi Michele! If you’re able to get a sample sometime go for it and see what you think. The price tag is a bit on the ouchy side to try it and not end up liking it!
Aliiiiicia! I can picture your face after trying this one, and it would probably look a lot like mine did LOL
Cocoa Gal
Jul 15, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Heather, thank you for the insightful review of the bacon bar. I thought maybe I was missing something when I tried it and had to spit it out. I love most of Katrina Markoff’s creations (like the Barcelona bar!) That being said, my friend Marge swears by the bacon bar. Seems it’s a love-it or hate-it experience :)
Heather
Jul 15, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Hi Cocoa Gal! Exactly - my husband and I didn’t care for it at all, but our girls did! Go figure!
6th Floor Blogger
Jul 18, 2008 at 3:43 pm
I’m surprised you hated it actually. While I didn’t like it, I didn’t dislike it either. It was..weird. And that’s the only real way I could describe it. I didn’t think it had a real strong bacon taste, more of a smokey taste. The flavor just didn’t seem right for chocolate, but it didn’t seem bad either.
Heather
Jul 20, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Hey 6! I know, it surprised me too. I *really* wanted to like it but the smokiness and the bits of bacon just didn’t do it for me.
Sybian
Jul 20, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Bacon and chocolate? This sounds highly disturbing.
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