KEN SWARNER: SOMEONE PUT THEIR BACON IN MY CHOCOLATE >>>
I understand that my taste buds must comply with certain fairness laws or else the American Civil Liberties Union will intervene, but I’d prefer to rent more space on my tongue to salty and sweet, leaving sour and bitter to double up in the sub-basement.
Sure, I enjoy bitter coffee, and occasionally I need a sour gum ball, but right now in my desk I have half a bag of dark chocolate peanut M&Ms, half a 10-ounce tub of Dark Chocolate Covered Macadamia Nuts from Trader Joes, and another 10-ounce tub of Dark Chocolate Chipolte Hazelnuts also from Trader Joes â€" and not a Sour Patch Kids to be found.
I take notice of salty and sweet combinations, so word of combining bacon with chocolate piqued my interest, especially when it includes a South Sound connection.
What?
You may scoff, but smoky, salty breakfast meat covered in chocolate makes better sense to me than dipping bitter dried cherries in the stuff. See what I discovered from a former Lakes High school grad on the Weekly Volcano Web site.