Powder-Filled Gel "Pac" Mints Mistaken for Drugs by Narcos: “
The new ‘Ice Breakers Pacs’ candy from Hershey have freaked out narcotics officers in Philadelphia because of their resemblance to bags of powered drugs. The candy, which is a gritty sugar sealed inside a gel bag that dissolves in your mouth, looks an awful lot like [...]
chadzilla: making vodka pills in 24 hours: “Recently, Chef Fabian was experimenting further with the Adria/Torreblanca technique of making ‘vodka pills.’ I use this word to describe the process of making liquid-filled candies by pouring flavored alcohol syrups into cornstarch and letting it set until a hard outer shell forms. The process is [...]
Keacher.com » Blog Archive » Chocolate Zen: “The legends preceded it: chocolate so dark it ceased to taste like chocolate. Chocolate so intense it required cautionary statements. Chocolate so fine it cost $32 per pound. One of my coworkers is a fan of dark chocolate, and he was the one who first told me about [...]
One of the things I like doing best when I cook is making something that normally people buy. Sure, making the greatest Macaroni and Cheese is really cool, but making my own Chili Powder is being one step closer to godhood. Along those lines, I love the idea of the make your own gum kit. [...]
I believe I’ve mentioned my affinity for mints in the Metromint story, so it should come as no surprise that I’d mention this. Make Magazine’s blog reports that Altoids are releasing a new set of ginger, cinnamon, and (of course) peppermint flavored candies, but this time dipped in dark chocolate. Curiously Strong Chocolates.
Unfortunately, they won’t [...]
I’ve mentioned before that the spicy/sweet connection is getting stronger in Popular Culture. It’s not quite there yet, but one of my local coffee houses has a Maya Mocha which, so you know, thoroughly sucks. Mind you, that’s more because of their poor coffee than the concept of the mocha, but I can think of [...]
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