Bacon Dipped In Chocolate!

Pig Candy

Bacon Buttercrunch

I don't doubt that this has been done many times over, and I am not saying that this is some new bacon delicacy, but I personally had never had bacon covered in milk or dark chocolate before. So this weekend, when I was down at the Essex Street Market with Nebber T. Riley to try out lunch at Shopsins (get the ebelskivers and the sliders, amongst other things on this deep menu, as both were outstanding!) in the marketplace. While waiting, we had Dana wait on line and Nebber T. and myself walked around the market to check out the two cheese stands and the chocolatier, Roni-Sue's Chocolates. Roni-Sues happens to specialize in amazing truffles of unique and various flavors, as well as what they call 'Pig Candy'. Pig Candy is "crispy fried bacon strips, dipped in either milk or dark chocolate". While both are OUTSTANDING, I think the saltiness of the bacon goes perfectly with the more bitter dark chocolate. The milk chocolate tends to be richer and overpowers that dichotomy of flavors. I highly recommend you try out the delightful treat if you are down in the area (Essex and Delancy). The also have Bacon Buttercrunch, which is "cultured butter, sugar, milk & dark chocolate, with chopped, fried bacon added to the toffee, then dipped in toasted chile pinon nuts". As some one who likes toffee a lot, it is delicious and although it does not sound as though bacon would go well with this, it fits amazingly well together!