Chocolate covered bacon-!

I'm afraid so...I couldn't bring myself to put this into the 'nutrition' section..well, could you? Some bright spark has decided that we obviously need to increase the amount of totally pointless, health destroying food in the world & so has invented this idea.
I only stumbled across this because below the picture (above) it had the caption 'A vegan's nightmare: Bacon covered in chocolate' which is strange as I thought I'd think it would be more of a nightmare to actually have to eat the junk?



Here's the article:

Quote :

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-1319353/Chocolate-covered-bacon-hits-shops.html

Savoury treat for lead-lined stomachs only... chocolate covered bacon

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 9:12 AM on 11th October 2010



If you're an adventurous gourmet and you think you've tried it all then think again.

And if you thought mixing dulce de leche with cheese was exotic, then head straight to Marini's in downtown Santa Cruz.

The American restaurant has married two of the world's most delicious ingredients and given us the unusual combination of chocolate-covered bacon.

Their recipe uses hickory smoked bacon, cooking it in the oven until crispy and golden, before smothering it in their special brand of chocolate.

And for those who like to take the sweet n savoury mixture one step further, you can always sample chocolate-covered bacon mixed in with maple syrup ice-cream at Marini's itself.

It's called the 'vegan's nightmare' and its not difficult to see why.

Born in Italy, founder, Victor Marini brought his family to Santa Cruz in 1905 and opened the Palace Barbershop on Cooper Street across from the old Santa Cruz Court House.

He also had a barbershop in the old Casa del Rey Hotel near the Boardwalk.

One spring day in 1915, Victor accepted a customer's offer and bought his popcorn stand at the Boardwalk.

Joseph Marini Sr. started working for his father at the age of 10 in 1920.

Following his father's death in 1938, Joe Sr. and his wife Josephine were instrumental in building up the business.

The family soon expanded the operation and started making salt water taffy, caramel corn, and candy apples.

In the years to follow, the business was passed on to Joe Sr.’s sons, Joseph Jr. and Joel, and their wives Carol and Kathy.

Today, Joseph Marini III continues the tradition of making fine candies.

Yes, that's a rather retarded name. I can imagine a lot of fat idiots out there eating the stuff and thinking they're "hard"