Oct 04
The art of making candy will forever be associated with the dark whimsy of Willy Wonka’s magical factory, but a recent exhibition held during Vienna’s Design Week put a sweetly sophisticated spin on the process.
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Sep 23
PEZ has always been a bit of a mixed blessing for me. The dispensers were so much better than the candy inside. It’s like the guys who made the candy said “our candy kind of sucks, what can we do to sell it to kids?” The answer? Stick it in a container with a flip-top character head, and you’ll sell billions. And that they did.
And while there are tons of really cool collectible Pez dispensers out there, this Alien PEZ dispenser had to be made by a fan, since the candy company never released one of their own.
It was made a few years back by Peter “Rat D” Davidson, and there’s not much to be said about this thing other than the fact that it’s a) awesome and b) PEZ needs to get on the phone with H.R. Giger and Ridley Scott today and see if they can work out a licensing deal.
The only thing better would be if it actually spit out another little Alien head inside before the candy came out. And acid.
[via Dangerous Minds]
Sep 12
Love lollipops? Have a taste for blue cheese? Then you’ll probably love gourmet lollipop company Lollyphile’s newest offering: blue cheese lollipops. Lollyphile is known for coming up with unusual, if not sometimes scandalous lollipop flavors, like Sriracha and Breast Milk (ewww.)
The blue cheese lollipops were only recently launched, along with a series of promotional images that can be described as downright scary. I get that they’re going with a blue theme, given that it’s blue cheese and all, but I don’t think they had to go and use Effie Trinket as their model.
The lollipops are described as being “sharp, tasty, and edgy.” Since blue cheese is often paired with honey, it was apparently easy to combine both flavors to make the lollipop into a reality.
Lollyphile’s owner, Jason Darling, explains that the blue cheese lollipops “started off as a joke.” He adds: “I was initially scared to try them. My partner, Maria, wasn’t, and she instantly declared it to be delicious. Once I was convinced that she wasn’t pranking me I took a taste, and I had no choice but to agree with her. They’re delicious. I mean, if you like blue cheese. And who doesn’t?”
If your taste buds are up to the challenge, you can order up a batch of blue cheese lollies starting at $10(USD) over at Lollyphile.
Sep 11
Star Wars Rebel Alliance & Galactic Empire Lollipops: The Sweet Side of the Force
Posted in: Today's ChiliSuck it Rebel Alliance. Suck it Imperial Empire. I mean that in the nicest way possible. As in, each group can now suck on these awesome lollipops. These intergalactic suckers were created by Priscilla Briggs of Designer Lollipop. The Star Wars universe just got sweeter.
Priscilla has created this neat set of Star Wars-themed Rebel Alliance and Galactic Empire insignia lollipops that look too good to eat. You can purchase them from her Etsy store at the link above for $16(USD) for a set of six lollies.
It’s worth looking around in her shop, she has other many great looking lollipops. Even Death Stars, R2-D2s and Stormtroopers. They really look great. I’m not sure how she gets such nice detail. Of course, that’s why she is making candy and I am not.
[via Laughing Squid]
Jul 15
Whether you’re on the Light or Dark Side of the Force, there’s one thing we can all agree on: Candy is good. Now, thanks to the confectionery makers of Japan, you can have your lightsaber and eat it too.
These new Pocky stick candies from Glico measure 8 inches-long, so they’re more like breadsticks than candies. They’re available in a three flavors to satisfy your sweet tooth, including Yoda’s green tea, Sith strawberry and Goofy Skywalker grape.
While they’re not officially available here in the states, you can find packs available for sale up on eBay for around $8 a box.
Glico is also offering a variety of other Star Wars inspired foodstuffs including some sort of Yoda and Darth Vader rice dishes:
Jun 25
Decades before molecular gastronomists were hocking vodka mist and caviar foam, we had food that was just plain fun: Pop Rocks, Magic Shell, and countless other strange creations that required a science lab to invent.
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Jun 22
You probably wouldn’t let your dog drink out of your toilet, but did you know that there are actually people out there who would eat out of a toilet?
Not out of a regular toilet, of course, but out of the Moko Moko Mokoletto. If you say it again and again fast enough, it’s almost like a tongue twister…
Anyway, the Moko Moko is actually a toilet-themed candy from Japan, where most awesome, weird, and unusual things seem to orginate.
The pack comes with a plastic toilet and a pack of candy. The miniature toilet is first assembled, and then the flavored candy powder is added to the toilet’s tank with water in order to activate it. You, the candy eater, are then supposed to sip the bubbly candy concoction from the toilet. Yum.
The clip above was posted by RRcherrypie, who describes the experience on his blog (translated): “Idea of the product is great, taste is OK. Made of toilet put the water from the tank actually is good. Place in Bathroom own Dollhouse of (1/12 scale). Chloro to look at the toilet was clogged …. Head, I keep clean …!”
There are four different colors of miniature toilets to choose from. Moko Moko product information is available here.
[via Tastefully Offensive and Yababoon via Laughing Squid]
May 15
Skittles Sorting Machine 3 Sorts Other Types of Candy, Needs Its Name Sorted Out
Posted in: Today's ChiliLast year we found out about Brian Egenriether’s pet project – a machine that automatically separates Skittles by color. It’s fun to watch it work, but ultimately it was a novelty invention because it went about its task at a leisurely pace. It turns out Brian kept working on his machine and has finished its third version.
The Skittles Sorting Machine 3 can sort different types of Skittles as well as M&M’s and Reese’s Pieces candies. It’s easy to use too – there’s an on and off switch up top, and a series of switches on the body lets you indicate what candy you’re about to put in. It’s also more polished than its predecessor, thanks to the parts that Brian made using machinable epoxy. There’s only one problem:
Yep, it’s still slow. The Skittles Sorting Machine 3 – more practical, still impractical. You can find out more about the machine on the video’s description on YouTube.
[via Boing Boing]
Apr 22
LEGO blocks are fun to play with for sure, but they’re definitely not the kind of thing you want kids putting in their mouth and chomping on. For block-builders who like to chew on stuff, better go with Candy Blocks instead.
These sugary building blocks have a similar shape to LEGO bricks, but are completely edible. And yes, they can be stacked and interlocked to form structures. Though keep in mind they’re a bit more fragile and crumbly than real LEGO bricks. They come in a variety of fruity flavors to match their colors, and sort of remind me of another favorite candy/toy combo – PEZ.
Image via Matt’s Brick Gallery
You can find Candy Blocks over on Amazon in packages ranging from 1 to 5.5 pounds, with prices between about $7 and $29(USD). I’m concerned that I’d end up eating half of my construction project before I could finish it.
Apr 10
After you’re done devouring your planetary chocolates, all that remains are meteorites. At least that’s how I think the guys at L’eclat chocolates came up with these chocolate meteorite candies.
Each of these candies is made to look like a specific meteorite, such as the Henbury, the Orgueil or the Pallsovka. They even have one called the Tatahouine, named after the meteorite that fell in the Tunisian desert that served as the set for Tatooine in Star Wars. Instead of tasting like burnt up space rocks, these come in flavors like white chocolate with grapefruit and earl grey tea, and bitter chocolate with hazelnut praline.
A set of eight meteorite chocolates sells for ¥3000 (~$30 USD) in Japan, but check with White Rabbit Express for a quote to get them shipped stateside.
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