Gluttony with Mary HK Choi: Strawberried Peanut Butter M&Ms
Despite people in the Awl offices FRONTING on these hard, and the movie tie-in on the packaging (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen) being demoralizingly bad, these were not nearly as abysmal as the U.S. snackfood industry typically does strawberry. Strawberry Whoppers? Garbage. Strawberry Milkshake Double Stuffed Oreos? Chalky horrorfest. Basically what Hello Kitty's bones would taste like if you ground them with a pestle and mortar.
But whatever, we who know how well Asia does strawberry solo, strawberry+choco hybrids, and all strawberry+cream component permutations have always held very low expectations of domestic strawberry flavor anyway.
But knowing what we do about the deliciousness of peanut butter M&Ms and the coconut M&Ms (that you can only reliably find in the Greater New York City area at the Walgreen's on 23rd and Park), couldn't help but be curious.
Conclusion: Tasty BUT it's because they don't overdo it. It's essentially a regular peanut butter M&M with just a hint of berry topnote which is definitely pleasant. Unfortunately, the addition of this extra flavor strangely compromises the structural integrity of the candy (they mush dumb easy) which is baffling since the coating-to-interior ratio is maintained from the PB jams that travel well. Et fin.
Previously: Wawa Brand Mesquite Smoked Beef Jerky Original Flavor
Why are you letting Balk eat M&Ms in this time of crisis? For shame.
Crisis? What crisis? Gmail's back we're all gonna be OK. Also, his dr said it was fine since he doesn't smoke cigarettes and is a total teetotaler.
I'm sorry, strawberry + peanut butter? TOY.
I'm sorry, balking at M&Ms? FURNITURE.
I am so happy Choire and you have finally established a home. Dad, Dad, cat, and two little adorable, adopted ghetto asians. Oh how I kid, you people. I guess I'm an AARP-HOPPER.
BALK, THAT IS NOT REAL SLANG.
Nothing is worse than cherry.
The WORST is those awful awful chocolate skittles. Who decided?
Coconut M&Ms can also be found at Greenpoint's Finest Deli on the corner of Norman and Manhattan. In Greenpoint, if that wasn't obvious.
All praise due:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Pocky_strawberry.jpg/300px-Pocky_strawberry.jpg
Pocky strawberry = Kimochi Warui
coconut M&Ms = Ew. why?
Now, the bitter chocolate "Man" Pocky? Delicious.
I have been looking for these in every shitty liquor store and drugstore I can find for months. Someone said, oh they have them at Blockbuster, so I went in one of those awful places and they were like no the promotion is over, tough shit weirdy.
Don't even get me started on the Strawberry Ensure they serve us here at the home.
Hooray!
That is all.
I have never resolved the vanilla vs. neapolitan ice cream sandwich dilemma; I crave the chocolate third but shun the strawberry.
animal.
I call wrong-o on those strawberry-milkshake Oreos; they were heaven-sent. My favorite local drinking/eating establishment made ice cream out of them (augmented with real strawberries) and it was easily one of the top 10 most delicious foodstuffs I've ever put in my mouth.