Chocolate Covered Bacon.

Since I advertise that I write about God, life, and food... I feel the need to commnet briefly on a nee item I consumed last Friday in Santa Cruz, CA. The town is a laid back beach town with a beautiful pier reaching out into the Pacific Ocean. On this pier there are numerous shops for clothing, souveniers, and food. On this Friday afternoon all I wanted to do was grab a cup of coffee and go sit at the end of the pier, staring out into the ocean. As I walked into this espresso shop I discovered that they also had lots of sweet treats to complement your coffee. One they advertised was chocoloate covered bacon.

I couldn't resist trying at least one, because it seemed like an odd pairing to say the least. They even promoted a "hot and spicy" bacon, which I chose not to eat. After I grabbed me coffee I went down to the end of the pier, sipped my coffee and took a bite out of the bacon. The sensation was one of chocolatety goodness of the outside, but then I hit the bacon. It was chewy, as you expect bacon to be, and I had to chew it for a few minutes. After the first bit all I remembered was the bacon; the taste of chocolate had been swept away. Thus, chocolate covered bacon really turned into me eating bacon and drinking coffee on the end of the pier. Which begged me to ask the question: who's idea was this? Because it was an awful idea.