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THE WEEK IN REVIEWS – 5/8/2010

Written by Marvo | May 8, 2010

Topics: Candy, Chips, McDonald's, Microwavable

Here are a few product reviews posted this week from other blogs we like.

It must be nice having potato chips in flavors from nearby countries. Hey Canada! How about letting us make some Molson Beer-flavored potato chips? (via Foodstuff Finds)

The South Beach Diet product line changed it name to South Beach Living, so I hope topless sunbathing is somehow involved with all of their products. (via I Ate A Pie)

I believe this is what you see if you drink an entire bottle of tequila or way too much Taco Bell in one sitting. (via The Candy Enthusiast)

I’m glad to hear McDonald’s makes a Chocolate Pie because I now have something to dip into either a McDonald’s McFlurry, milkshake or hot fudge sundae. (via Hamburger Calculus)

For men, the new Crystal Light Pure Fitness is the sports drink equivalent of wearing a sports bra. (via Yum Yucky)

Molson beer image via Flickr user buffaloted / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

THE WEEK IN REVIEWS – 3/27/2010

Written by Marvo | March 27, 2010

Topics: Candy, McDonald's, Microwavable

Here are a few product reviews posted this week from other blogs we like.

What are porn directors going to call a parody of Hot Tub Time Machine when the name itself sound like a porn title? (via Pajiba)

Oh, Kid Cuisine! When will you stop making meals that would probably make Jamie Oliver spit out profanity? (via Freezer Burns)

This chocolate Easter bunny freaks me out. But don’t say anything, because it’ll hear with those frickin’ huge ears. (via Chocolate Reviews)

There are now Skittles that fizz in your mouth. I wonder how that rainbow tastes? (via Candyblog)

McDonald’s now has real fruit smoothies, but I’m still waiting for a Big Mac Secret Sauce Shake. (via Grub Grade)

THE WEEK IN REVIEWS – 3/13/2010

Written by Marvo | March 13, 2010

Topics: Arby's, Candy, Crackers, McDonald's, Panda Express

Here are a few product reviews posted this week from other blogs we like.

Missing out on St. Patrick’s Day festivities because you don’t like drinking green beer? Don’t worry. If you drink a lot of McDonald’s Shamrock Shakes your vomit will be just as green. (via Gigi Reviews)

Many Japanese people enjoy things from Hawaii, so I’m disappointed the Meiji Poifull isn’t full of poi. (via Candyblog)

Many Japanese people also enjoy fermented cow’s milk. (via Japanese Snack Reviews)

Panda Express has a new honey walnut shrimp. I’m allergic to shellfish, so just thinking about them makes me a little itchy. (via Brand Eating)

Teddy Grahams now comes in a banana flavor, but I’m still waiting for them to make another flavor that starts with the letter B — bear. (via I Ate A Pie)

I can’t believe Arby’s has popcorn chicken. But I also can’t believe Arby’s is still business. (via Grub Grade)

THE WEEK IN REVIEWS – 2/20/2010

Written by Marvo | February 20, 2010

Topics: Candy, DiGiorno, McDonald's

Here are a few product reviews posted this week from other blogs we like.

Sorry, no Japanese KitKat review this week, but how about a Japanese McDonald’s pork sandwich or a Japanese sex drink review. (via Brand Eating and Possessed by Caffeine)

Digiorno has 200 calorie portion pizzas. Each box has two portions, so it’s really a 400 calorie portion. (via Food In Real Life)

Did you forget to give your significant other something for Valentine’s Day? Well, these Vanilla Creme Heart Peeps won’t help your sorry ass. (via Gigi Reviews)

If I eat the mushroom-shaped Wonka Sour Puckerrooms Gummies, who will be in my hallucination? Gene Wilder or Johnny Depp. (via ZOMG, Candy!)

REVIEW: McDonald’s Sweet Chili Sauce

Written by Marvo | February 19, 2010

Topics: 4 Rating, Fast Food, McDonald's

I’m glad McDonald’s introduced their new Sweet Chili Sauce because I was getting a little stir crazy having only three varieties of McNugget sauces to choose from — barbeque, sweet & sour and hot mustard. If it wasn’t for this latest sauce, I might’ve pulled a Tiger Woods and start sticking my McNuggets into things I shouldn’t, like Jello pudding, Baconnaise, the Big Mac’s secret sauce, or a Big Mac itself.

The Sweet Chili Sauce looks very much like the sauce that comes with the spring rolls I order at Vietnamese pho restaurants. Both have an orange hue with chili flakes floating in them, but the McDonald’s version has a much thicker consistency. It’s like dipping McNuggets into orange Jello that hasn’t completely set.

Unlike other McNugget sauces, it’s easy to see through the Sweet Chili Sauce, so if you collect enough packages of it, you can pull a Jim Halpert and stick the stapler of your workplace foe in a fish tank full of it. It’s also clear enough to help remind you that you’re eating chicken in the form of a nugget.

The Sweet Chili Sauce doesn’t really tickle my taint. It tastes somewhat like the sauce that comes with spring rolls, but a weaker version of it. While I was hoping there would be a balance, it’s much more sweet than spicy, which makes sense since sugar is the number two ingredient in it behind water. While there are chili peppers floating around in it, they barely register on my own personal heat index and don’t provide much flavor. Compared with the other McNugget sauces, I thought Sweet Chili Sauce’s flavor was bland.

While I admit it’s my least favorite, it’s unfortunate that the Sweet Chili Sauce is around for only a limited time. Because when it’s gone and I get tired of the other sauces again, I hope I’m not able to find a bottle of Baconnaise on this rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

(Nutrition Facts – Unavailable. I bow my head in shame because I am unable to provide you with this important information.)

(NOTE: Foodette Reviews, Phoood, Junk Food Betty, Hamburger Calculus and Serious Eats also tried it.)

Item: McDonald’s Sweet Chili Sauce
Price: Included with McNuggets
Size: 1 ounce
Purchased at: McDonald’s
Rating: 4 out of 10
Pros: Tastes somewhat like the sauce that comes with spring rolls. Great if you like to see your McNuggets through the sauce. Pho. McDonald’s Hot Mustard Sauce.
Cons: Doesn’t tickle my taint. Much more sweet than spicy. Not a flavorful sauce. The urge to dip my McNuggets into other things. The idea of Baconnaise.

The Impulsive Buy: Episode #12

Written by Marvo | January 10, 2010

Topics: Announcement, Podcast

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Show Notes:

This week, I report on a new line of sandwiches from Starbucks, a new gum flavor from Stride and another new Pop-Tarts. The Week in Reviews look back at reviews from Grub Grade, BevReview and Japanese Snack Reviews. And a 60 second review on the Mac Snack Wrap.

Length: 6:28

Week in Reviews Links:

Grub Grade’s review of the Domino’s Pizza’s new recipe

BevReview’s review of Mountain Dew Throwback and Pepsi Throwback

Japanese Snack Reviews impression of Suntory Love Mode Ginger Zero

Photo Credits:

Pop-Tarts background photo via Flickr user programwitch / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Noid photo via Flickr user billdotd / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Pepsi Throwbacks picture via Flickr user phlyingpenguin / CC BY-SA 2.0

Other photos via www.istockphoto.com.