REVIEW: Oscar Mayer Ice Dog Sandwich

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1 OscarMayer Ice Dog Pkg

When French’s recently announced they were dropping a >mustard ice cream for National Mustard Day, it clearly sent shockwaves through the processed-food industry, because the very next day, Oscar Mayer waded into the turgid waters of inedible-sounding treats with its own concoction.

“The Ice Dog Sandwich” consists of a cookie “bun,” hot dog sweet cream ice cream with candied hot dog bits, and spicy dijon gelato – handed out at the newly-white Wienermobile.

I would normally assume that Oscar Mayer was trying to bite into French’s publicity with the suspiciously-timed release, but 13 days seems like a tight turnaround to make enough product, repaint the ride, and get it to NYC. Coincidence? I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt.

2 Oscar Mayer Ice Dog Mobile

Having just sampled two versions of French’s ice cream, I was revved and ready when that White-Walker-phallus truck pulled up steps away from the public restrooms of Bryant Park. Coincidence? Probably.

3 Oscar Mayer Ice Dog Wrapper

The standard paper hot dog trays, foil wrappers with logo stickers were underwhelming. French’s had branded cups, decorations, and napkins. Just sayin’. But I was fascinated by the ingredients list on the back – celery juice? Cherry powder?

4 Oscar Mayer Ice Dog Ingredients

The sandwich didn’t look like the advance photos. It was half the thickness and none of the color. The pink candied meat bits were the only way to tell the hot dog side from the mustard side.

5 Oscar Mayer Ice Dog Sandwich Split

Image on left via Oscar Mayer

I was not a fan of the cookie bun. Flavor-wise, it was a decent sugar cookie, but the texture was like a wet blondie. It didn’t hold a candle to the lovely Coolhaus pretzel cookie at French’s truck.
The spicy dijon gelato tasted exactly like what I expected when I tried the French’s ice cream – tangy, strong, and extremely mustardy. I didn’t like it at all. It didn’t mesh well with the hot dog ice cream, which was delightful.

Yes, I’ll say it again – the delightful hot dog ice cream. Its flavor was mostly vanilla (like French’s) but with meaty/savory hints when you got to the candied hot dog bits. It felt like a spin on ice cream with bacon. I would eat it again, but not in this combination.

Proving that we should all stay in our lanes, Oscar Mayer’s Hot Dog Ice Cream, French’s Mustard Ice Cream, and Coolhaus’ Pretzel Cookies would be an amazing trio.

Now, where is my Pizza Sorbet?

Purchased Price: Free
Size: N/A
Purchased at: Received at Oscar Mayer Ice Dog mobile
Rating: 5 out of 10 (Hot Dog Ice Cream alone – 9 out of 10)
Nutrition Facts: Not available.

SPOTTED – 8/16/2019

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Philadelphia Honey Butter Cream Cheese Spread
Philadelphia Honey Butter Cream Cheese Spread
Philadelphia Cracked Pepper Olive Oil Cream Cheese Spread
Philadelphia Cracked Pepper & Olive Oil Cream Cheese Spread

(Spotted by Leonard G at Food Lion.)

Hillshire Farm Tajin Chili Lime Lit l Smokies
Hillshire Farm Tajin Chili Lime Lit’l Smokies
Hillshire Farm Tajin Chili Lime Smoked Sausage with Mango
Hillshire Farm Tajin Chili Lime Smoked Sausage with Mango

(Spotted by Deborah at Randalls.)

Swanson Chicken Sipping Bone Broth
Swanson Chicken Sipping Bone Broth
Swanson Chicken with Lemon Rosemary Sipping Bone Broth
Swanson Chicken with Lemon & Rosemary Sipping Bone Broth
Swanson Chicken with Ginger Turmeric Sipping Bone Broth
Swanson Chicken with Ginger & Turmeric Sipping Bone Broth

(Spotted by Rachel J at Safeway.)

Bush s Best Real Easy Spicy White Bean Chili
Bush’s Best Real Easy Spicy White Bean Chili
Bush s Best Real Easy Homestyle Chili
Bush’s Best Real Easy Homestyle Chili

(Spotted by Erin K at Walmart.)

Starkist Chicken Creations Classic BBQ
Starkist Chicken Creations Classic BBQ

(Spotted by Robbie at Walmart.)

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SPOTTED (SEASONAL EDITION) – 8/15/2019

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Here are some new seasonal products found on store shelves by your fellow readers. If you’ve tried any of them, share your thoughts in the comments.

Caramel M M s Ghoul s Mix
Caramel M&M’s Ghoul’s Mix
Peanut Butter M M s Ghoul s Mix
Peanut Butter M&M’s Ghoul’s Mix

(Spotted by Bob K at Giant Eagle.)

Food Lion Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Creme Pies
Food Lion Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Creme Pies

(Spotted by @cutetnkrbelle at Food Lion.)

Archer Farms Maple Pecan Coffee
Archer Farms Maple Pecan Coffee

(Spotted by Amanda Y at Target.)

The Original Donut Shop Coffee Limited Edition Caramel Apple Pie K Cups
The Original Donut Shop Coffee Limited Edition Caramel Apple Pie K-Cups

(Spotted by Robbie at Target.)

Reese s Stuffed with Pieces Pumpkin
Reese’s Stuffed with Pieces Pumpkin

(Spotted by Amanda Y at Kroger.)

Jordan s Skinny Syrups Limited Edition Pumpkin Caramel Scone
Jordan’s Skinny Syrups Limited Edition Pumpkin Caramel Scone
Jordan s Skinny Syrups Limited Edition Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll
Jordan’s Skinny Syrups Limited Edition Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll

(Spotted by Sylvia at Marshall’s.)

Nabisco Oreo Fall Treats Packs
Nabisco Oreo Fall Treats Packs

(Spotted by Robbie at Sam’s Club.)

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SPOTTED: Snapple Limeade

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Snapple Limeade Wawa Exclusive

(Spotted by Josh G at Wawa.)

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REVIEW: Zombie Skittles

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Zombie Skittles

What are Zombie Skittles?

This year’s new Halloween Skittles mix includes five fruit flavors: petrifying citrus punch (orange), mummified melon (green), chilling black cherry (purple), boogeyman blackberry (blue), and blood red berry (red). But lurking among all these colors is a “rotten zombie” flavor, so you can eat a zombie before it eats you. It’s like Russian roulette for your taste buds.

How are they?

Zombie Skittles Closeup

All the fruit flavors are lovely. Melon might be my new favorite Skittles flavor; black cherry is a nice alternative to typical cherry flavors; citrus, red berry, and blackberry are what you would expect.

But I know you came here for the zombie flavor.

It’s truly repulsive.

It starts out tasting like rotting fruit, and then it transitions to a somewhat meaty flavor, which is horrifying when you think about it. This flavor stops me in my tracks, and I almost want to laugh because it’s so bad.

Is there anything else you need to know?

Zombie Skittles Spoons

It’s easy enough to power through the zombie flavor (or spit it out), so it doesn’t entirely spoil the candy-eating experience. My educated estimate for the ratio of zombie to fruit is approximately 1:9, so most of them are safe.

That said, there is genuine relief when you get a fruity one.

Conclusion:

I probably will not buy these, nor will I be sad if they don’t come back next year. But they do exactly what they mean to do, and they’re a weirdly fun novelty candy. They would be great at a Halloween party.

DISCLOSURE: I received a free sample of the product. Doing so did not influence my review in any way.

Purchased Price: Free
Size: 3.6 oz. bag
Purchased at: Received from Mars
Rating: 7 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (1 oz/28 g/27 pieces) 110 calories, 1 gram of fat, 1 gram of saturated fat, 5 milligrams of sodium, 26 grams of carbohydrates, 21 grams of total sugar, 21 grams of added sugar, and 0 grams of protein.

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