Variety is the spice of my life. At the
beginning of the year, I was sincere in my offer that if you suggest a food I
will try it, based on availability of course. Justin Steele was kind enough to
bring to my attention these Chapul Cricket Bars and since he’s the world’s best
pen pal, I was all too excited to see them arrive in my mailbox a few days
later. Rock on Justin. Thank you!
I’m breaking these flavors down into three
reviews, because not only are they interesting, but because I want more
adventure in my life. Nothing screams adventure like crickets in your mouth.
Today’s flavor was the Aztec Bar, which in addition to cricket flour features
dark chocolate, coffee and cayenne. Below are the nutritionals for this bar as
requested by Jason Zinn. This bar impressed me with its high fiber count and I
tried not to think that it was based on the bodies of the crickets themselves.
When Justin first told me about this, I wasn’t
sure what to expect. I was terrified that there would be cricket wings and
bodies broken up in large chunks throughout this bar, but terrified in the way that
I wanted to know more. You can see from the texture that this bar wasn’t
entirely smooth. My first and last bite did have a chunk in it, and in giving
one of my coworkers a piece there was an appearance of a leg. With the
exception of what I just mentioned, the cricket flour was relatively well
ground.
Based on weight, the first ingredient in this
bar is dates and I found that to be the strongest flavor that I tasted. Not
being a big fruit fan, I just counted my blessings that it wasn’t bugs. If you
were blindfolded, you wouldn’t even know that crickets were an ingredient here.
I could taste strong hints of the cayenne and chocolate, but I was unable to
detect the coffee. Two other taste testers mentioned that there was a very strong
coffee flavor, so most likely there is some type of presence. I drink 5 cups of
coffee a day, so I’m most likely immune to the stuff.
This bar had some awesome heat. Pepperidge farm
could learn something here. Probably the most interesting feature of this bar
was the texture. It was particularly grainy and I am certain that was the
cricket flour. To be fair, this far exceeding my expectations and really spiced
up both my and the people around me’s work day. There was nothing about this
that was gross besides the idea of it. For anyone looking for a non-offensive
thrill, this bar might just be it.
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