Tell me that doesn't look fancy-- go ahead-- you can't!

Godiva is widely considered the fanciest chocolate makers in the land. Where Mars or Hershey can be called the common man's chocolate, Godiva is the white collar stuff. Puff Daddy is the kind of guy who eats this stuff. Puffy and Liz Taylor. People with so much money they don't know what to do with it buy this chocolate. As a matter of fact, if you call it candy, you feel silly because candy costs $1 at the local quick-mart (which is insanely expensive in the first place!). Godiva is fancy stuff-- no doubt.

I guess the doubt comes in when you hit their research and development market. For this year's holiday season, the R&D boys devised a clever concoction that would keep them up on the season, but still get their chocolate out there. Karen decided it would be a great idea for me to try this new item. It was quite an experience too.

What could this combination be? Well it was a classic case of "take two things that work, and put them together." The result: Candy Cane Bark. This was a strip of chocolate with candy cane shreddings sprinkled on top. This raises several red flags in my mind. I do like to try new things and I think I'm very accepting of differences, but candy canes don't go with chocolate. They're from two different candy families altogether. Secondly, candy cane shreddings are dangerous. I can't be the only person who has encountered the sharp edge of a freshly-bit candy cane. That can draw blood, ya know?

And when I ate it, I was continuously confused. You feel the melting of chocolate, then you feel candy cane and immediately feel that you have to bite to show it who's boss. Then you bite the chocolate. You know you'll have chocolate stuck in your teeth now, and simultaneously you're grinding candy cane into your teeth too. When all is said and done, you have half of your teeth packed with chocolate and the other half with candy cane. Those of us who are aware of cavity protection can understand the desire to discretely chip out the danger with your finger.

On the grand scale, I see every person who eats this stuff chipping out candy cane and chocolate bits. Try it, and bring a tooth pick!