tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86514391832667299722024-03-12T23:16:28.722-04:00Review the WorldBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11763424483642212311noreply@blogger.comBlogger535125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651439183266729972.post-15419758865877967872023-10-28T14:46:00.002-04:002023-10-28T14:56:14.117-04:00Totino's Orange Chicken Rolls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnsYfFM6AnaL3lmHvJPiDfzIbNcfeRPOiUgWNJEqDw1hNlU9aVnc9A2_3ajSoinCXDSvyehPZIWpl_Ndr9MIKrhTUXTirj3dUwJVohMfdgerCHGgeVxtFwJX7V_xxIl2fhx0udZv9i4loz9Rhetj2IqdQnKg13Q9enU2I-dEBTBGGQQ0nYZnuBo4RNKtk/s1512/image1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnsYfFM6AnaL3lmHvJPiDfzIbNcfeRPOiUgWNJEqDw1hNlU9aVnc9A2_3ajSoinCXDSvyehPZIWpl_Ndr9MIKrhTUXTirj3dUwJVohMfdgerCHGgeVxtFwJX7V_xxIl2fhx0udZv9i4loz9Rhetj2IqdQnKg13Q9enU2I-dEBTBGGQQ0nYZnuBo4RNKtk/s320/image1.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Review the World and Totino’s Pizza Rolls go way back (to 2005 in fact). In fact, they have their very own <a href="http://www.reviewtheworld.com/search/label/pizza%20rolls" target="_blank">category</a> on the blog – featuring over a half-dozen reviews including many limited time only flavors of yore that are long gone. Among the pizza roll scene I am in the cognoscenti -- a true authority on these baddies. So you know when I discovered these in the wild I absolutely not just had to try them, but to share my scientific studies with you rowdy bunch.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuPIGr43SCt-jajK_vMj1us1L6SADbuKSopUXrZa_Sm9uoJTqMRfxOQS11ZZnq2Pu3vZs-Sadan-02VSm-9x6uWk0whgYQ97g8L2QpdMQkf1JeM9MV-33GCXdouc0zHD0wKtTrJgcR0Vu1wNR5XyYtnteute8hiNvI4sKIDKqfhlmqqv9AGbGiPOkpe8/s1140/R.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1140" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIuPIGr43SCt-jajK_vMj1us1L6SADbuKSopUXrZa_Sm9uoJTqMRfxOQS11ZZnq2Pu3vZs-Sadan-02VSm-9x6uWk0whgYQ97g8L2QpdMQkf1JeM9MV-33GCXdouc0zHD0wKtTrJgcR0Vu1wNR5XyYtnteute8hiNvI4sKIDKqfhlmqqv9AGbGiPOkpe8/s320/R.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I was at Hooper’s Store on Sesame Street and saw these in the freezer. Instant buy. Now I don’t know FaZe Clan from Innercity Griots but their logo is emblazoned on the bag. Back when I reviewed the “<a href="http://www.reviewtheworld.com/2013/08/totinos-pizzeria-rolls.html" target="_blank">Pizzeria Rolls</a>” a Totino’s twist on popular Italian foods in roll form, I suggested some ingenious ideas of my own including Philly cheesesteak and Indian food rolls. I didn’t have the foresight to predict takes on <a href="http://www.reviewtheworld.com/2014/01/food-court-chinese-group-project.html" target="_blank">Chinese takeout</a> faves like Orange Chicken but my interest was piqued. Arguably, if brainstorming on Chinese food rolls, you’d be hard-pressed to offer up a better suggestion than Orange Chicken. Runners-up in a poll I concocted by myself with the lone voter being me were Beef & Broccoli, Sesame Chicken, Teriyaki Chicken, Garlic Shrimp, and Sweet and Sour Pork.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8O_KUJuF2QtGZp5i5soKbiXW6b3NuTnVyYIzMzgEk7tMfP1ekk_RBPgxPp1lOwR6RxURy-VQ7iQ1oT4sHnGhyO4KvAZ9JWdfPSFrMZ7Z64STQP5zXP_rN4yE821thvKymkfbIZMOwq1TjJ3p-OnY5OkoA9-yRPU0W46Lsjgi0RR3r_IMRIJHe0LN3G0I/s2016/image0%20(2).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8O_KUJuF2QtGZp5i5soKbiXW6b3NuTnVyYIzMzgEk7tMfP1ekk_RBPgxPp1lOwR6RxURy-VQ7iQ1oT4sHnGhyO4KvAZ9JWdfPSFrMZ7Z64STQP5zXP_rN4yE821thvKymkfbIZMOwq1TjJ3p-OnY5OkoA9-yRPU0W46Lsjgi0RR3r_IMRIJHe0LN3G0I/s320/image0%20(2).jpeg" width="240" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Just like the old days I tossed in a figurine this time Jason Voorhees as we’re days out from Halloween and my girlfriend and I have been binging horror films for weeks. Right away you get notes of spice and sweetness. That synergy is needed as real orange chicken has that cross between orange marmalade and spicy red chili flakes happening. The orange itself isn’t traceable but you do get sweetness to meet the heat. I may be a savage (I’ve been told it’s a Midwestern thing) but ranch dressing is my dip of choice on all pizza roll varieties. It worked especially well in this case as the creaminess helped counterbalance the spice singe.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Overall these are an unexpected treat, fun to snack on, cool concept, and really, really makes me wish Totino’s would keep the creativity coming. I’d love nothing more than at least 1-2 new flavors yearly but a guy can dream. Thanks for coming to me <strike>Ted</strike> Totino’s Talk.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">Overall Grade: B+</span></b></p>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11763424483642212311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651439183266729972.post-17206766255591854152023-06-28T20:55:00.006-04:002023-06-28T20:56:22.472-04:00Enchilada Soda<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ngmokNlpRvY" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> <div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> It’s a special one! RtW original Eddie is back with Brian & we’re sipping on enchiladas! "¡Ay, caramba!" Mexican food in soda form? We’ve done bacon, buffalo wing, and peanut butter & jelly sodas – but this is arguably the most bizarre yet! Don’t fill up on the chips & salsa .. we’re donning sombreros & skipping straight to the entrée tonight!</span></div>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11763424483642212311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651439183266729972.post-42188080016950049402023-04-23T11:52:00.003-04:002023-04-23T11:53:09.407-04:00Lay’s India’s Magic Masala chips<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iSoV1eg0bLc" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">A chip review that serendipitously doubles as a farewell to Brian’s childhood home. The aroma & flavors of an Indian buffet transmuted to chip form as Lay’s melds masala & magic into one snack that’d make magician The Great Sorcar envious! Will the spice be nice? Watch as the guys investigate this indomitable Indian edible</span></p>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11763424483642212311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651439183266729972.post-36094826220165775332023-03-27T00:25:00.004-04:002023-03-27T00:25:35.442-04:00Jones Sugar Cookie Soda<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lZF0KN5DOKU" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">A beautifully blue-hued soda pop flavored after those frosting-topped cookies found at all office parties and family reunions is the latest drinkable diversion by the fine folks at Jones! Watch and marvel as the guys get their sugar cookie sip on</span></p>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11763424483642212311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651439183266729972.post-7378900321297138582023-03-01T21:56:00.002-05:002023-03-01T21:57:11.867-05:00Sour Patch Kids Popcorn<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xC4eDgBo_9U" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Them wily Sour Patch Kids are back again! We’ve had the candy, <a href="http://www.reviewtheworld.com/2019/11/for-first-time-ever-brian-is-joined-by.html" target="_blank">cereal</a> and <a href="http://www.reviewtheworld.com/2020/06/chips-ahoy-sour-patch-kids.html" target="_blank">cookies</a>, but now they’re invading the multiplex with popcorn! Sweet then sour is their motto but what about .. salty? Watch as the guys dissect this gummy-infused snack with enthusiasm!</span></p>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11763424483642212311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651439183266729972.post-54848050101355703022023-02-05T13:31:00.000-05:002023-02-05T13:31:06.446-05:00Lay’s BBQ Prik Zab Zeed chips<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/P2NoshEYGXM" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Thailand brings us a barbecued pork skewer flavored chip from Lay’s! With the unique name Prik Zab Zeed (no relation to Lord Zedd) we’re hoping for a tasty treat as we hit the streets for our latest review!</span></div></div><div><br /></div>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11763424483642212311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651439183266729972.post-41588266671129202972022-02-04T09:57:00.004-05:002022-02-04T09:58:34.436-05:00An Alternate Kit Kat Countdown Finale?<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qq1vJuCBN6s" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> <div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">To celebrate the one year anniversary of the conclusion of our epic twelve month Kit Kat Countdown here’s an alternate version of the finale video! All-new never before seen footage of an alternate take of that final review. This version accidently ended abruptly before we could give our concluding thoughts and farewells. We ended up shooting it a second time which is the version we ended up using (and that one has an added bonus gimmick of a “candid” car ride post-review). Enjoy this unearthed throwback – one for the RtW super fans!</span></div>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11763424483642212311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651439183266729972.post-60769924357624480762021-12-02T09:55:00.000-05:002021-12-02T09:55:41.563-05:00Purple Reign - Screw’s Southern Soda<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PLoar7lZdsk" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The epic conclusion to the Screw's Southern Soda review series!!! We bid adieu to Brian's old apartment with a bubbly blowout as Prince yelps in his grave as Purple Reign reigns supreme in our cups and hearts. We say so long to "chopped & screwed" sodas with a cherubic chug and a special bonus as we add some "spirits" to this Purple DRANK and we ain't talking specters, ya feel!? Tip back some lavender liquid and share it with all your homeboys -- it's time to end this odyssey and wish a final RIP to DJ Screw!</span></p>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11763424483642212311noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651439183266729972.post-22343893617678311822021-11-02T09:24:00.000-04:002021-11-02T09:24:02.133-04:00Screw Blue Cream - Screw’s Southern Soda<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hxPXxTYwlyU" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">
Here we go with the third in our series of Screw's Southern Soda reviews! The boys are back for another "chopped & screwed" Relaxation DRANK! This time we sip Screw Blue Cream, a turquoise cream soda meant for max relax makes DJ D, Nick, Brian, and Eddie rethink their careers as taste-making trendsetters as Papa Smurf drops a bubbly blue bomb on our domes!</span></div>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11763424483642212311noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651439183266729972.post-63872482037352521662021-10-14T19:17:00.002-04:002021-10-14T19:17:12.198-04:00Warheads Super Sour Gummy Body Parts<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6EgjnUsJu1A" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Happy Halloween from the RtW gang! This year on Review the World to celebrate we're trying a ghastly gaggle of spooky sour gummies in the shapes of ghastly grotesque body parts! A holiday all about horror movies and candy is totally up our alley and we invite you all to dim the lights, get an autumnal candle going, put on your sister's old She-Ra costume, and watch this terrifying treat of a video!</span></span></p>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11763424483642212311noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651439183266729972.post-32886410687564891282021-09-30T07:55:00.009-04:002021-09-30T08:48:07.246-04:00Ridin' Red Cream - Screw’s Southern Soda<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/68oEDzTSCLw" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </span></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">We're back with the next in our series of Screw's Southern Soda reviews! These "chopped & screwed" Relaxation DRANKs are one of the more bizarre things we've imbibed on RtW! This time we try Ridin' Red Cream a ruby cream soda that's supposed to help you get your chill on! Join Eddie, Nick, DJ D, and Brian on this cruise through the sugar cane sweet sea of "slow down" soda!</span></div>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11763424483642212311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651439183266729972.post-80672204236493827222021-09-17T12:21:00.000-04:002021-09-17T12:21:48.448-04:00Hella Yella - Screw’s Southern Soda<span style="font-family: georgia;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TVfbV3SnBgM" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />
The first in a series of reviews on Screw's Southern Soda! A "Relaxation DRANK" inspired by the chopped & screwed genre of music pioneered by DJ Screw. We start off hot & heavy with HELLA YELLA a pineapple soda - does it get us hyped or chill? A crossover event the likes of Marvel vs. DC as Brian brings together RtW All-Stars Eddie & Nick with Carolina goth celeb DJ D to have some dranks!</span></div>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11763424483642212311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651439183266729972.post-59768223624990242622021-09-05T18:35:00.012-04:002021-09-05T19:27:52.352-04:00Lay's Waxberry & Numb & Spicy Hot Pot Chips<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="text-align: left;">Didn't think we'd be hitting Lay's curiosities again so soon after our amazing time sampling some truly outrageous flavors <a href="http://www.reviewtheworld.com/2020/08/lays-yogurt-soda-white-grape-more-chips.html" target="_blank">last year</a>. But as part of my birthday festivities this past summer I received two bags of international Lay’s and knew the gauntlet had been thrown down. And I don't mean the </span><i style="text-align: left;">Gauntlet </i><span style="text-align: left;">on NES with the valkyrie and Questor the elf neither ‘cause you know I’m a wizard in the sheets and a warrior in the streets. </span></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GKnGi1CTzRA/YTVFMimrRiI/AAAAAAAAH3s/RBUSzRe9bH4NR_ovHWn5wU3IjcNbK0NmQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2016/image0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GKnGi1CTzRA/YTVFMimrRiI/AAAAAAAAH3s/RBUSzRe9bH4NR_ovHWn5wU3IjcNbK0NmQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/image0.jpeg" width="240" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">We begin our quest with a fuchsia bag of potato crisps that’ll cripple your grandmother. Not since Ernest “The Cat” Miller danced in steel-tipped red dancing shoes have I seen something as fiercely red as what’s in that hot pot dish featured on the front of the bag. The name Numb & Spicy Hot Plot is a (very) literal translation of “mala huoguo” a Chinese term that means numbingly spicy hot pot. To create this scorching sensation Lay’s blended Sichuan peppercorn into each chip to shear away our senses and scorch our sacred mouth holes. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Frdf-8RnuMA/YTVFc4bmCtI/AAAAAAAAH30/iqHmIvz7gFU5q_AViFeGNHddTSPN8cBjwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2016/image3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Frdf-8RnuMA/YTVFc4bmCtI/AAAAAAAAH30/iqHmIvz7gFU5q_AViFeGNHddTSPN8cBjwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/image3.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The flavor is one I now savor. My son is all about Taki’s and Flamin’ Hot snacks in all their varieties and variants. While I respect those snacks’ empire and place in the hearts of ebullient spice seekers worldwide I don’t ever go for them when grabbing a snack from the pantry. But there is a distinctively Sichuan slant to these that makes my food-loving self sing. I found that hot pot dishes have been a mainstay of Chinese culture for over 1,000 years and hungry families will toss all kinds of stuff into that boiling pot of broth from vegetables and seafood, to sliced meats and noodles, even offal (yes, animal entrails and organs). The adjective “numb” is not a misnomer. The spice from these hits different than say, a Louisiana-style hot sauce, or wasabi punch to the nostrils. It’s a deep and dark heat that lands heavy like an <a href="https://comicvine.gamespot.com/xavier-pendragon/4005-136085/" target="_blank">Xavier Pendragon</a> roundhouse kick to the ribs. And we thank them for it. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NE8cR-u5l20/YTVFkdElkFI/AAAAAAAAH34/boWDB-cXQQkeWkgVK9_u5WXOIDbR_fcqgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2016/image2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NE8cR-u5l20/YTVFkdElkFI/AAAAAAAAH34/boWDB-cXQQkeWkgVK9_u5WXOIDbR_fcqgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/image2.jpeg" width="240" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Some back of bag action for all you miscreants wanting that peek. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1PRn6QybtcQ/YTVFpUumkLI/AAAAAAAAH38/WR_aQNbn1tMs5yyBy6CjLL79ofNr6fbNgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/C9Mp6nzVYAElt1r.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="1200" height="239" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1PRn6QybtcQ/YTVFpUumkLI/AAAAAAAAH38/WR_aQNbn1tMs5yyBy6CjLL79ofNr6fbNgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/C9Mp6nzVYAElt1r.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Up next: Waxberry flavor and I so wish that were a typo. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SZ4U-rBK9LQ/YTVFv9nsjUI/AAAAAAAAH4A/0Rmz0N07OTo4mv-Xdp0TOq7IoXFC1jw9wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2016/image1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SZ4U-rBK9LQ/YTVFv9nsjUI/AAAAAAAAH4A/0Rmz0N07OTo4mv-Xdp0TOq7IoXFC1jw9wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/image1.jpeg" width="240" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Like <i>Cathy </i>spoke to the foibles of the modern woman these speak to the sycophant grocer giving you the side-eye for stalking the exotic fruit bin. I had to do some deep research to familiarize myself with the fruit and even after much reading all I’ve got to go on was that it was name dropped in some Li Bai poems (wonder if Gary Snyder ever ate any) and that it goes by various other names like red bayberry, yumberry, and the Chinese strawberry. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F8psr50_qIE/YTVF4oanD5I/AAAAAAAAH4I/972McvkvEEoWasZ094bSUMpLzMlwWNkNgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2016/image4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F8psr50_qIE/YTVF4oanD5I/AAAAAAAAH4I/972McvkvEEoWasZ094bSUMpLzMlwWNkNgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/image4.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Man, these are just weird – my girlfriend said they taste like Pop Rocks in potato chip form and while that’s not too far off it’s more flummoxing than flattering. Your eyes don’t deceive you. Those are red polka dots on the chips. But as someone who went to school in the 1980’s and was always warned of the toxicity of paint flecks, I found the fact that the red things are little flakes of what resembles crayon shavings that stick to your fingers and anything else they touch more than a little troubling. Between the unnatural flavor and the weird ruby detritus that can’t go unseen these were an ambitious swing but a ultimately a strikeout. If your local library is having an anime night feel free to bring these but otherwise approach with caution. For now I’m heading to China to climb an evergreen tree and pull down waxberries just so I can stomp on them.</span></p>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11763424483642212311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651439183266729972.post-77122995438586909702021-02-08T09:44:00.003-05:002021-02-08T09:44:26.592-05:00Kit Kat Countdown Finale~!: Strong Green Tea<span style="font-family: georgia;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mg3sOv-qquk" width="560"></iframe></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">The thrilling conclusion of the one-year Kit Kat Countdown! We wrap things up waxing nostalgic on our chocolate wafer odyssey, tangle with rich matcha flavor, give our overall rankings, and Nick surprises Eddie and Brian for a candid camera cruise!</span></div>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11763424483642212311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651439183266729972.post-77092226609678362072021-01-04T09:57:00.005-05:002021-01-04T09:58:30.552-05:00Kit Kat Countdown: Japan’s Dark Chocolate<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span> </span><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cHBDXe3ITxs" width="560"></iframe> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">We kickoff 2021 for the 11th consecutive month of our epic Kit Kat Countdown! Walking the streets we sample the darkest of all Kit Kats delivering savory oratory and analytical dissection, dropping Little Mac, Bill & Ted, "Money" Mayweather, and Elvis references, and reminisce on hanging at the promenade in high school playing hacky sack.</span></p>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11763424483642212311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651439183266729972.post-34947065520341878462020-12-07T10:16:00.004-05:002020-12-07T10:17:14.509-05:00Kit Kat Countdown: Japan's White Chocolate<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PuGcINDi6UQ" width="560"></iframe></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">We finish off 2020 and get as close to the color of snow as we can with a White Chocolate Kit Kat from Japan! The label left us quizzical but how was the flavor? We debate white fudge versus white chocolate, this being our very own <i>Pirates of the Caribbean</i> saga, and more!</span></div>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11763424483642212311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651439183266729972.post-10997454207824270702020-11-24T19:35:00.007-05:002020-11-24T19:35:55.060-05:00Cookies 'N Cream Bites Soda<span style="font-family: georgia;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ImEGy1sefEo" width="560"></iframe> </span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">RtW Brian is joined by the whole fam to deliver our impressions on Cookies 'N Cream Bites Soda! An ice cream flavor transformed into a candy then adapted into a soft drink? Bottoms up to better days!</span></div>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11763424483642212311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651439183266729972.post-25593493034845552762020-11-09T10:29:00.003-05:002020-11-09T10:29:16.717-05:00Kit Kat Countdown: Cranberry & Almond<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uthWIfThh8Y" width="560"></iframe> </span></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> We enter the final third of the Kit Kat Countdown with the Cranberry & Almond edition from Japan! Crushed nuts & sundry items fill in this bumpy bar as we talk turkey, Goldust, fruit in our Kit Kats, and more!</span></div>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11763424483642212311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651439183266729972.post-89202015973155257122020-10-05T16:30:00.003-04:002020-10-05T16:57:01.257-04:00Kit Kat Countdown: Apple Pie<span style="font-family: georgia;">
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y_XnbA3nHaI" width="560"></iframe> </span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Celebrating the spooky season we try Japan’s Halloween-themed apple pie Kit Kats! With purple packaging adorned by jack-o’-lanterns & ghosts these are perfect for horror’s favorite holiday. Put on your favorite ghoulish mask or paint your face and watch right now!
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<span face="" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">We’re halfway into the year-long Kit Kat Countdown and since we started back in March with a matcha green tea flavor we found it appropriate to sample the Whole Green Tea Leaf edition at this milestone moment. At the same ballfields Brian played shortstop at as a youth the boys eat an incredibly grassy-looking Kit Kat bar. Go green with the RtW team and knock these green tea goliaths out of the park!</span>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11763424483642212311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651439183266729972.post-68931196330516153452020-08-02T21:23:00.000-04:002020-08-02T21:23:22.065-04:00Lay's Yogurt Soda, White Grape, & More Chips!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I got these gems at CAM International Market. It's an Asian grocer that I've been frequenting for RtW fodder for over 15 years. If you look closely during the opening credits of the old <a href="http://www.reviewtheworld.com/2006/06/review-world-tv-episode-1.html" target="_blank">RtW TV</a> you can see me in its aisles holding a fish! How could I resist buying these? Yogurt. Soda. Yogurt Soda? And in chip form? I couldn't believe my eyes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I had two revelations when trying these four bags of Lay's. The first is that these, with the unlikely mouthful name of Mexican Chicken Tomato, are absolutely awesome. If you'd asked me previously what my favorite Lay's were I'd have said Chicken & Waffles (love that maple syrup-savory fried chicken hybrid) and Southern Biscuits & Gravy (pure nostalgia calling to mind my Dad's version of the dish). But now these are among the best Lay's I've ever tasted. Sure, the name is a head-scratcher, and if you look at the first picture way above and see the fuchsia colored bag, it's hard to discern what you're getting into with the halved tomato taking up the lots of real estate on the front. The flavor itself is sweet and tangy, I did see in its ingredients list soy sauce, which really adds to its uniqueness. These almost tastes like a housemade sweet and sour dipping sauce from a nice Thai restaurant. Incredible find.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This was the one we were all justifiably antsy over. The idea of yogurt soda itself was borderline repulsive. Like <a href="https://powerrangers.fandom.com/wiki/Terror_Toad" target="_blank">Terror Toad</a> levels of gross. They're two distinct things that until now we'd never thought coexisted. And then there's the whole other added element that we'd be experiencing this ungodly grouping in the form of a potato chip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Overall, this was a ton of fun. Super thankful for Japan bringing the bonkers snacks. Big shoutout to CAM International Market but please bring back the boba bubble tea! I urge you all to seek out odd edibles and partake in some fanciful feasting with friends or solo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">July hosts both Brian and Eddie’s birthdays so for the 5th month of the Kit Kat Countdown we’re trying the Party Ice Cream edition from Japan! A flavor emulating those tastes from childhood birthday parties where you’d have a scoop of vanilla ice cream on your paper plate right next to a huge piece of birthday cake. Will this be a celebratory occasion paying proper tribute to the boys’ birthdays or a rotten present like when Aunt Victoria gave you argyle socks?</span>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11763424483642212311noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651439183266729972.post-86564237047192983212020-06-29T14:25:00.002-04:002020-06-29T14:25:34.580-04:00Star Wars Nerds Rope<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This past Friday while recreating the Fridays of my own misspent youth I ventured into the local video store to corral some righteous snacks and a few digital video discs for my eyes’ consumption. Towards the checkout desk was an egregiously diverse and ample candy display. I saw lots of stuff I’d love to cover on RtW but this time I left with these Star Wars-themed candy ropes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Their registered trademark says NERDS but let’s simply say Nerds, shall we? My own history with Nerds has one standout memory. As a youth when I’d be brought to Dairy Queen and get to pick an ingredient for my Blizzard (for those without Dairy Queen, for starters my condolences, but Blizzards are essentially ice cream whipped in a blender with candies and other toppings mixed in) I’d bypass the more popular choices like Reese’s Pieces or M&M’s and in a totally six-year-old move get Rainbow Nerds in my ice cream. The sum total of this edible experiment would be a tie-dyed taste terror of sour, crunchy sugar bits tainting a perfectly fine vanilla robbing it of its smooth finish with shards of squalid sugar crystal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In years past I’ve come to know Nerds for their seasonal fare: Spooky Nerds (Halloween), Frosty Nerds (Christmas), Valentine Nerds (‘natch), and Hoppin’ Nerds (Easter). But this? We’ve gone to a galaxy far, far away and brought back Star Wars Nerd Ropes. Up first is the Light Side Raspberry edition. This loopy, limp candy rope dons the blue hue utilized in the lightsabers of such Jedi luminaries as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Plo Koon. I think there’s a scene in <i>The Last Jedi</i> where Kit Fisto is eating a candy rope but it got left on the cutting room floor. That’s Hollywood for you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Then you’ve got the cool, raging Red of Dark Side Cherry! Donning the darkness of the red lightsabers used by such fan favorites as baddie Darth Vader and Depa Billaba. This one may seem on the surface the more ordinary of the two but packs a sour wallop that’d even make Even Piell’s ears stand up straight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Unlike actual lightsabers we quickly found these aren’t ideal for duels. Instead it became a whipping fight better suited to an Indiana Jones promotional tie-in as we smacked candy ropes, clattering in combat, loose Nerds shooting astray, until one victor remained standing: Dark Side Cherry. Personally, I think the Light Side rope is dreamy, I’m loving the shades of blue and standing up for all that’s right and light in the universe, but the Dark Side is strong, its allure undeniable, and its flavor unmatched.</span>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11763424483642212311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651439183266729972.post-45493809970524514312020-06-13T10:25:00.001-04:002020-06-13T10:25:59.785-04:00Chips Ahoy! Sour Patch Kids<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A month or so ago I was doing a routine grocery run. While picking up my usual items, some beef jerky and snacks for those late nights watching movies or UFC events, my kids’ favorite edibles (strictly of the Teddy Graham variety, no hallucinogens here), I stumbled upon an item in the cookie aisle that made my face aglow like a child actor in an ‘80’s TV ad. Chips Ahoy! Sour Patch Kids unbelievably existed and I’d found them in the wild.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I quickly took to Twitter to deliver a slap that’d make “Dr. D” David Schultz proud. I posted my findings not knowing that the majority of my friends and followers had never even knew of their existence! But neither had I until seconds prior. I believe the last time I had a junk food scoop of that magnitude was when we were first to cover the Jones Soda <a href="http://www.reviewtheworld.com/2015/04/jones-soda-2015-easter-flavors.html" target="_blank">Easter flavors</a> (<u>editor’s note</u>: still a personal favorite video, our energy level was through the roof).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">These days the preferred format of RtW tomfoolery is video content but with the tragic pandemic halting life as we formerly knew it these cookies sat atop my fridge for far too long. So today I unsheathed these bakery boys from their slumber and prepared myself for an awkward encounter. This is far from the first time Sour Patch has appeared on my beloved blog. Just last Fall my children joined me for a review of <a href="http://www.reviewtheworld.com/2019/11/for-first-time-ever-brian-is-joined-by.html" target="_blank">Sour Patch Cereal</a>, back in May of 2018 while in the Texas heat I sampled <a href="http://www.reviewtheworld.com/2015/09/extreme-sour-patch-kids.html" target="_blank">Sour Patch Kids Fire</a> with friends, and atop a rooftop in downtown Hamilton, OH I was joined by buddy Nick to investigate <a href="http://www.reviewtheworld.com/2015/09/extreme-sour-patch-kids.html" target="_blank">Extreme Sour Patch Kids</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">All pretense aside I know you’re here predominantly because you want to know how these monstrosities taste. I’m going to jump right out in say in flavor they’re somewhere between licking in-between <a href="https://he-man.fandom.com/wiki/Moss_Man" target="_blank">Moss Man’s</a> toes and snorting sour powdered candy with <a href="https://comicvine.gamespot.com/goldenrod/4005-64609/" target="_blank">Goldenrod</a>. These are an epic misfire. Which, maybe, makes them even more memorable? The Sour Patch cereal referenced above was begrudgingly edible, hell, my kids genuinely liked it! But these cookies are putrid pieces of poopy awash in garishly colored candy chips. You see the green chip near the bottom? Those are fairly fine, and I foolishly expected the cookies to be traditional Chips Ahoy! with a few “sour” chips mixed in for fun. Where these step off the cliff into uneatable territory is the rubber bits of actual Sour Patch Kids gummies! See the orange rubbery pieces near the top of the cookie? That’s actual gummy candy inside a cookie. The incongruity of crunchy cookies melded with chewy, sticky candy is one I’ll likely not soon forget. I’m about as least a picky eater as you’ll find but I only needed one of these cookies to forever close the book on their rancidness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In closing, their legacy may be miniscule, these haven’t appeared to have made much a dent or impact on the online circles I frequent. But nobody can deny their batshit insanity. We’ve seen cookie companies like Oreo bastardize their good name unloading untold amounts of odd varieties onto store shelves but Chips Ahoy! has outdone them all. I let Godzilla do the Humpty Dance on them until they were crumbs.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Overall Grade: C-</span></b>Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11763424483642212311noreply@blogger.com0