Chocolate Deep-Fried Chicken?

Whoa! I thought that was you spiraling down out of cyberspace. Mind the coffeepot! Fill your mug while you're over there and snag yourself a marvelously tasty virtual treat. Couple new varieties on the tray, too. We all like new tastes, don't we? Well here's one I bet you never thought you'd see...

Are you ready for the latest trend in food mash-ups? It is all set to hit the market. A new restaurant in California is combining two of the world’s most favorite foods – chocolate and fried chicken.

‘ChocoChicken’ is the brainchild of Adam Fleischman, founder and CEO of the patty chain Umami Burger. In his latest invention, he plunges pieces of chicken into chocolate-infused batter before frying them in hot oil.

I can't quite imagine what this might taste like. Savory? Sweet? Somewhere in between, perhaps? According to Fleischman, it tastes like nothing you’ve eaten before. 

“ChocoChicken is completely different than anything else out there,” he said. “This isn’t traditional fried chicken, or even chicken just dipped in chocolate. It is a whole new style of fried chicken that you just have to taste to believe.”

We're not much on fried foods so I doubt I am going to try to chocolatify any chicken. (You making up new words again, Bobby?) But if you try it and it tastes good, upload me a piece or two. We had some friends over on the weekend and for dessert we served fruit with a chocolate dip. Hmmm...why not dip honey garlic chicken wings?

See ya, eh!

Bob