Bleh! Chocolate French Fries!

[Wicked Blue]

Yesterday, I was doing my weekly grocery shopping and was shocked to see chocolate french fries hiding out between the shoestrings and the steak fries in the freezer.
I did a double take, because I was sure I had misread the package. Nope, it wasn't a mistake...they're real.

But why? I mean, I like french fries, and I like chocolate but I cannot fathom combining the two. That's just gross. What do you eat them with? Hamburgers? Are they 'dessert' french fries to be eaten with ice cream? I wouldn't squeeze Hershey's Chocolate Syrup on my french fries, would anyone? I just don't get it. I can picture some kid with a plate of brown french fries swimming in green ketchup. Urp. :p

What's next? Peas and carrots in a light chocolate sauce? How about a green bean casserole with chocolate and marshmallows?

What do you guys think? Have you seen them in your grocer's freezer? Would you buy them for your kids?

Rose

[Mauvaise]

I wouldn't squeeze Hershey's Chocolate Syrup on my french fries, would anyone?

My aunt would. I personally think it's gross. We were out to lunch the other day and were splitting an order of fries and she talked me into sharing a dessert that had chocolate syrup drizzled over it. After we were both done with the dessert, she took several of the left over french fries and scrapped them along the left over chocolate sauce. Blech!

She said it was one of her favourite combos when she was growing up. She'd order a hot fudge sundae and an order of fries.

[Helen's Eidolon]

Is it bad that I opened the thread 'cause I thought it sounded tasty?

[mblackwell]

Everyone dips thier fries in thier Frosty whaen they go to Wendy's though.

Don't they?

[Flamsterette_X]

My brother would probably dip his fries in ice cream and things of that nature, but doesn't everyone? This thread reminds me of a time when around 20 or more of our friends went to Red Robin's. We ordered a few Mudd PiesTM, plus lots of fries. Pretty soon, when the desserts were done, in went all the fries. Tasted quite good, actually.

But as for chocolate French fries? I don't know about that one!

F_X

[Balance]

<Ranting Swede>
And another thing: If they can have chocolate milk, why can't they have chocolate hamburgers?
</Ranting Swede>

As for chocolate fries...bleh. Besides, think of the mess they'd make of your skillet. :)

[Calliope]

I used to love dipping my fries in a chocolate milkshake duing cafeteria lunches at school. It's actually quite a tasty combination.

[LolaCocaCola]

H.J. Heinz Co., known primarily as the maker of the most Americana of all condiments, first shook up the ketchup market by squeezing out surprising versions in green and purple.

Now Heinz is sending shock waves through the frozen french fry industry.

With chocolate french fries.

That's right: fried carbohydrates and caffeine-laden chocolate in the same hit.

The prospect is seductive.

Other offerings in the new line of youth-oriented Ore-Ida frozen potato products called "Funky Fries" include fries that are sky-blue, flavored with sour cream and chives, and sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar. They'll be available in May.

But it's those "Cocoa Crispers" that stand apart. They're different from the other fries. They're the ones that set the pulse racing.

So how did a grateful nation greet this momentous announcement?

Todd Spangler with The Associated Press sniffed, "just when you thought it was safe to go back in the market, Heinz has another jaw-dropping surprise."

Dale McFeatters with Scripps Howard News Service snarked, "As the song goes, 'You say pa-taw-to and I say po-tay-to' and we, for the moment, say `ugh."


fries that are sky-blue, flavored with sour cream and chives, and sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar?????

Hurl-o-rama! :eek:

[GingerOfTheNorth]

I opened this expecting it to be about something your husband said.

Hey Wicky, want some truffles? They'd go good with your chocolate fries and chocolate steak. ;)

[Rushgeekgirl]

I've had the cocoa crispers. They taste kinda bland with a slight powdery sweet cocoa taste. I'd rather have a milkshake and fries.
The cinnamon sugar ones are pretty tasty though.

Yup, I'm a sucker. I like to blame it on the kid :)

[InternetLegend]

Golly, I wonder why Americans keep on getting fatter and more diabetic?

[JessEnigma]

Cinnamon sugar french fries? With sour cream and chives? Ew.

The chocolate french fries don't sound much better, but I do love dipping my fries in milkshakes. One local fast food place uses a yummy seasoning salt for their fries, thus making the combination of fry and milkshake all that much yummier. Spicy and sweet...yummm.

jessica

[Wicked Blue]

I can totally get dipping french fries in chocolate shakes, although I admit I didn't think of that when I made the OP.

I think that while french fries dipped into a chocolate shake or ice cream are tasty, they're tasty because of the contrast between hot-n-salty and cold-n-sweet. Chocolate flavored french fries are missing that contrast, and I can't imagine why they would taste good. Hot, sweet and salty? Are they only sweet and hot, without the salt?
See? Either combination is far inferior to the hot-n-salty + cold+sweet combo.
In conclusion, I still think they're gross. :)

[techchick68]

With sour cream and chives? Ew.

Do you ever eat a baked potato with sour cream and chives? Not a big stretch to add sour cream and chives to your fries.

Dipping Wendy's fries into sour cream is yum-o-licious!

Ever had chocolate covered potato chips? Those are awesome. That sweet and saltiness go well together.

I had heard about the chocolate fries a while back. Pretty freaky to me. I don't think it would be all that good. Greasy fries and chocolate. Hmmmm. I might try it if they were fresh made fries, not frozen.

[ratty]

Ugh.

On a related note, I have seen marshmallow french fries. You can buy this and other stomach-turning products at www.stupid.com.

I know this because a friend purchased...wait for it....Toilet Bowl Lipgloss from this site. I don't want to be cliche and start ranting about signs of the coming apocalypse or anything, so I'll just leave it at that.

Ugh.

[LolaCocaCola]

Originally posted by techchick68


Do you ever eat a baked potato with sour cream and chives? Not a big stretch to add sour cream and chives to your fries.


I don't think it's so much the sour cream & chives that we have the issue with - it's the cinammon and SUGAR they're adding to the recipe.

*dry heaves*

[OpalCat]

Originally posted by mblackwell
Everyone dips thier fries in thier Frosty whaen they go to Wendy's though.

Don't they?


EEEEEEWWW!!!! NO! A thousand times NO!!

[OpalCat]

Originally posted by techchick68


Do you ever eat a baked potato with sour cream and chives? Not a big stretch to add sour cream and chives to your fries.

Yes but to then add cinnamon and sugar is revolting.

All of you fries in the milkshakes people out there are seriously worrying me, btw. :::shudder:::

[DarkWriter]

Originally posted by LolaCocaCola


I don't think it's so much the sour cream & chives that we have the issue with - it's the cinammon and SUGAR they're adding to the recipe.

*dry heaves*

Other offerings in the new line of youth-oriented Ore-Ida frozen potato products called "Funky Fries" include fries that are sky-blue, flavored with sour cream and chives, and sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar.

I think one of the problems here is that it sounds like there's a french fry that is blue, flavored with sour cream and chives AND sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar; a hideous combination, to be sure.

However, I'm pretty sure they're three different kinds. I've seen the cinnamon/sugar ones in my freezer, along with the chocolate. I really don't think they'd combine sour cream, chives, sugar and cinnamon. I think the press release was poorly-worded.

And no, I wouldn't buy them. Thankfully, my four-year-old said EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW when she saw them. :)

Sheri

[LolaCocaCola]

Originally posted by DarkWriter


I think one of the problems here is that it sounds like there's a french fry that is blue, flavored with sour cream and chives AND sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar; a hideous combination, to be sure.

However, I'm pretty sure they're three different kinds. I've seen the cinnamon/sugar ones in my freezer, along with the chocolate. I really don't think they'd combine sour cream, chives, sugar and cinnamon. I think the press release was poorly-worded.
Sheri

Ooooohhhhhhh!!!!!! Now I GET IT!

:D

[vanilla]

I love chocolate, but on fires?
I don't think so..
I've already thought about chocolate potato chips, but there are some things that justdon't go together.
Chooclate is fine by itself.
Whats next? Chocolate covered spinach?

[caveman]

By and large, this line of potato products seems to have been devised under the influence of a great deal of crack. The sole exception is the delectable innovation, overlooked by the press release and everyone so far, of the donut-tot. The sour cream & chives flavor has a plain sibling without any nasty flavor tampering, but which shares a borehole along its long axis, allowing the inside of the tater tot to crisp as well as the exterior. Mmmm...crunchy!

[OpalCat]

AAAHHH. Yes, see I was thinking that all of that described one product. The very thought was making me quite ill. :P

[Rilchiam]

Originally posted by techchick68
I had heard about the chocolate fries a while back. Pretty freaky to me. I don't think it would be all that good. Greasy fries and chocolate. Hmmmm. I might try it if they were fresh made fries, not frozen.

Ore-Ida fries aren't greasy, though. Not if you bake them in the oven. In fact, even from a deep-frier, they're still not greasy if you drain them well.

Here (http://www.nick.com/ads/oreida/) are photos of the new products. caveman, those Crunchy Rings look goooooood! I'm not sure I've seen them in the stores yet, though.

In fact, Heinz is covering all the bases by introducing new flavors of ketchup (http://www.heinz.com/jsp/news_f.jsp). (Scroll down to the May 17 "Flavour Craver" link.) Imagine combining the Sour Cream & Jive fries with the Roasted Garlic ketchup! Your mouth would vibrate for hours.

[Rilchiam]

Originally posted by Rilchiam
Imagine combining the Sour Cream & Jive fries with the Roasted Garlic ketchup! Your mouth would vibrate for hours.

We did it! Mr. Rilch and I taste-tested this combination yesterday afternoon! First off, the tastes did compliment each other. As for the quality of the flavor...It wasn't overwhelming. It was perhaps a bit subdued; if a restaurant had this as a specialty, it might be more intense, or it might be the same. At any rate, it's something we plan to do again.

It may be the one crossover, though. I can't quite see Sweet Basil and Oregano ketchup blending well with the Cocoa Crispers, or Hot and Spicy with the Cinna-Stiks. I imagine that the Crunchy Rings are just shape-shifting Tater Tots, and the Kool Blues are regular seasoned fries; they would react with the new ketchups no differently than their alter egos would.

Signed,
Her Majesty, the Fry Queen.

[Billy Rubin]

Ick.

[Rilchiam]

You're not from California, are you?