Brisket Flavored Candy Canes: Meaty Goodness

Because nothing quite says Merry Christmas like meat-flavored candy canes (wait, that can’t be right), Archie McPhee has added yet another unusual flavor to its line of unusual candy canes, this time with brisket-flavored sugar sticks. Yum! And by ‘Yum!’ I mean ‘Yum?’

A box of six canes will set you back $6.95. Not into brisket? No worries, Archie McPhee also sells hot dog and pizza-flavored candy canes for those looking for a less traditional holiday meal this year. My typical Christmas Eve meal? The cookies we were supposed to be leaving out for Santa. To my credit, though, I do leave the carrots for his reindeer untouched.

Whatever the flavor, I’m just going to sharpen the end into a point to poke my brother in the leg under the dinner table. It’s a Christmas Eve tradition. Then we get in a huge fight, and there aren’t any presents underneath the tree from Santa the next morning, the end.

Hot Dog Flavored Candy Canes: Pass the Mustard

Self-proclaimed (and accurate) ‘maker of weird’ Archie McPhee is introducing these Hot Dog Candy Canes just in time for the Christmas season. The red-and-white canes come in six-packs for $6.50 and “taste like sweet, meaty hot dogs.” Unfortunately, the flavor does not include condiments, so you’ll need to lick a ketchup-flavored candy cane immediately afterward for the full hot dog eating experience.

Personally, I feel like hot dogs are hands down the perfect food provided you don’t care about nutrition or your own personal health. Besides that though, absolutely delicious. I’ve even been known to eat cold wieners right out of the package first thing in the morning. My wife says it’s gross, but I say it’s all part of a perfectly-unbalanced breakfast.

Like the previously posted ketchup flavored candy canes, I like how these look just like traditional peppermint canes, so my nieces and nephews won’t know the difference until it’s too late and they’re retching and I’m laughing and my brother and sister are upset with me. Ah, the holidays, am I right?

[via BoingBoing]

Pizza Candy Canes: You Wanna Pizza Me?

The summer is coming to an end soon, so that could mean only one thing… candy cane season is just around the corner! Don’t just go with those ordinary peppermint candy canes this year, do something a little different. I’m thinking maybe some tomato, mozzarella, and pepperoni flavored ones.

I’m honestly not sure what to make of Archie McPhee’s latest candy cane concoction, but I like pizza, and I like candy, so maybe I’ll like these? Who knows. At least each one has fewer calories and fat than an actual slice of pizza, so they’ve got that going for them.

The pizza candy canes join McPhee’s other unusual flavors, which include bacon, kaleclam, pickle, and mac and cheese.

[via Laughing Squid]