09.13.05
Cockroach Clusters
In celebration of this year’s Harry Potter film adaptation, Cap Candy is set to release a new Potter-based confection next year modeled on our friend the cockroach. Each Cockroach Cluster measures two inches long by one inch wide and consists of a juicy gummy underbelly covered in a crunchy candy shell—“just like real cockroach wings.”
Some of my readers will no doubt remember my first encounter with Potter-inspired candy, Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans. I was doing fine with those—most were quite tasty, and the dirt and grass and whatnot were kind of fun—until I got to a vomit flavored one. That vile little bean was and remains the worst thing I have ever put in my mouth on purpose—and that includes childhood dares (a certain gummi worm and anchovy pizza comes to mind). The description of the cockroach clusters neglects the small matter of flavor, but maybe I’ll give it a go.
