Some weird food combinations shouldn't work, but they just do - peanut butter and jam, chilli and chocolate and, dare I say it, ham and pineapple. But pigs in blankets in milkshake???
Reporter Sam Honey from Kent Live is a Five Guys fan and was intrigued by the burger chain's latest festive offering. It promised the perfect mix of salty and sweet, with blended up bacon bits adding a porky crunch.
For Sam, this was a foodie step too far. Check out his verdict here:
"Now, I’m a big fan of pigs in blankets in general, but the thought of somehow turning that into a milkshake just did not sit right with me.," he said. "So, in the interest of fine journalism and as a duty of public service, I took myself to my local Five Guys in Canterbury and ordered myself one.
"Arriving I was surprised to see the restaurant was quite literally empty at the time of my visit, clearly the public weren’t chomping at the bit to try one of these new shakes. Outside, there was a sandwich board advertising this latest addition to the menu, but it seemed this small bit of promotion hadn’t worked at all.
"Once I reached the counter and placed the order, even the cashier threw up an eyebrow and explained that I was the first person he had served one to, which really didn’t fill me with confidence for the experience to come.
"Watching the process of crafting this assault on the culinary arts did have me questioning some life decisions that had brought me to this point. When the ‘creation’ was finished, the cashier passed it over and said ‘I don’t even know if I should tell you to enjoy this’, again, a massive confidence booster there.
Sam said the drink consisted of the Five Guys milkshake base infused with three rashers of bacon blended into the mix and topped with whipped cream. On the surface it looked just like any other milkshake, he said, but the first sip was "confusing".
"Beginning very sweet from the milkshake, followed by an overbearing saltiness and ending with a crunch of bacon pieces," he said. "God knows what my face looked like through the whole ordeal.
"After a second swig I came to a firm conclusion, this combination does not work and I do not like it. The taste of meat combined with milkshake was honestly bizarre and to add insult to injury, it cost an eye-watering £5.75.
"I suppose that could be justified if this had somehow been the best milkshake of my life, but sadly, this was not the case. I don’t mind a sweet and salty combo, but this was just not sitting right, and the soggy, milky bacon chunks all but ruined my day entirely.
"I was ultimately left reminded of a quote from Jurassic Park’s Ian Malcom: ‘Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should’. Swap out ‘scientists’ with ‘chefs’ and I think you’ve got yourself a pretty apt conclusion."
Not a fan then. But if you fancy giving it a whirl, the Pigs in Blankets milkshake is available until Boxing Day.
