Had the most interesting food journey yesterday, as well as having the incredible fortune to eat at In-N-Out again.
Started off with an appetizer of very healthy sweet potato, then In-N-Out, and lastly, a shopping trip to Costco. The only thing I noticed was that there appeared to be less lettuce packed into the burger than I remember. It wasn't just me. I asked a travelling companion, and they definitely agreed. It felt a bit more greasy as a whole. But what was interesting was seeing Ghirardelli hot chocolate being advertised in the little paper sleeve they put in the red tray -- it's been awhile since, I guess they added the item when I was gone from California in 2018.
The Costco trip was interesting -- I saw some Korean brands there I don't remember seeing before - like this Yukgaejang fast-food ramen and Buldak ramen (personally I can't STAND the idea of Buldak ramen, it sounds way too unctuous to me, the way mozzarella cheese tteokbokki is. I guess I'm willing to try it once, and then kind of lay it aside.) What was hilarious was a forklift going through the middle of the store, and some employee sort of obnoxiously yelling, "Beep Beep!" in a hilarious way, but I appreciated it. It reminded of Superstore, and Disneyland all at the same time.
One dream that manifested for me was my favorite type of chocolate, the UNREAL dark chocolate coconut mini bars. They just give me so much happiness!
They remind me of one of my junior high school friend's favorite candy bars -- Almond Joys. I remember how much she loved it, it was so infectious! I tried some, and didn't mind it at all, it was pretty healthy, especially with the almonds! But I love the UNREAL bars so much more -- I think it's because it's tied with that special joy you get when you find your favorite new thing, and it's like your own little secret.
What I love about it is that it's not too sweet -- it just hits the spot, and I don't feel the craving for really sweet chocolate as much anymore.
For 1 bar, there really is only 3g of added sugar - which is impressively small. Ugh it's just so satisfying, and the texture of the coconut tastes natural and less artificial than a lot of other candies I had growing up!
The ingredients are: Organic Coconut, Organic Cassava syrup, Dark Chocolate (Chocolate Liquor, Cane Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Vanilla).
So happy I found them!