Comments on: Bring on the Salty Sweets

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:38:59 +0000

I love salt and definitely have what’s surely an unhealthful craving for it all the time; not so much sugar. I prefer to keep my sweets and savory foods separated. I do not like salt-water taffy and I can’t stand chocolate, so perhaps my taste buds are defective!

About the only salty-sweet thing I can stand is kettle corn — but one handful is enough.

By: Laura Helmuth

Laura Helmuth — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:10:15 +0000

If you’re in DC, Teaism sells some wonderful salty oat cookies.
And if you’re visiting Sweden, beware that what looks like chocolate-chip ice cream may well be full of salty licorice chips! (I ordered a scoop by accident and loved it once I got over the shock.)

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:16:59 +0000

Chocolate-covered pretzels are one of my weaknesses, and I think it’s the salty-sweet combination that does it. Mmm.

By: Anna

Anna — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:24:19 +0000

I don’t care for bacon in sweets, but I do love salty sweets and my affinity for the combo seems to have increased with age….to the point where it’s borderline addictive! So maybe it does have something to do with shifting hormones or taste buds or something crazy like that.

By: Tinky

Tinky — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:25:07 +0000

I love salt–but I don’t think I’m ready for anything sweet with snack foods or bacon. On the other hand, I’ve learned over the years that most of what I say I’ll never eat finds its way onto my plate at least once…….

By: Sharan Pittser

Sharan Pittser — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 04:04:12 +0000

And then there’s some of us aging Americans who can’t tolerate salt and have learned what food really does taste like without the enhancing.

By: sanderbear

sanderbear — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 03:24:55 +0000

There’s a donut shop in Portland, Ore., that has been featured on the Food Network and the Travel Network, and one of their most popular items is a donut with bacon. … Personally, one of my favorite snacks is combining salted peanuts, raisins, crumbled wheat thins and crumbled Life cereal — salty and sweet.

By: Janet Morrissey

Janet Morrissey — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:39:37 +0000

Try chocolate bacon. Oh heaven!!

By: Amy Rogers

Amy Rogers — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:18:36 +0000

It may have something to do with the aging of Americans and the craving, as we get older, for salt. The kiddoes can ingest horrible sugary goop, but elders? Give us the salt!

By: Deborah Kravetz

Deborah Kravetz — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:29:37 +0000

Try Trader Joe’s chocolate covered almonds sprinkled with sea salt? Luxurious and curiously addictive!

By: Brian Wolly

Brian Wolly — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:59:54 +0000

I’m a big fan of salted brown butter rice krispie treats. You thought they couldn’t be improved upon…but oh they can!

By: Liz Brooks

Liz Brooks — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:06:58 +0000

This is very interesting because I saw some bacon-topped cookies the other day that sounded delish! I personally like salty and sweet together, but I have not baked anything like that yet. I have been known to dip my french fries in my Wendy’s Frosty though LOL :).