New food products come out all the time, just as older ones return for limited editions. Now, I like to try a variety of such products, as I really don't like getting my routine too stale. I alternate things around as much as I can so I don't become bored with a meal to the point that I don't want to eat it again. I think I might be a form of "super-taster," not a full-blown one, but somewhat discriminating. This is one of the reasons why I don't really eat leftovers. I can taste the difference from the first time, and I find it very off-putting. Anyway, I tried some new foods this past week, and I wanted to give my opinions on them. First off there is Dr. Pepper's limited edition 'Dark Berry' flavor tied to the new Jurassic World movie. Years ago, Dr. Pepper had a similar flavor tied to a Spider-Man movie. Back then, the flavor was described as a mix of blackberry, black cherry, and black currant. When I first tried the flavor then, I didn't really like it, but kind of liked the second and third times I tried it. I can't really remember how it tasted then, so I can't compare it to the current edition. The first thing I tasted was blackberry. The pop is very blackberry forward. Now, I like blackberries, but this flavoring was not subtle, almost too strong. I also detected hints of other flavorings in further sips. I can't really place it as black cherry, another of my favorites, but I can't be sure it wasn't in there as well. I have never tasted anything flavored with black currant, to the best of my knowledge, so I can't say that was one of the flavorings either. The blackberry was just overpowering any other flavors. I will try it again, but I doubt I would be a whole carton. At least the light purple packaging clearly shows the relationship of flavor and color. The last time this limited edition came out, I'm pretty sure the packaging was a somewhat darker purple. Next, I tried the newest limited edition flavor of Kit-Kat bars, blueberry muffin. No chocolate covering at all, unless the blue coating was white chocolate based, but then again, white chocolate isn't 'real' chocolate. This isn't the first time that a Kit-Kat bar didn't include chocolate. Last fall, there was a caramel apple flavor, maybe pie-based, I can't remember the details. I never tried it, but I did this time because I'ma sucker for anything blueberry. Well, almost everything. Anyway, I liked it. The blueberry flavor was pronounced, but not so strong or sweet to overpower the wafer. The color was unusual, a light blue verging into a lavender purple, but it was appropriate for the flavor. I don't eat candy bars that often, but I'm seriously considering trying it again. Finally, I come to a product that I haven't tried yet, and I don't think I will be. It is one of two Jurassic World tie-in flavors for Cakebites. The one in question is the blueberry flavor. For those who don't know the product, Cakebites are basically petite fours, except that two parallel sides are naked. For the blueberry cake flavor, there is a blue coating with various sprinkles over the three layers of cake. Two layers are blue, with a white one in between. Whether that layer is blueberry flavored too is something I am not sure of. The cake layers are separated by apple jelly. Now, while I agree that other fruit flavors can work with blueberry (strawberry, yes; lemon, maybe but not greatly), apple isn't really one of them, to me anyway. I doubt I will try this berry product. Buying a box of such a flavor combination is not something I see coming up. I just don't think the flavors will pair well enough together, especially with the cake being blueberry flavored. That is just not a traditional flavor. I could work, but I think it could taste too artificial to me to ever be something I would like. At least more than once, and that is not enough of a good reason to buy a whole box of them. Now, if only someone could hook me up with cherry-vanilla Dr. Pepper.
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