Petit Amuse Box January 2013

Welcome to 2013! The first subscription box that arrived in the new year was the Petit Amuse Box!

This month, which is only my second, the box arrived and was in a nondescript, brown box. Last month it was adorably stamped with the Petit Amuse logo. Included this month were 4 large samples from  different companies.

 Buried in the box was this large bag of Oat Cuisine Original Granola. Yes! I love granola with my Greek yogurt in the morning and this one includes things like sunflower seeds, wheat flakes, and sesame seeds which are not in my current granola.  Each half-cup serving is a whopping 281 calories, so I think I will be cutting a serving in half. I love the packaging with the Greek or Roman themed characters on the front and bag which contains about 1.5 cups of product to try. The texture of this mix is nice and crunchy and it pairs great with Greek yogurt.

Next were these 2 fruit products from La Vigne Organics. On the left is a sample of Dried Sliced Persimmons and on the right is Star Fuyu Persimmons Fruit Leather.  This company focuses on using less mainstream fruits and they are organic. These 2 items are said to be there 2 most popular. I nibbled on the dried sliced persimmons first....yuck. Maybe it is because I do not prefer dried fruit, but this actually gave me the shivers and goose bumps. Even my mother would not eat them (which says a lot because if I hate it, she loves it).

This was the first item I saw in the box and I had to laugh. It is a Piggy Pop from Black Pig Meat Co. The pop is toffee with bits of cured bacon. Honestly, it sounds delicious....but I am the kind of person that eats a maple bacon cupcake LOL. The back of this pop is dipped in chocolate and i nibbled at one of the ears first. The toffee easily popped off and just melted in my mouth. It is salty and sweet and the smoky and chewy little bacon pieces just add to the complexity of flavors and textures. The pop is an awkward flavor to suck on, so sadly you are left with chewing.....but when you are done you are satisfied. The company owner has competed on the show Iron Chef ! If you want to try them yourself, you can order at www.BlackPigMeatCo.com 

This was a good start for Petit Amuse for 2013 and I am anxious to see the goodies they send next month!

Jenn