Chocolate-Covered Bacon

This unusual American specialty consists of bacon strips that are cooked until barely crispy, dipped in chocolate, then left to cool until the chocolate coating hardens. The earliest mentions of this sweet and savory snack date back to 2005, but it is still unknown who had created it.

Some suggest a state fair in Minnesota, while others claim that it is was invented in Marini's Candy in Santa Cruz, California. The snack gained huge popularity when it was featured on Food Network's show called Dinner: Impossible, and nowadays it can often be found at numerous state fairs throughout the country.