flavor of the week: Grass

I like Jelly Belly jelly beans and one of my favorite flavors is Grass. Grass is (or used to be) part of the Harry Potter Bertie Bott’s beans collection. Yes, they really have the icky flavors like in the books. While I think I’m pretty adventurous in my taste, I didn’t try all of them. I tried Vomit, Dirt, Soap and Grass and they all tasted like they are labeled (yes, Vomit really tastes like vomit). Obviously I’m not too keen on trying Booger, Earwax, Rotten Egg and the rest.

Grass does taste like grass. But not in a bad way. It’s semi sweet and once chewed it has the slight flavor of grass in the morning. The type of grass in your front yard, not the other grass although that certainly could be interesting. I wonder if some drunken chemists actually tried to capture that grass flavor in a jelly bean candy.

If you are a fan of Harry Potter (which I am not) you should try some of the flavors to really experience what some of them taste in the books. However, I don’t think even a warlock would actually enjoy some of the flavors. I keep myself to Grass and other Jelly Belly regular flavors.