Pretty sure the Pancakes & Sausage things have been around awhile. The "NEW!" thing must be the addition of chocolate chips (because a hunk of mystery meat surrounded by an imitation maple syrup soaked pancake like substance just isn't bad enough for you on its own).

 Twist 7/03/2006 1:39 PM  

Nuts and gum, together at last!

 Chris Biagini 7/03/2006 1:58 PM  

pancake and sausage I'm just about getting to grips with...

but chocolate chips with your moulded pig bits? eeeuuuwwww!!! ew ew ew!

 Nick Harris 7/03/2006 2:19 PM  

Just a random note to say I love your blog. Good stuff.

 Chris Wible 7/03/2006 2:58 PM  

Ohhhh Cabel. Did you purchase these products? With the intention of eating them? Oh dear.

 lucie 7/03/2006 3:44 PM  

The Pancake on a Stick has been around for a while. I know, because I love them. Them's good eating! Got a box in my fridge right now. Don't like the chocolate chip variety as much.

I may get some of those dogs in buns just for completeness' sake.

 Scott 7/03/2006 4:06 PM  

I've never had one of those sausage wrapped in pancake things but dear god do they look nasty. And any microwaved hot dog tastes, well, weird. So I'll pass on both.

p.s. That logo really is pretty sweet. Don't you wish you were that creative? I know I do.

 Mike 7/03/2006 6:53 PM  

I have TWO boxes of the normal Sausage and Pancake things in my fridge right now ;)

 Clint Ecker 7/03/2006 7:13 PM  

Something about a hotdog already in a bun scares me.

 Anthony 7/03/2006 9:17 PM  

I had enough trouble coming to grips with pouring maple syrup on breakfast meats and baked beans. But wrapping a sausage in a pancake just goes too far.

 Chris Clark 7/03/2006 9:24 PM  

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

 King of the japs 7/04/2006 12:36 AM  

American food is scary. Please don't die!

 db 7/04/2006 1:26 AM  

Jeez, that sausage/pancake thingy is not only too odd to even TRY, no, it looks like a goddamn heartattack-in-a-box.

By the way, where are the japan vids/pics ?!!!

 el_vicio 7/04/2006 8:14 AM  

Hi, Cabel. Long time reader (pre-DS-Lite-review... so that's gotta count for something, right?) I was first introduced to your blog via looking up info on "The Aristocrats." And then I was introduced to the Japanese Brain Age by your article and have been hooked ever-since. Oddly enough, though, until now I had thought "Cabel" was some sort of a handle or something. But, looking at your "about" at the top of the page, you list that as your name. Is this your real name (assuming you trust me not to be some sort of a stalker)? If so, I must say kudos to your parents for a keen proficiency in child-bearing nomenclature.

 zebov 7/04/2006 8:18 AM  

Hotdogs in the bun, psfft NEVER!

 Anonymous 7/04/2006 9:45 AM  

Mmmmmmm... I love the pre-packaged hot dogs in a bun. What could be more inviting than that ?? Come on, people. I guess the degree of amazingness also depends on wether that box needs to even be refrigerated or not. Does it ? If it doesn't, that's just that much more excellent.

 Anonymous 7/05/2006 4:20 AM  

Fast Franks do need to be refrigerated. I bought some yesterday in honor of the 4th. However, you can take the indivdual protein modules/franks out of the box and stack them anyway you want in your fridge. I tried one, and it was indeed fast, if uninspiring as food.

This invention would have no chance to catch on if it weren't for the whole 6 hotdogs/8 rolls insanity the food industry insists on perpetuating.

 Scott 7/05/2006 9:58 AM  

I note that Ball Park hot dogs have reached the holy grail of congruence, wherein they do, in fact, package 8 hotdogs together.

 Jim 7/05/2006 2:44 PM  

^^^ for the same price as 10.

 Anonymous 7/05/2006 7:09 PM  

This past weekend, radio station Live 105 out of SF had an event that screamed class and also Panic: Top 500 Snacks & Tracks.

This was an ordered list of 500 foodstuffs and songs, presented throughout the weekend. A sampling:

45: FATBOY SLIM, SATISFACTION SHARK
44: REFRIGERATED COOKIE DOUGH
43: DIAMOND MIXED NUTS
42: COLDPLAY, CLOCKS

The presentation was great too. "Number i, Original M&Ms! <2 second pause>. Number i-1, the Ramones! %lt;music plays>"

The only disappointing aspects were that (1) the order was arbitrary, and (2) the snacks were too tame. Spice it up, yo!

Regarding (1), I originally thought I wanted to hear them debate the merits of Radiohead vis-a-vis Wheat Thins, but it's possible that that isn't sustainable for 500 snacks (and tracks).

I love San Francisco.

 ken 7/05/2006 11:10 PM  

Man, I just ate one of those hot dogs, and I have to say that they are delicious. They taste awesome!

 Anonymous 7/08/2006 12:22 PM  

I'm gonna try to convince myself I never saw that. Of course, tagging it in del.icio.us is probably not the best way to go about forgetting something.

 Lisa 7/10/2006 10:26 AM  

Hot Dog in buns is really nonsense, because it probably cost about $3 bucks more than just regular hot dogs, which you could then go around the corner and buy "Best Value" buns :P

Although, the Pancake and Sausage thing is very good.

 DanTheMan 7/10/2006 4:47 PM  

Okay, I can see having the hot dogs at the office. It gives the impression of a weekend BBQ in the confines of the breakroom. But the Jimmy Dean things? I love pigs in blankets, but I can't see throwing chocolate into the mix.

 Jared 7/11/2006 9:10 AM  

Both of those foods look revolting in my opinion. I'll stick with freshly preparing the entire thing, that way I know exactly what has been put in it and how it was made.

 Tom 7/11/2006 12:10 PM  

I can kind of understand the hot dogs, but I had to stare at the pancake sausage thing with choc chips for a while to believe it.

Nevertheless, I look forward to visiting the 'store' at in SF this August!

 Mathieu 7/12/2006 4:32 PM  

I once (age 19) worked filling orders for a candy distributor. I thought I'd seen all the wonders of "food" product development genius. This truely takes the pancake! Unbeleivable... don't they have awards for these people? The Foodies or something?

 Anonymous 7/12/2006 10:38 PM  

Cabel -

I don't know if I dare point this out to you, but The Junk Food Blog seems like it might be in a similar(ly clogged) vein.

;-)

 Anonymous 7/13/2006 1:25 PM  

I actually buy those Jimmy Dean Pancakes and Sausages! I never had the chocolate chip though. They taste pretty good, but I always get the feeling that I'm going sterile or something when I eat them... hmm... By the way, I really love your blog. Keep it up! I'm picking up my Nintendo DS Lite today because of your recommendation! Or was it the subliminal Fruit Loops...

 scrappapervlog 7/19/2006 11:13 AM  

Oscar Meyer has been selling single-serving-size microwavable-packaged hot dogs in a bun for more than 10 years now. I first encountered them in a New Jersey office's refrigerated vending machine in 1993 and they were there for years afterwards (may still be for all I know); 4-5 years later I saw them show up in a Maryland office's refrigerated vending machine.

When you're still at work at 2 am, they're great. It looks like the box you found is just a set of 3 of the individually-sold packages I started eating so many years ago.

 Anonymous 7/21/2006 1:35 PM  

wiener! rofl rofl love that name

 Anonymous 7/27/2006 7:40 AM  

I love that the breakfast sausage is ON A STICK! I've spent too much time at Ye Olde Renaissance-e Faires with hawkers because I get this mental soundtrack of 'The queens finest breakfast sausage on a stick wrapped in lightest cake with chocolate from the new world'. I just can't decide if it would be sold to me by a hungover man, or a woman threatening to pop out of her clothing.

 Anonymous 7/29/2006 11:24 AM  

yuk im not a big fan of packeged stuff it all mushey i mite tri this it looks good but thanks cabul you inspired me to start bloging thanks

 skybl 8/18/2006 1:09 PM  

Cabel! please help me! i just watched your 3rd part of the DS Lite review, so i thought you would be a good person to ask, should i get a DS Lite? i am tired with my PSP games, there is only one coming out that i want, and the DS Lite and games are very affordable, i'm wondering will the DS Lite live up to the expectations i have with my PSP? (gaming, i don't care for the other stuff..) Thank you!

 Anonymous 9/12/2006 12:35 PM  

If this is civilization.... enjoy your "meal" !

 Anonymous 10/10/2006 5:18 AM  

God Bless America is all I can say. Never mind having wars with Arabs, try challenging them to a Bad Food contest!

They'll be all "Hey dude, we eat sheeps eyes!"

And the American team can produce choc chip sausages.

On sticks.

"Hey! We feed these to our own kids in peacetime! Imagine what we'll feed yours in a war!"

Now I'm Scottish. We'll eat some truly BAD things. We invented the deep fried Mars Bar.

But we'd have to admit defeat in the face of the choc chip sausage.

 Alan Knight 5/23/2007 6:59 PM