Krembo

I don't know if you have ever tried this delicacy. I know I never have, or I would have definitely remembered it. To Israeli children, it's the winter's answer to icepops. Israeli parents don't let their children have icepops from Succos until Pesach beacuse it's too "cold".

Here's how it went down. My four-year-old daughter had a birthday party and there received many parting gifts: a play camera, a bag of bisli, a chocolate bar, a lolipop, a tiny doll with a little crib, and two Krembos. My little child doesn't like to try new things, which is why she won't touch Bamba or Bissli. I can live without her eating all those chemicals anyway, but no Krembo? How's she ever going to fit in to Israeli society?

For all those out there who have no idea what a Krembo is, I will attempt to describe the two (yes, both) that I ate. It's a cookie/sweet cracker, topped with fake Pareve whipped cream, and the whole thing is covered completely with a layer of hard chocolate. It's right disgusting, and yet, I can't walk away from it. I might have seen something similar at a wedding, and that one was probably better. But Krembos are here, and in abundance.