Snot Block

(Above photo from The Vanilla Slice Blog)

I never thought I’d find myself making an entry about the great Australian Snot Block.

These things are legendary in their own rights. They are pure bliss. Love at first bite. Love right up until they spill ungracefully into your lap and your left with two thin pieces of pastry grasped between sticky fingers.

You see, these delicious little sweet filled goodies are a hazard to the outfit you just spent 2 hours preparing. They are a hazard to shirts, jeans and even shoes.

 I’m compelled to write about these little beauties purely because I had a half of one for lunch. Well actually I was going to have half but then decided against it as :

1.  I was at work
2.  Last time I ate one I got ridiculed for eating such a monstrosity and
3.  There was a freaking good chance I was going to make a mess.

 Now let me just point out that the Snot Block is a block of custard filled between two sheets of pastry with a covering of pink or white icing. Yum… Let me hear it again… YUM! Anywho, a snot block is actually a Vanilla Slice, however most people know them as Snot Blocks. I think it comes from the fact they look exactly like a block of snot. But hey, who am I to judge such a scrumptious delight.

The problem however with snot blocks is that they are a guaranteed disaster - just like spaghetti bollegnese on a first date - these suckers will leave the eater with a feeling of contempt, but a look of utter grottyness.

They are sticky sure, the icing on the top leaves a sticky substance on whatever it touches - generally fingers which gouge into its goodness.

The pastry is sometimes a little flakey, which leaves a fair mess in your lap or wherever you are eating the delight.

Mostly though its the risk of the inevitable blow out. The square shape of these scrumptious treats and sheer size means that to fit the thing in your mouth is a hassle in itself. If you succeed and it’s in it’s entirety then your guaranteed to squish the custard out the back or side… A sure fire way to end up with it all on your lap. The blow out will always happen…

 Unless you eat it a certain way. The way that most people eat these sugary delights is to pull the icing top of and set aside for later. It’s undoubtedly the best bit. Next, you try your hardest to eat the bottom layer covered in the huge amount of custard without getting it all over you. Depending on the consistency of the custard will help with this one.

Next, if you’ve succeeded with that your right to enjoy the top. Yum!

 So that’s how you do it.

That’s how you enjoy these suckers…

(above photo by Vanilla Slice Blog)