Uncle Barry's Bar in Park Slope Serves Twix Bars Wrapped in Prosciutto

The Brooklyn Paper ^ | Will Bredderman

[nickcarraway]

Sweet meat: Uncle Barry’s Bar beermeister Matt Volner shows off the bar’s specialty item — a Twix bar wrapped in prosciutto.

A Park Slope bar is serving up an appetizer that combines the sweetness of dessert with the saltiness of Italian deli meat.

Uncle Barry’s Bar on Fifth Avenue has forged new culinary ground by wrapping the chewy, crispy caramel-chocolate goodness of a Twix bar with a zesty slice of prosciutto — wowing hungry barflies and sparking dietary dialogue, according to beer curator Matt Volner.

“It’s a conversation piece,” he said. “The delicate textures of the caramel and chocolate and the prosciutto really come out.”

To construct the not-so-elaborate snack, bar co-owner Jake Trebach retrieves an individually-wrapped chilled mini-Twix bar and strips away the plastic outer sheathing to reveal the delicate brown morsel within. He then takes a thin cut of salted and seasoned pork flesh, purchased from Blue Apron Foods on the corner of Seventh Avenue and Union Street, and carefully winds it tight around the chocolate. Finally, he impales the creation with a toothpick, and balances it on a rocks glass.

Volner recommends letting the concoction sit and warm up for a few moments before eating in order to relish it’s full, rich flavor.

Since Uncle Barry’s starting stocking the prosciutto-wrapped Twix bar in May, it has become popular among patrons — but Volner recommends enjoying the delicacy in moderation.

“Eating it every day, I don’t recommend,” he said. “But come in and try it. It’s two things people love, together.”

Prosciutto-wrapped Twix bars at Uncle Barry’s Bar [58 Fifth Ave. in Park Slope. (718) 622-4980]. One, $3; two, $5.

[JRandomFreeper]

Try stuffed dates with salted and roasted sunflower seeds.

Same kind of thing. Crunchy, chewy, salty, sweet. It's what humans love all in one package.

/johnny

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Hmm..
Interesting!
PING to a fellow foodie!
I haven’t tried a Bacon Sundae yet.
Has anybody tried that?

[bigbob]

[Viking2002]

Lookit, I think we maxed out this little domestic cross-dressing culinary adventure when somebody got their chocolate stuck in someone else's peanut butter..........figures it would rear it's head in a New York bar. I'm not sure a pothead would get a case of the munchies bad enough to wolf one of these things down.

"As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their hearts desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."

--H.L. Mencken, The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920

[rawcatslyentist]

The Bacon Sundae is surprisingly good. A couple of dollar stackers and a B Sundae is a filling meal.

[POWERSBOOTHEFAN]

Uhhh...my gatritis is acting up again...ugh...

[RichInOC]

What? Not breaded and deep-fried? Philistine.

[6SJ7]

Woah! They didn’t even split the donut for that sandwich; they just doubled it up!