Limited Edition Foods

A couple months ago I noticed Hannah Montana Limited Edition Eggo waffles. Now there are Limited Edition Star Trek Eggo Waffles out to promote the new Star Trek movie. The waffles come in a package with the Enterprise on it and say Limited Edition on it. The package also shows two of the over 25 edible image designs that are on the waffles. The Limited Edition Star Trek waffles come in packages of 8 and with over 25 designs it certainly could take a lot to find out what they all are. The packages also feature a Starfield Delta Shield Game on the side.

Some of the designs include characters (Kirk, Spock, Kirk & Spock, Kirk sitting in his Captain’s Chair, McCoy, Sulu, Nero, Uhura, Chekov, and Scotty), some include logos (Delta Shield, Klingon, Romulan, Vulcan Greeting), one has the image of a Communicator, some have planets (Earth, Saturn with moon Titan), and some simply have Star Trek phrases (Live Long and Prosper, I’m Giving Her All She’s Got Captain!, Beam Me Up, Highly Illogical). Seem like interesting waffles for fans of Star Trek and those that like Eggo waffles, as despite the image they are supposed to taste the same as regular Eggo waffles.

Recently at the grocery store I noticed some Pokemon Macaroni & Cheese boxes that were labeled as special edition. I also noticed they had Spongebob ones with collectable cards on the back. The whole character shaped Macaroni & Cheese thing is not new and is not always exactly limited or special edition, but the Pokemon ones at least did say Special Edition and I felt the Spongebob ones saying Collectable cards on them makes them almost in the category of limited edition foods.

Pokemon Macaroni & Cheese shapes is definitely not new, as I can remember them being done back when only the first set of games were out (Red, Blue, and Yellow). This variety was the first time I noticed them in a long time, though. The boxes were called Special Edition Collectable Pack Pokemon Diamond and Pearl and there were six different types of boxes to collect with all of the boxes containing Pokemon shaped pasta. I only noticed three of the different designs (one with Dialga and Paliga, one with Turtwig, and one with Turtwig, Piplup, and Chimchar). I also think I saw one with just Piplup and perhaps there is one with just Chimchar. As for the sixth I have no idea what it might be.

The Spongebob Macaroni & Cheese boxes said collect all 4 collectable cards on the back. Each box has one card, but since they are visible on the back before you buy them you can also easily only just buy the ones you need if you want to collect them. The cards are supposed to have Spongy Trivia on the back (i.e. the part on the inside of the box. Again the pasta this comes with is in character shapes (Spongebob this time).

I recently tried Walgreens Banana Split ice cream and was kind of disappointed in it, but that did not stop me from getting Dreyer’s Limited Edition Banana Split ice cream when I spotted it at the grocery store. Honestly, Walgreens brand is cheap and for a reason. It is not as good as the more premium brands, but it at least is still a good budget ice cream if you cannot get to a grocery store to get their brand (note: I am particularly partial to some of Safeway’s flavors). Thus I expected Dreyer’s version to at least be decent if not way better than the Walgreens version.

Limited Edition Dreyer’s Banana Split Ice Cream has a base ice cream that is flavored banana. This part has a good distinctly banana flavor, which either the Walgreens flavor does not have or it totally fails at tasting like banana. The ice cream has swirls of chocolate and fruit (I think it is supposed to be strawberry) sauces. These really help make the flavor like a banana split without the whipped cream that I do not like anyways. The main problem with the Dreyer’s Banana Split ice cream is that it lacks any cherries, which the Walgreens version actually has. Even without the cherries it is way better than the Walgreens version and actually quite good. I fixed the cherry problem by adding some frozen dark cherries I had and that made it even better than a normal banana split because I do not really even like the maraschino cherries that they normally come with.

The other day at the grocery store I noticed Kid Cuisine products had special Monsters vs. Aliens promotional packing to promote the movies release in theaters. This included 2 limited edition Kid Cuisine meals. One of the meals is a Limited Edition Monsters vs. Aliens Mac & Cheese meal. This meal has Monsters vs. Alien character shaped Mac & Cheese pasta. I bought this meal and boy is it the crappiest watered down cheese sauce ever. It is not like inedible, but it sure is not much different than eating pasta with no sauce. The meal comes with corn, which is about the same as corn always is. It also comes with Monsters vs. Alien character shaped fruit snacks. These are basically just regular fruit snacks, but they are not that great if you eat them with the meal because they end up still being frozen. It would be better to take them out when you make the meal and then eat them hours later or perhaps take them out when you buy the meal and then they will be thawed when you make the meal.

The other meal is Limited Edition Monsters vs. Aliens Chicken Breast Nuggets. This meal comes with Monsters vs. Aliens shaped chicken nugget characters, which is much like the Limited Edition Spongebob meal I saw a few months back. The meal comes with Insectosaurus and Alien Robot shape nuggets, corn, macaroni and cheese (not special shapes like the other meal), and vanilla pudding with B.O.B. (I believe this is a movie character) shaped sprinkles.

Today at the grocery store I spotted that they had special limited edition Eggo Waffles as a Hannah Montana promotion. It seems a lot of Kelloggs brand stuff is getting Disney tie in promotion designs, but a lot of them like the cereal and fruit snacks seem to be regular food releases without being planned as limited edition, although certainly the popularity of certain characters could bring some of the product lines to be short lived. The Eggo waffles with Hannah Montana on the box, though, were clearly labeled as Limited Edition unlike her cereal that does not seem to say anything like that on it and rather I think just says New still. Anyways the Hannah Montana limited edition waffles are the regular Eggo waffles with Hannah Montana themed designs. There are supposedly over 30 different designs. It seems they only come as Hannah Montana waffles in the 8 pack boxes, which makes them a more expensive choice than other frozen waffles even if you only buy Eggo (i.e. store brand is pretty much always cheaper and so is the bigger Eggo boxes), but they do seem like they could be a fun one time purchase for a special breakfast for Hannah Montana fans.

Sprinkles Cupcakes will have two special Limited Edition cupcake creations available from March 13 through March 17, 2009 in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. One of the limited edition flavors is their Bailey’s Irish Chocolate cupcake, which is a returning seasonal flavor for St. Patrick’s day. This cupcake is made with dark chocolate cake. It has Bailey’s Irish Cream white colored frosting and a special Sprinkles’ signature green colored sugar fondant in the shape of a shamrock.

The second limited edition St. Patrick’s Day flavor is a new one for this year. It is the Green Velvet cupcake. This Green Velvet cupcake is a twist on the popular Red Velvet cupcake. Basically it is the same recipe, except the cupcakes will be colored green for this limited edition period instead of red. They are expected to be a good compliment to the popular tradition of green beer for St. Patrick’s Day. Besides just being green they will have a green colored circle design on top. They sound like they will be festive cupcakes for the holiday. However, the green color of them is kind of off putting as a color for food and does not exactly make them look very appetizing. I guess it is a green eggs and ham type of thing in that it might not look good, but it tastes delicious in the end when the guy finally gives in and tries them at the end of the book. Surely, at least lovers of Red Velvet will like them taste wise, but it might be hard for some to get over the unappealing looking color.

Sprinkles Cupcakes has locations in Beverly Hills, California (9635 Little Santa Monica Blvd); Newport Beach, CA (944 Avocado Ave); Dallas, TX (4020 Villanova Dr); Scottsdale, AZ (4501 N Scottsdale Road); and Palo Alto, CA (393 Stanford Shopping Center).

Heinz has a special six pack of commemorative ketchup bottles celebrating the six Super Bowls the Pittsburgh Steelers have won. Interestingly I never realized that the championship years have to do with the year the seasons start and not when they end and the actual year the Super Bowl takes place. Basically I thought they were the 2009 Champions because the Super Bowl was in 2009, but I guess not, as all the bottles in this collection have the year of the season beginning, which makes sense, too. This six bottle collection includes a 1974 Champions bottle, a 1975 Champions bottle, a 1978 Champions bottle, a 1979 Champions bottle, a 2005 Champions bottle, and a 2008 Champions bottle. They also have the 2008 Champions bottle available separately. Both the six pack and single bottle are available on MyHeinz. The six pack costs $35 and the $6 for the bottle.

The Torylinn Creamery in Kilmory has released a special limited edition cheese to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns birth. The limited edition is called Burns Cheese Truckle. It is made using Dunlop cheese, which is known as Scotland’s national cheese. The choice seems very fitting as Burns is known as Scotland’s national poet. Also, the cheese was originally made near where Burns’ lived and his mother sold homemade cheese. Dunlop cheese is made using the milk from dairy farms on the island of Arran. The cheese is matured for up to 12 months. The taste is described as being mild, sweet, creamy, smooth, and buttery.

I am not sure if cheese goes well with whiskey, but I remember learning about Robert Burns a few weeks ago doing the post about the Limited Edition Burns’ Night Famous Grouse Whiskey.

Jim Bean is releasing a limited edition retro crates of 640ml bottles. This release is exclusive to the New Zealand market. The crates are currently available at “selected bottle stores in Dunedin, Christchurch, Hamilton, Auckland, Wellington and Palmerston North.” Each retro crate includes 12 640ml bottles of the Jim Bean Bourbon mixed with cola. Each crate retails for 60 New Zealand dollars (~32 United States dollars). This article gives a few ideas of what you can do with the crate after you finish the bottles of Jim Bean. They suggest you can “sit on it, throw your records in it, put your telly on it, or build a bookcase.” It sounds like it is being promoted as a good thing to get as part of throwing a summer party (remember it is summer now down under).

There are plenty of Barack Obama related limited editions lately in case you have not noticed, as just in the last week I have posted about Yes, Pecan! Ice Cream, Orange “You Glad for Change” Cola, Presidential Beer, and Hennessy 44. Today I noticed yet another limited edition food item. It is Barack Obama Inauguration Hot Sauce.

The Barack Obama Inauguration Hot Sauce is being offered by TooDarnHot.com. This bottle of the hot sauce has a special label that commemorates the date of Obama’s Inauguration as the 44th President of the United States. Their website also has a Hot 4 Barack Hot Sauce, which is the same thing as the Inauguration Hot Sauce, but not really a limited edition. They still also have a “Juan” McCain Hot Sauce, which I assume will not be carried for much longer.