Do pickle cupcakes and vinegar potato chip cupcakes equal savory gone too far?

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We've seen pickle and ice cream cupcakes, but now Brooklyn's mini cupcake purveyors Kumquat Cupcakery have gone one better in the savory cupcake sweepstakes with pickle cupcakes with salt and vinegar potato chip cupcakes, which were apparently a "crowd favorite" at the 303Grand Official Flavor Tripping Party.

Now, I love Kumquat Cupcakery with all my heart but this leads me to question whether the savory cupcake craze has gone too far. I can't truly say without trying them (and I do happen to love vinegar potato chips, especially how they melt your tongue), but still, I'm hesitant about these. What do you think?

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SugarLush Cupcakes said…
I think for the most part cupcakes should be sweet! Pickles and cupcakes in the same sentance don't sound too appealing much less in a cupcake BUT you never know! They might be delicious!!

Please let us know if you try them!
3/23/2009 3:21 PM
Anonymous said…
If it was part of a flavor tripping party they wouldn't taste at all like the actual foods they are made of. The party participants eat a berry called miracle fruit which changes the way everything tastes. The NYT did a great article on it at

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/28/dining/28flavor.html
3/23/2009 4:50 PM
Eryn said…
Our family passes down a love for peanut butter and pickle sandwiches, so I'll withhold judgment on the pickle cupcakes, but I can't wrap my head around the salt and vinegar cupcakes.

My mom used to eat salt and vinegar chips on long road trips, and the smell in the closed up car would drive me CRAZY. I still can't eat them.

But there's a place in this world for all cupcakes ;)
3/23/2009 5:29 PM
me, yes, me said…
seems not delicious. whatever happened to peanut butter and chocolate?! who knows, though!
3/23/2009 5:29 PM
Lisa said…
Oh wow! I don't think I would be brave enough to try the pickle cupcakes. I love salt and vinegar chips so I might give those ones a try.

Summer
3/23/2009 6:07 PM
Jo said…
I don't know. I love pickles. I'd definitely try.
3/23/2009 6:30 PM
Coco Cake Land said…
dang that sounds so fun! flavor tripping cupcakes... woohoo! i'd try it!! :)
3/23/2009 10:44 PM
apparentlyjessy said…
I would be hesitant too...but then again we only live once, and should probably work to try every flavour cupcake possible at least once!
3/24/2009 6:31 AM
Louise W. said…
This actually sounds delicious to me, and I trust that a bakery would not make a huge risk producing mass quantities of it! I think the salty could really balance the sweet. It seems like it's definitely worth a try!
3/24/2009 5:32 PM
Anonymous said…
Pickles and salt and vinegar chips are amongst my favorite food in the world, so of course I would try it! :D
Even though I am aware it is a bit unorthodox as a cupcake flavour. ha!
3/25/2009 8:20 AM
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