Chicken Lollipop

I’m leaving tonight to the midwest for a wedding and visit with the in-laws. I’m looking forward to seeing some of those famous lakes, because I’ve only been during winter when everything is covered with snow… Time for another break. In the meantime, here’s an odd food item that I recently came across, roasted chicken lollipops, Pollito Alvbro.

It’s sweet and savory and even has chili powder mixed in, which gave it a gritty texture. Interesting tasting, left a weird aftertaste though. I found this at a taqueria in the Fruitvale district in Oakland and you can get them online here.

although it didn’t exactly remind me of the fried chicken I sampled at Hard Knox Cafe recently… more about that soon!

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12 Comments

Rosa

Posted September 23, 2009 at 11:04 pm | Permalink

Have a great time there! Chicken lollipops, strange!!!

Cheers,

Rosa
hungry dog

Posted September 24, 2009 at 10:04 am | Permalink

Wow, chicken lollipop–I want that to sound good to me but I can’t say it does. I’ll look forward to your review of Hard Knox. In the meantime, have a great trip!
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The Single Guy

Posted September 24, 2009 at 11:06 am | Permalink

Oh, one of those WTF food discoveries! Was it chicken flavored or sweet? It seems a bit odd because I’d worry about salmonella! Ha! Have fun visiting the Great Lakes!
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Cookie

Posted September 24, 2009 at 11:06 am | Permalink

Ok. I have to say that Chicken lollipops, especially with a chili aftertaste sound pretty gross! I’ll stick to real fried chicken, thanks!
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Juliana

Posted September 24, 2009 at 4:04 pm | Permalink

I must say that chicken lollipop sounds really weird…enjoy your trip
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grace

Posted September 25, 2009 at 8:57 am | Permalink

good grief, that’s some juicy chicken! you can skewer pretty much anything and i automatically find it more appealing.
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gaga

Posted September 26, 2009 at 12:50 am | Permalink

Haha, that’s hilarious! Not very appetizing…but hilarious!
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Kirk

Posted September 26, 2009 at 10:31 am | Permalink

Hey FH – I’ve seen those around, but had always thought them to be a bit odd looking…..
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cocochanelella

Posted September 26, 2009 at 6:13 pm | Permalink

lollipop looks odd but hardknox fried chicken definitely rocks!
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Gastronomer

Posted September 26, 2009 at 8:16 pm | Permalink

happy travels, my dear foodhoe! nothing says lollipop like turkey.
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Tu

Posted September 27, 2009 at 10:45 am | Permalink

I love the chicken’s candy photo. So cool.Thanks for sharing.
Have a great trip.
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Carolyn Jung

Posted October 8, 2009 at 7:12 pm | Permalink

Those are the most hilarious lollipops I’ve ever seen. Good for vegetarians, too, hey?
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