09/10/02 21:27:05
Pork choc on the menu in Ukraine
By Helen Fawkes
BBC, Ukraine
Dasha prods the 's' shaped chocolate bar in front of her.
You can understand why she's in no rush to eat it - the Ukrainian student has just been served pork fat covered in chocolate.
"It's salty on the inside and very sweet on the outside. It's unusual yes, but it's completely disgusting," says Dasha Khabarova.
Forget deep-fried Mars bar. One of the unhealthiest snacks in the world can now be found in Ukraine.
For years people here have loved pork fat, known as salo.
Normally, small slices of the white fat are eaten with black bread, raw garlic and vodka.
But this new twist is designed to appeal to Ukraine's love of all things fatty.
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