Confectionary company AO Odessa has given a traditional Ukrainian snack a new, rather sickly, twist. Salo, or salted pork fat, has been consumed in the Ukraine with vodka and pickles for generations, but now it has been covered in chocolate.

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The product, delightfully labelled “Fat in Chocolate,” is not intended to be eaten, explained an official from the company, but instead to be seen as a light-hearted poke at the Ukrainian pork dish. Nevertheless, it proved extremely popular when it was launched in capital city Kiev during the holiday period.

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