These are Chikys (pronounced Chee-kay). Chiky means crack. Buttery cookies dipped on one side in chocolate, or to borrow the description from the packet "Chocolate enrobed cookies." A packet of these bad boys will set you back 11 cents. I´ve made it through the first week only eating a couple packets, but I fear soon I´ll be saying "No Chiky before noon"
They´re made by the Riviana Pozuelo cookie company, which can only be described as a cartel. I dont know who they are, but somehow they make almost every cookie in Central America and I get the feeling that if I tried to compete with them I´d wind up dead. Their slogan is "Es... muuucha galleta!" which as far as I can tell translates to "It is... veeery cookie!" Maybe it means "God damn we make a lot of cookies." If they made a t-shirt I would buy it.
http://www.pozuelo.com/
6 comments:
The picture makes them look delicious. I love the names of foreign foods when literly translated. There was a candy bar that had this cookie center and the literal translation of the name was Chocolate Bar with Cookie, when I was living in BG.
Heather L.
Crack like a break within an object, or crack like a fast ticket to fast living no where to go but down hide me mamasita 'cause the cops be beating down the door but ain't no one gonna take my stash away pass the blowtorch and let's get this party started and where are all my clothes no matter just gimme one more lungfull of that sweet sweet rock? I'm going with the latter. Bring some back.
Bring some of that crack home! EJS
Those things are evil. 'Nuff said.
I was laid low for a couple days by a flu like thing and Chikys were the last thing I ate before I felt sick. Now, Im happy to say Ive lost the taste for them.
I've still got a couple packets left. I think I will take commenter Tia-ee's advice and throw them to the dog when no one's looking!
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