When it comes to food mashups, I thought I had seen it all: soup that tastes like a cheeseburger, popcorn that tastes like soup, oatmeal that tastes like bacon, for reasons we still don’t fully understand. But the two classic sick foods? Cough drops and chicken noodle soup? This is not a collab I ever saw coming. That could be because of my lack of imagination, or because this is a product that literally nobody asked for since it doesn’t really solve a problem. Well, it solves one problem. If you were one of those people whose lifelong dream was a savory cough drop, I guess it is your lucky day. But if you are just looking for on-the-go throat relief, you could eat a normal cough drop. And if you have the time, heat up some soup. But I digress—I’m sure you are all dying to hear what these Progresso Soup Drops really claim to bring to the proverbial table (or I guess your purse?).
Are Progresso Soup Drops sweet or savory? What do they look like? Who thought chicken noodle soup candy was a good idea? Why do I kind of want one? Am I okay?
Okay, first things first: Are Progresso Soup Drops sweet or savory? The answer seems to be “yes.” According to Food & Wine, a VP at General Mills (which owns Progresso) said they “took the beloved flavors of our Progresso Chicken Noodle Soup and packed them into a fun, savory candy Soup Drop for a totally new way to enjoy the taste you love whenever and wherever you want.” So these will be savory, but the fact that they are a candy makes me think there will still be some sugary element to them. It’s like when we tried the Claussen Pickle Jelly Beans—the flavor was savory but the bean was sweet, and our souls did die a little that day. But maybe we are being too skeptical. Progresso claims that these hard soup candies (that look like those old-timey butterscotch disks) “will have soup fans feeling like they just slurped a spoonful of Progresso’s iconic Chicken Noodle Soup.” They claim that we will be able to taste “broth, savory veggies, chicken, soft egg noodles, and a hint of parsley” and I must say, I don’t know if I want that. Let me be clear: I absolutely want to try these, I am just unsure how this could be good. Oh, and to make matters even more iconic, their tagline for these bad boys is “Soup you can suck on.”
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I need a minute.
Okay, I’m back. Did you miss me? Stupid question, of course you did. But you haven’t yet missed these soup drops because Progresso is ~dropping~ more of them on their website, ProgressoSoupDrops.com, every Thursday at 9 a.m. Eastern for the rest of January. They come in a can that looks exactly like a Progresso soup can and includes 20 chicken noodle lozenges for your lozenging pleasure. Each can costs $2.49 and shipping costs $0.99. So, for a grand total of $3.48, you could have chicken noodle cough drops in your arsenal of foods you force your friends to try when they come over.
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