Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Inspires Flavor Changing Gum

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, a 1971 film adaptation of the Roald Dahl book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, has inspired a lot of things -- a 2005 remake with Johnny Depp, a Family Guy episode, Halloween costumes, and now: flavor changing gum.  Two “food architects” from London have mastered the Willy Wonka technology and created a gum that changes flavor, from strawberry to chocolate.

Harry Parr and Sam Bompas explain that they were influenced by Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in creating their unique edible invention.  The two note that it took three years of research to bring the gum to fruition, though getting it to mimic the Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory flavor change -- from soup to beef or baked potato to ice cream -- would take more time.

“That’s the ultimate challenge,” said Bompas. “It involves two changes of flavour as well as switching from savoury to sweet.”

The inventors explained that the key to flavor-changing gum lies in the colloidosomes, which are edible capsules of microscopic proportions that release flavors at different times. According to Bompas and Parr, the prototype for the flavor-changing gum will be ready for public consumption Monday.
They are also planning to launch what they call an “artisanal chewing gum factory” that will provide 40,000 flavor combinations for the public to enjoy.  However, be careful which ones you pick.

“We tried bacon and rosemary but it was disgusting, like putting bacon rind in your mouth that never goes away,” said Bompas.

For something else to chew on, pick up Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory films here or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory here.  Deals on Willy Wonka candy are here.  Enjoy “Pure Imagination,” the iconic theme from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, below.


Source: http://www.bloginity.com/blog/2010/10/23/willy-wonka-and-the-chocolate-factory-inspires-flavor-changing-gum/#ixzz13EbXCMf2

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