Chocodile Twinkies

Jake Richmond on Aug. 7, 2014

- One last day to vote for Modest Medusa in the Drunk Duck Awards tie breaker! Here's the link. Lets bring home a trophy!
-I promised a review of new Chocodiles, so here it is.
Are they the same as the old Chocodiles?No, they arent. The cake is still the same, but the chocolate coating is less waxy. It also melts very fast. I feel like they taste a little better now. Theyre also about 35% smaller then before. Hostess has labeled them as fun sized. I dont know whats fun about 35% less Chocodile though.
Packaging:The box is the same size as current Hostess Twinkies. I only mention this because I still have a few of the old Chocodile boxes around that I store odds and ends crap in, and I noticed the difference. The box art has changed pretty noticeably though. As far as I can tell Chocodiles arent available individually. You either buy a box or none at all. My diabetes doesnt approve.
Mascot:Chauncy the Chocodile is gone, replaced by Twinkie the Kid (who is a cowboy. I somehow never noticed that) as the mascot. Which would be weird, except
They changed the name:The product is now called Chocodile Twinkies. Yes, really. This is like if Coke bought Pepsi and started calling it Pepsi Coke. Or really, its more like if DC discontinued Superman and then reintroduced hi as part of the Batman comics in and called him Superman Batman. I dont think Hostess realizes that the best thing about Chocodiles is the name. Conversely, the worst thing about Twinkies is the name. And on the box, the word Twinkie is 3 times the size as Chocodile. Way to bury the lead, Hostess.
Verdict:Chocodiles are back, and they do taste better, so thats something. But changing the name to Chocodile Twinkies is pretty disappointing, and makes the whole thing feel like when your parents say theyre taking you to Disneyland, and then they just bring you to the park instead. Actually, I was going to say its like your parents say theyre buying you a Transformer, but you get a Go Bot. Except Go Bots were pretty great.
My Chocodile recipe:Freeze, slice like sushi and serve with blackberry sauce and whipped creme.