Gas Station Food Review - The T-Rex Chomper

Way back on June 2nd of this year, my wife and I were driving through Missouri. We stopped for gas and Road snacks at the T-Ref Mart in Lathrop. Within, we made a glorious discovery... the T-Rex Chomper.

This simple snack is, to the untrained eye, a dill pickle spear wrapped in a slice of ham. We nearly purchased this seemingly divine culinary delight, refraining only when she remembered the Potential Threat of Listeria lunchmeat poses to pregnant women and unborn babies.

We spent two and a half months haunted by this decision (especially since we learned that the threat is so small that it barely constitutes a threat at all). We made our own at home with slices of Black Forest Ham, Jalapeños, and Dill or bread and butter pickles but thoughts of the Real T-Rex Chompers continued to taunt us.

Until last night...

Last night we once again found ourselves at the T-Rex Mart in Lathrop. I picked and purchased a four pack of Chompers. I popped the lid, breathed in the scent of dill, My tastebuds bursting with anticipation, pulled forth the first Chomper and took a bite of the long denied treat.

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I was not that impressed. Don't get me wrong, the Chomper was fine - maybe a little bland but overall, it was okay. Reality didn't match the expectation that had built up over the aforementioned two and a half months. It certainly didn't match up to the Chompers we had made for ourselves.

But those original Chompers still deserve a round of applause and a hearty thank you. If not for them and the inspiration they provided I would never have gone on to create my own Snack-Food Masterpieces and would be eating Peanut Butter and Mayo Sandwiches instead (much to my wife's horror).