The Penis Bar?

Emily Carson reviews unique Irish snack foods:

Last but not least is the most recent addition to Ireland's roll-call of curious confections: The Langer Bar. This chocolate treat hails from Cork, in the south of Ireland, where, in the vernacular, a langer is either a disagreeable person—or a penis. The bar has already garnered lots of attention, in part for its name, in part for its rich taste. As these photos show (one is above), the bar has been spotted all over the world. However, retailing at €3.25 you're really paying for the name. Only in Ireland would you find a chocolate bar that essentially goes by the title "The Penis Bar" receiving mass acceptance. If you ever meet someone from Cork be sure to cite this slang for instant ingratiation.

Apparently, the candy bar has been popular:

Frank Nixon and Kate Walsh, owners of the Half-Door Sweet Company on Maylor St in Cork City, put the distinctive product on sale last Saturday and have been blown away by the popularity it has attracted already.

"We called the bar the Langer for two reasons," said Mr Nixon.

"The shop itself is a Cork family-owned company, we are both from Cork. There is nothing out there for that and we wanted to create something for Cork people because Cork people are very proud of their county. We thought ‘Langer bar’: It’s a bit of craic, a bit of fun."

The wrapper is even emblazoned with the slogan "pure Cork boy".

Last Friday, Mr Nixon’s triplet nephews became the first to sample the bar. After they approved it went on sale on Saturday.

"They are flying off the shelves," said Mr Nixon. "Everyone is loving the name. We had a guy who came in tonight who had got an email from a friend of his in Holland asking him to go out and buy two bars and send them over."

That makes Butterfinger seem pretty tame.