The other day I was poking around Koko Black in Canberra, wishing we had one in Brisbane when I saw these little treats. The thing that caught my eye was the label – ‘For Frequent Flyers’. I thought, ‘What’s this? They’ve recognised my fellow zombies, trapped in a twilight zone of overpriced airport shops, shuttling between capital cities in a sardine tin and constantly doing mental somersaults over daylight saving calculations.’ Yes. No. Maybe.
In a canny piece of marketing, the tag on these pieces of chocolate coated, candied orange peel reads: Sandpiper – Marathon Frequent Flyer; Humble Adventurist; Nibble Feeder. So apparently Sandpipers shuttle back and forth between capital cities too. Rarely sucked in by the hyperbole, I had to buy them immediately.
Perhaps they’re meant to be daintily nibbled on a plane but these will be going on the after dinner cheese plate at my next dinner party. I may serve it with Thorn Clarke Sandpiper from the Barossa.
To be honest, if you are on one of those twilight zone Qantas flights where the only food on offer is a dried out Byron Bay cookie that's more flour than cookie, then getting out the Sandpiper pack will draw some envious glances!
But keep enough for dinner….