Taste the tang.
Skittles maker Mars, Inc. shocked the web with news of the newest taste being added to the rainbow — Mustard flavor.
Candy and condiment are being combined — in partnership with French’s — to honor National Mustard Day on Aug. 5.
“Skittles is at all times seeking to encourage moments of on a regular basis happiness and deliver unexpected ways for fans to experience the brand,” Ro Cheng, Marketing Director at Mars, said in an emailed statement to The Post.
“That’s why we’ve teamed up with French’s to create the first-of-its-kind [Skittle] that mixes their tangy mustard flavor with our iconic chewy texture to deliver this unique summer treat for National Mustard Day.”
However the not-so-delicious news left a somewhat sour taste online, where consumers gagged on the considered sampling the savory candy. .
“Mustard flavored Skittles? Um gross,” cringed one Twitter user.
“Mustard flavored skittles?? Oh hell no, Jail!!” exclaimed one other.
“Pretty sure that is one among the signs of the apocalypse,” another person snarked.
But a couple of brave souls are clamoring for the yellow Skittle substitute — with some wondering if it’d even taste good as a hot dog topping.
“The collab all of us needed in our lives,” one other cheered.
“Hyped to try these!!” another person wrote.
Still others had fun on the fuss over the apparent publicity stunt.
“The federal government told us aliens exist and we’re still more disturbed by mustard skittles,” one Twitter user mused.
For Recent Yorkers who dare, the “Mustard Mobile” — a bus custom-designed for the special day — can be stationed at Hudson River Park from 11 a.m. to three p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5.
This isn’t the primary bizarre brainchild from French’s — their wacky food creations have change into an annual occurrence, in celebration of the manufacturer’s favorite holiday.
In 2022, the McCormick & Company brand debuted mustard-glazed donuts in partnership with Recent York City’s Dough Doughnuts.
Two years prior, the brand whipped up a batch of mustard ice cream with frozen treat brand Coolhaus.
“From Mustard Ice Cream to last 12 months’s viral Mustard Donuts, this 12 months marks the fifth time French’s has gone all out with unique, flavorful innovations to have a good time National Mustard Day,” Valda Coryat, the North America Vice President of Marketing for McCormick & Company, said in an announcement.
“With the yellow holiday landing on August fifth, we knew we needed to outdo ourselves.”
