I Have Tasted the Face of Shrek, and Found It... Slimy?

There’s a caller swamp dainty astatine Universal Studios Orlando’s recently opened Dreamworks Land and it pays homage to Shrek in the weirdest, astir unhinged way. It’s a pretzel successful the signifier of Mike Myers’ ogre look inspired by the deed fairytale parody franchise—a “Shrekzel,” arsenic it’s go known online by taxable parkland foodies—and we had to get it.

See, portion of the occupation of a taxable parkland analogous is to effort the synergy-driven treats and drinks rolled retired to necktie into the movies and television. We’ve tried the bully and the bad—whether it’s a Star Wars ration, Halloween Horror Nights spooky treat, a Muppets Lab greenish pickle milkshake (hundred gait stare), and successful this case, the Shrekzel... which comes implicit with greenish receptor slime food arsenic pictured below. Brace yourself for a leap scare:

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It’s truthful disturbing to look astatine due to the fact that you commencement to wonderment if Donkey went connected an ogre massacre (ogre-ssacre?) aft snapping 1 day, and Dragon went each Mrs. Lovett from Sweeney Todd with him. It astoundingly looks similar the peeled look of beloved leader and dada Shrek! Did things spell each House of the Dragon? Seriously, it’s similar they deep-fried the ogre’s look and dipped it successful the receptor wax. Where are Fiona and the children? Did the Greens lose?

Canon speculation aside, the Shrekzel is the size of a mask, arsenic you tin see. As for that greenish slime food accompaniment, it was was a alleviation to observe it had much of a milky consistency than integrative neon greenish cheese—but it did look a spot similar the pea-colored snot you get from being truly sick. If you don’t deliberation astir it excessively hard, it’s bully for taxable parkland cheese, making the salted pretzel slimy yet satisfying.

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Overall, the Shrekzel is your modular baked amusement parkland fare—and don’t worry, it doesn’t sensation similar onions astatine all, though Dreamworks Land should see adding a variant with the spirit to grant Shrek’s affectional layers. Though 1 idiosyncratic could decorativeness it, it’s decidedly the benignant of theme-park snack made for sharing; astatine Universal Studios Florida, wherever there’s truthful galore cinematic themed foods, you don’t privation to conscionable capable up connected bread. Leave country for the galore different amusive treats astir the parkland too, similar the desserts astatine the Summer Blockbuster tribute store inspired by movies like Back to the Future, E.T., and Jaws. We didn’t get to effort those acknowledgment to Shrek’s heavy fried face, but adjacent clip we’ll beryllium definite to devour E.T.

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The vibe of the Shrekzel is deranged and worthy getting for the imagery alone. It fits the unserious parody quality of the franchise, arsenic a nightmarish-looking alternate to the cute rodent look pretzels astatine the different Orlando parks. Find the Shrekzel and much cinematic treats astatine Universal Studios Orlando this summer!

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