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I had the honor of introducing my granddaughter to chocolate, just before she turned one. Melted down a little dark (60% or so) chocolate, dipped my finger in it and held it up to her mouth. She tasted it...thought about it a little bit...then decided that "yes, this is very good" and went for more.
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Generally speaking, I hate most American chocolate.
The mainstream brands are just utter crap. Some of the boutique brands I tried are ok, but nothing special.
I vastly prefer continental European chocolate.
Probably due to my background, I would go for Swiss and German chocolate over French and Belgium.
Ritter Sport is my favorite brand.
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I don’t like chocolate.
I don’t understand why and realize it’s bizarre.
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I mean, chocolate is a pretty broad category - soft, hard, sweet, bitter, alone, mixed with...like...anything else.
Are there sweets that you like?
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The ones with little to no chocolate.
Ice cream
Toffee
Cookies (I like oatmeal-raisin... figure that out)
Gummies
Peanut candy (like a Payday)
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Originally Posted by subego
Cookies (I like oatmeal-raisin... figure that out)
Pro-nutmeg?
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Originally Posted by turtle777
Generally speaking, I hate most American chocolate.
The mainstream brands are just utter crap. Some of the boutique brands I tried are ok, but nothing special.
I vastly prefer continental European chocolate.
Probably due to my background, I would go for Swiss and German chocolate over French and Belgium.
Ritter Sport is my favorite brand.
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If I understand the history of "American Chocolate" most of the blame lies on Milton Hershey's inability to convince european chocolatiers to share their recipes, so he developed his own. Most of the US candy companies that use chocolate get it from Hershey. Keep in mind Hershey has bought the US brand rights of several euro chocolate makers, Cadbury is one that comes to mind.
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Originally Posted by Chongo
Keep in mind Hershey has bought the US brand rights of several euro chocolate makers, Cadbury is one that comes to mind.
Leave it to Hershey to buy the shitiest chocolate brand available in Europe.
I said “Continental European” chocolate above exactly for that reason.
It seems like speaking english and making good chocolate are incompatible.
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Aldi in the US sells pretty good chocolate.The bars I’ve bought from there were made in Germany and Switzerland.
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Originally Posted by subego
I don’t like chocolate.
I don’t understand why and realize it’s bizarre.
Even non American chocolate? US chocolate tastes like kerosene mixed with rancid milk.
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I get the boutique 80/90% stuff. Hate milk chocolate. No flavor.
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Originally Posted by el chupacabra
Even non American chocolate? US chocolate tastes like kerosene mixed with rancid milk.
I’d say more like vomit. I’m told that’s a preservative.
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Originally Posted by And.reg
.Edit: Just looked up that Target sells Toblerone.
(Not ordering chocolate in the mail, during the summer for obvious reasons...)
Toblerone is good, but overrated.
Target also sells Ritter Sport. Give that a try.
You can also give Milka a try.
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Well, as far as the cacao is concerned, I’m pretty sure they don’t grow that in Switzerland.
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Trader Joes or Whole Foods should have decent chocolate. There's a TJs in Portland.
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While visiting Cozumel, my wife and I bought a variety of high-cocoa chocolates, all locally made. They are excellent.
I find that milk chocolate tastes bland, flat and (usually) overly sweet, which overpowers everything. Dark chocolate, on the other hand, (when done right) has depth of flavor, notes and hints and such, and is seldom even noticeably sweet. Ghirardelli (a San Francisco-based brand) makes excellent chocolates; even their milk chocolates are tasty.
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2nd vote for Aldi chocolate. Surprisingly good. Top end supermarket stuff and nicer than all the over priced "craft" chocolate in Waitrose etc.
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Sub post pop quiz:
Chocolate: room temp fridge or freezer?
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Room temp. Maybe just a bit cooler, but never in the freezer.
That said, my wife likes to put Nestle semi-sweet morsels (the ones you make toll house cookies with) in the freezer for snack purposes. For whatever reason, she prefers them crunchy.
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My dad perfers chocolate chip cookies from the freezer. I can't stand that. Fall-apart soft or throw them in the garbage.
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Originally Posted by Thorzdad
Room temp. Maybe just a bit cooler, but never in the freezer.
That said, my wife likes to put Nestle semi-sweet morsels (the ones you make toll house cookies with) in the freezer for snack purposes. For whatever reason, she prefers them crunchy.
They take longer to eat, and possibly are cool and refreshing.
but I usually prefer my chocolate room temp, or in something.
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Originally Posted by el chupacabra
One of my favorites is this Santacoloma chocolate from Colombia. Ive been meaning to see if I can order it online, but so far just get it when in Colombia.
santacolomacolombiancoffee.jimdo.com
facebook.com/Santacolomacoffee
The product of theirs I get is sugar free dark with stevia. It's a different texture than what we're used to in US, more dry, & nugget or truffle-like with no filling. It's made by authentic mountainmen of the rainforest.
The traces of coca don’t hurt either
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