Everybody wants a box of chocolates
Feb. 25th, 2004 02:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ventaOK, I want opinions on chocolate.
Now, as previously discussed with some of you, I'm not an enormous fan of chocolate. Sure, I like it, but I don't really hold it in the kind of reverence that many do. It's a niceish, sweet tasting thing - sadly not the extreme sensual experience which some people seem to find it (and do they really, or are they just exaggerating ?)
So, what I want to know: how much chocolate is too much ? How many people actually don't think there is such a thing as too much ? People who are allergic/intolerant to chocolate (hello, half my family) are a different case. Would anyone seriously claim to be addicted to chocolate ?
For reference, I've eaten a Tw*x and two Cadbury's Roses in the last hour, and am now feeling distinctly queasy about the whole experience. Should have stopped after the Tw*x, really, but when someone hands anything edible round I eat some on reflex.
Update: is there any mileage in the idea that extreme dedication to the eating of chocolate is a female thing ? A quick mental survey of blokes of my acquaintance suggests "no", but some people seem to believe it quite firmly.
Now, as previously discussed with some of you, I'm not an enormous fan of chocolate. Sure, I like it, but I don't really hold it in the kind of reverence that many do. It's a niceish, sweet tasting thing - sadly not the extreme sensual experience which some people seem to find it (and do they really, or are they just exaggerating ?)
So, what I want to know: how much chocolate is too much ? How many people actually don't think there is such a thing as too much ? People who are allergic/intolerant to chocolate (hello, half my family) are a different case. Would anyone seriously claim to be addicted to chocolate ?
For reference, I've eaten a Tw*x and two Cadbury's Roses in the last hour, and am now feeling distinctly queasy about the whole experience. Should have stopped after the Tw*x, really, but when someone hands anything edible round I eat some on reflex.
Update: is there any mileage in the idea that extreme dedication to the eating of chocolate is a female thing ? A quick mental survey of blokes of my acquaintance suggests "no", but some people seem to believe it quite firmly.
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Re: Chocolate
Date: 2004-02-25 07:44 am (UTC)I've been repeatedly informed by all and sundry that American chocolate is Just Not Right, and is exempt from all the rules pertaining to "proper" chocolate. Since I've only been to the US once and didn't eat any, I've got no idea.
From your ratings, it sounds like you're putting American chocolate below European stuff - or maybe just that you're only eating the top quality European stuff ?
Re: Chocolate
Date: 2004-02-25 07:52 am (UTC)Re: Chocolate
Date: 2004-02-25 08:07 am (UTC)I've only ever eaten Hershey's as part of those peanutty things (whose name escapes me), which I rather like, though they're very sweet.
Re: Chocolate
Date: 2004-02-25 08:32 am (UTC)Re: Chocolate
Date: 2004-02-25 08:21 am (UTC)But, having been raised on it, I mind it not. And a 'bad' bar of chocolate is still pretty darn good.
When I hanker look for the choice stuff, I buy a bar of ghirardelli, which is an American company that's been making chocolate for 150 years, and is delish. Take THAT you snobby european choclatiers!!
by the way, is this the Elizabeth that stayed in America with
Re: Chocolate
Date: 2004-02-25 08:28 am (UTC)And sorry, I did check what nationality Godiva was, but didn't look up the other one. Send us some and I'll set the chocolate snobs on reviewing it for you - though I'm guessing there's far, far too many laws preventing someone from sending comestibles between the UK and the US (and vice versa) at the moment.
Actually, I am curious now: any locals visiting the US in the near future ? I'll give you money to bring me chocolate back, I'm intrigued about the wax.
Re: Chocolate
Date: 2004-02-25 08:35 am (UTC)Re: Chocolate
Date: 2004-02-25 02:13 pm (UTC)Well, I'll be visiting the UK in late April (going to see what this "Whitby" thing is all about.) I'd be happy to provide examples of especially good and especially bad American Chocolate.
Re: Chocolate
Date: 2004-02-25 02:21 pm (UTC)I'll endeavour to find some suitably, er, interesting UK confectionery to swop with you :)
Re: Chocolate
Date: 2004-02-26 02:25 am (UTC)Re: Chocolate
Date: 2004-02-25 08:30 am (UTC)[stomps around and curses the effect this is having on the diet]