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by 1 month only on November 4th, 2009
Why, do people on here, like you, ask really stupid questions? Is it just to get loads of points? Must be I guess.
by Slightly less anonymous on November 4th, 2009
Good chocolate? Nothing. The author is both partially right and partially wrong. Cocoa does go bad, chocolate does go bad, and there's a difference between fresh and not.
Chocolate CAN BE the lazy cook's great enabler. And a large part of this is because people accept chocolate at a low level.
It is harder to eat a bad berry pie than it is a bad chocolate cake. The basic flavors of chocolate, even if the depth is missing, even if the cake is stale and covered in gooey sauce and bad icing, you can get some basic flavours of chocolate. With bad berry pie, if the crust is bad, too dry, or too hard, or crunchy, it's just inedible. If the berries are out of season, or cooked improperly, it'll be ridiculously sour, or so sweet, or won't taste like berries at all.
Of course, I'm not sure why the author expects better of "casual dining" chains in the U.S. The food tends to be mediocre, sometimes bad, often greasy. Some chains are known for giving people food poisoning.
There's nothing wrong with chocolate. What's wrong is people making chocolate bad. Taking a fine art, and destroying it, or making it mediocre. What's wrong is people accepting it. Thinking that packets of hot chocolate are good, that that's hot chocolate. That that's what cocoa is. What's wrong, is not being able to look at a desert menu and being torn between everything. Sweet and tart, cold and warm, creamy and sharp, etc--because they are all crafts, they all have a delicate balance of flavours.
There is nothing wrong with cocoa. The only time there is anything wrong with chocolate is when it isn't made properly. Isn't treated with the respect it deserves.
by The Devils Own on November 4th, 2009
I can't eat it at every meal.
by Samgie on November 4th, 2009
It's addictive?
by Thriftymaid on November 4th, 2009
It's so good you always want one more bite.
by griffin on November 4th, 2009
there is nothing wrong with chocolate as to people who gorge on it well that another Q
by Gene H on November 4th, 2009
Nothing. One of men's secret weapons since before language.
by Phil wonders where everyone is??? on November 4th, 2009
There is nothing wrong with Chocolate, only the problems arise when Chefs take the coco butter out and then call it Chocolate too when we know it's NOT.
by tinyspyder on February 28th, 2010
This isn't a stupid question. I did a search for this information and came up with this blog. A thoughtful answer would have been appreciated and is still being requested. Here is the issue: my friend has intestinal issues and at the top of his "do not eat" list is chocolate. The other things on the list are understandable like tomatoes that are really high in acid and of course alcohol. But why Chocolate? What is in the makeup of chocolate that makes it dangerous to people with intestinal issues? If we knew the answer we could avoid this chemical in other foods as well or look for other chocolaty flavors that might be free of this substance like possibly Carob for instance. Thank you so much in advance to anyone who answers.
Do you know anyone who does NOT like chocolate?
by buxtonite ..slowly losing my mind on May 22nd, 2011
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whats better ice cream or chocolate
by Evie_E on August 27th, 2011
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Chocolate sauce goes best with/on______________dont ya think?
by Bornabrit on September 14th, 2011
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What brand chocolate, is THE BEST, Chocolate?
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What is your favorite chocolate?
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Actually it's just fun to read peoples' responses sometimes.
by Cowtipper on November 4th, 2009
dude, that is THE single greatest question I have heard all day!! I give you mad points!!!
by iCringe 4 Love on November 4th, 2009
Why is the question stupid?
by The Devils Own on November 4th, 2009
heres a +2 for you!! all this time, m on level 5 n all i've done is ask one single question and i got a - for that..m really not here to ask questions so..that'll be the last question L ever be asking :)
by cold_cut on November 4th, 2009
wow, someone actually down rated this post...they must really hate the truth -_-
by iCringe 4 Love on November 4th, 2009
Thanks Chris and Devils Own.
by keithold is a prodigal bagger on November 4th, 2009