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  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,242 Member
    I like hazelnuts. I like chocolate. I like whole hazelnuts in chocolate. But as soon as you grind those critters up, I'm out. I don't like Nutella, absolutely hate praline...
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    I like hazelnuts. I like chocolate. I like whole hazelnuts in chocolate. But as soon as you grind those critters up, I'm out. I don't like Nutella, absolutely hate praline...

    More for me :D To be fair, I kinda wish I didn't like it, because it's hard for me to stop on those things... Heck I got my mom to bring me back some praline paste from France so I can make Paris-Brest. Which is really not a good idea. Oh well.

    Ok I'll have to check Target for Tim Tams... eventually.
  • Sara1791
    Sara1791 Posts: 760 Member
    I guess everyone has something they feel strongly about. I think some of you people feel about chocolate the way I feel about pizza. NYC real pizzeria, no chains, no deep dish, crispy crust, brick oven if possible but not a deal breaker, real cheese, not too sweet. There's an old joke about there not being any such thing as a bad pizza; I disagree.
  • geneticsteacher
    geneticsteacher Posts: 623 Member
    Still my favorite.
    Ingredients: MILK CHOCOLATE
    CANE SUGAR
    MILK
    CHOCOLATE
    COCOA BUTTER
    MILK FAT
    LECITHIN
    NATURAL FLAVOR

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  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Sara1791 wrote: »
    I guess everyone has something they feel strongly about. I think some of you people feel about chocolate the way I feel about pizza. NYC real pizzeria, no chains, no deep dish, crispy crust, brick oven if possible but not a deal breaker, real cheese, not too sweet. There's an old joke about there not being any such thing as a bad pizza; I disagree.

    I'm completely with you. I'm so picky about my pizza now... there is DEFINITELY such a thing as disgusting pizza.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,242 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    ogtmama wrote: »
    CorneliusPhoton wrote: »
    I saw Tim Tams at Target the other day. Wish I bought them now...

    My Aussie friend taught me to bite both ends off and then suck up your coffee/tea/milk through the cookie and then eat it...oh.my.god.

    Tomorrow I'm doing it! Also, marry me?

    For best results, just nibble off opposite corners.
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    Francl27 wrote: »
    Sara1791 wrote: »
    I guess everyone has something they feel strongly about. I think some of you people feel about chocolate the way I feel about pizza. NYC real pizzeria, no chains, no deep dish, crispy crust, brick oven if possible but not a deal breaker, real cheese, not too sweet. There's an old joke about there not being any such thing as a bad pizza; I disagree.

    I'm completely with you. I'm so picky about my pizza now... there is DEFINITELY such a thing as disgusting pizza.

    Also on board with this. I happen to have about 20 wood fired pizza places in spitting distance so am quite spoiled. One day I'll get to New York to see how we compare!
  • MarlowJo13
    MarlowJo13 Posts: 43 Member
    If you get diabetes from that then I'm really in trouble! I ate about 20 of those little rocket candies over the weekend! Halloween is a scary time for me.. and not from costumes... enjoy your chocolates!
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Aaron_K123 wrote: »
    OP: Dear MFP community, I am extremely tempted by chocolate and worry I will binge on it to an extreme that will negatively affect my diet...what do I do?

    MFP Community: Spams images of chocolates and debates which are the best

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  • daniip_la
    daniip_la Posts: 678 Member
    edited October 2016
    Aaron_K123 wrote: »
    OP: Dear MFP community, I am extremely tempted by chocolate and worry I will binge on it to an extreme that will negatively affect my diet...what do I do?

    MFP Community: (Spams images of chocolates and debates which are the best)

    We know what's a priority.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,242 Member
    Aaron_K123 wrote: »
    OP: Dear MFP community, I am extremely tempted by chocolate and worry I will binge on it to an extreme that will negatively affect my diet...what do I do?

    MFP Community: (Spams images of chocolates and debates which are the best)

    I guess next time she might choose better chocolate to binge on?
  • ogtmama
    ogtmama Posts: 1,403 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    ogtmama wrote: »
    CorneliusPhoton wrote: »
    I saw Tim Tams at Target the other day. Wish I bought them now...

    My Aussie friend taught me to bite both ends off and then suck up your coffee/tea/milk through the cookie and then eat it...oh.my.god.

    Tomorrow I'm doing it! Also, marry me?

    It's called a Tim tam slam! :D
  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    edited October 2016
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    I find straight up Hersheys tastes like its burnt. Like the way melted chocolate tastes when you accidentally microwave it too long.

    I freely admit to being a chocolate snob. I keep these in my pantry, just for baking:

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    2.5kg bags of Lindt Madagascar 70% coverture

    I am actually a chocolate snob myself. I usually go with the high end stuff. The REAL Greatest packages cookie of all time. Just don't tell @Carlos_421
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    I mean it says it right there in the package. Chocolaty happinesses

    You. Giant. Tease.
    Don't do that to an Aussie in Canada that hasn't had these in years, and the only store that used to sell them (Loblaws) closed down.

    The things I'd do for Tim Tams.. I love to use them as a straw for coffee (it's the only way!) I LOVED the hazelnut and caramel ones, but never found them here.

    But oreos are love, too.
  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    snickerscharlie wrote: »
    Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate and Caramel with Sea Salt. <3

    +1 on this!
  • ogtmama
    ogtmama Posts: 1,403 Member
    cerise_noir wrote: »
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    I find straight up Hersheys tastes like its burnt. Like the way melted chocolate tastes when you accidentally microwave it too long.

    I freely admit to being a chocolate snob. I keep these in my pantry, just for baking:

    s-l225.jpg461-a-Lindt-semi-sweet-cho-253x220_0.jpg

    2.5kg bags of Lindt Madagascar 70% coverture

    I am actually a chocolate snob myself. I usually go with the high end stuff. The REAL Greatest packages cookie of all time. Just don't tell @Carlos_421
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    I mean it says it right there in the package. Chocolaty happinesses

    You. Giant. Tease.
    Don't do that to an Aussie in Canada that hasn't had these in years, and the only store that used to sell them (Loblaws) closed down.

    The things I'd do for Tim Tams.. I love to use them as a straw for coffee (it's the only way!) I LOVED the hazelnut and caramel ones, but never found them here.

    But oreos are love, too.

    My Metro carries them...I've been seeing them everywhere.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Sara1791 wrote: »
    I guess everyone has something they feel strongly about. I think some of you people feel about chocolate the way I feel about pizza. NYC real pizzeria, no chains, no deep dish, crispy crust, brick oven if possible but not a deal breaker, real cheese, not too sweet. There's an old joke about there not being any such thing as a bad pizza; I disagree.

    To be brutally honest I'm not particularly into chocolate, I can take it or leave it

    Cheese on the other hand ......



    <slaver>
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    Sued0nim wrote: »
    amusedmonkey wrote: »
    Sued0nim wrote: »
    Sued0nim wrote: »
    zyxst wrote: »
    Sued0nim wrote: »

    Don't panic cos you ate poor quality, cheap chocolates ...there's 73 calories in 1 ... you just ate 1053 calories which you could have used on other foods

    Log it, move on

    Since when is Ferrero Rocher "poor quality, cheap chocolate"?

    Since forever :)

    Sorry ..personally I'm not partial...when I was growing up they were the cheapest boxed chocolates and are a little bit of a joke down to the appalling kitsch ambassador adverts that we still enjoy quoting badly

    If you look at the ingredients, Quality chocolate you'd be looking for high cocoa solids content above 70% and no use of vegetable oil in place of cocoa butter because vegetable oil is cheaper.

    Ingredients. MILK chocolate 30% (sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, skimmed MILK powder, concentrated BUTTER, emulsifier: lecithins (SOYA), vanillin), HAZELNUTS (28.5%), sugar, palm oil, WHEAT flour, whey powder (MILK), fat-reduced cocoa, emulsifier: lecithins (SOYA), raising agent (sodium bicarbonate), salt, vanillin

    Who cares if they're some of the cheaper ones? They taste heavenly! Hazelnuts and chocolate? SOLD!

    Personally I'm not a chocolate snob (or a food snob for that matter). My sister has a job that sends her traveling all over the world and she always brings me something special like handcrafted high quality chocolates, teas, all kinds of fancy foodstuff which I really enjoy. Does not change the fact that Ferrero Rocher tastes like a trip to the unicorn land to me, but then again I have a weakness for hazelnut chocolatey stuff, which is also why a full jar of Nutella will never make it to my shelf again. I'll stick with the single serve packs, thank you.

    As I said personal preference, they taste like meh to me

    And we are supposed to take chocolate advice from someone who's never had a proper taco?

    I have so :)
  • DebSozo
    DebSozo Posts: 2,578 Member
    edited October 2016
    VintageFeline wrote: »
    Sara1791 wrote: »
    I'm sure the UK has lovely chocolate, but the commercial stuff I've had from the there had an awful texture and aftertaste. Seriously, Aero? No thanks.

    Aero is Nestle, my least favourite of our commercially mad chocolate.

    I agree. Nestlé is below Hershey's chocolate as far as quality, IMO.
  • ladyreva78
    ladyreva78 Posts: 4,080 Member
    Just going to leave this here...

    Not doing commercial chocolate anymore since I found those... It also helped greatly reduce my chocolate intake since they're sooo frigging expensive. I never knew you could savor one single praliné for so long. I usually end up taking minuscule bites just to make the pleasure last longer. :heart:
  • Heartisalonelyhunter
    Heartisalonelyhunter Posts: 786 Member
    VintageFeline wrote: »
    Isn't the thing with Hershey's that they treat the milk so it has a longer shelf life and that process makes it a bit sour/spoilt milk tasting. So for those of who eat non-soured milk chocolate Hershey's tastes justifiably dreadful?

    Yep. They heat the milk which is why Hershey's tastes like chocolate-flavored cheese. But if you grow up with it you can't taste it.
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    I find straight up Hersheys tastes like its burnt. Like the way melted chocolate tastes when you accidentally microwave it too long.

    I freely admit to being a chocolate snob. I keep these in my pantry, just for baking:

    s-l225.jpg461-a-Lindt-semi-sweet-cho-253x220_0.jpg

    2.5kg bags of Lindt Madagascar 70% coverture

    I am actually a chocolate snob myself. I usually go with the high end stuff. The REAL Greatest packages cookie of all time. Just don't tell @Carlos_421
    gvax3gcd99lc.jpg

    I mean it says it right there in the package. Chocolaty happinesses

    I awesomed you for liking Hershey and now you post this???
    I'm disappointed.


    I think I need these in my life though.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    Heartisalonelyhunter wrote: »
    VintageFeline wrote: »
    Isn't the thing with Hershey's that they treat the milk so it has a longer shelf life and that process makes it a bit sour/spoilt milk tasting. So for those of who eat non-soured milk chocolate Hershey's tastes justifiably dreadful?

    Yep. They heat the milk which is why Hershey's tastes like chocolate-flavored cheese. But if you grow up with it you can't taste it.

    I've never tried Hershey's, but I grew up with chocolate flavored cheese, chocolate covered cheese, chocolate stuffed cheese... you name it. now I wonder if I should try it.

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  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Francl27 wrote: »
    Sara1791 wrote: »
    I guess everyone has something they feel strongly about. I think some of you people feel about chocolate the way I feel about pizza. NYC real pizzeria, no chains, no deep dish, crispy crust, brick oven if possible but not a deal breaker, real cheese, not too sweet. There's an old joke about there not being any such thing as a bad pizza; I disagree.

    I'm completely with you. I'm so picky about my pizza now... there is DEFINITELY such a thing as disgusting pizza.

    Agreed (except for the tiresome NYC is best pizza claim, of course, especially when people start insisting it's the water or going on about folding it over). ;-) I'm picky about my chocolate too, though, it's just some of the chocolate I like is pretty low brow. (I am with those who wouldn't waste calories on Hersheys, though. It's not that it tastes bad to me, just blah.)

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