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42. Mood drives my desire when deciding on what chocolate to have with my evening tea.

Fri Sep 11, 2015, 04:12 PM

Sep 2015

Wife and I gather each evening in the living room, where we have tea and chocolate. Depending on my choice of tea, will determine my choice of chocolate to nibble on with it.

With lighter teas, like green, oolong, white, or herbals, I'd definitely go with a darker chocolate. While the reds, blacks, and tend to go better with milk chocolate.

It's sort of like the age old question. What wine goes with chicken? Red or white? Exactly... Both.

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Dark Chocolate or Milk Chocolate? [View all] retrowire Sep 2015 OP

DC. HuckleB Sep 2015 #1

So thats what it stands for! retrowire Sep 2015 #4

I beg to differ! leftofcool Sep 2015 #2

ha yeah okay, you're nuts. retrowire Sep 2015 #3

That is a hard one. leftofcool Sep 2015 #5

i realize that dark chocolate is good retrowire Sep 2015 #10

LOL leftofcool Sep 2015 #22

Mr Goodbar doesn't have the nougat that a Snickers has notadmblnd Sep 2015 #77

You found a thermometer that measures class and you traded it for a chocolate bar? Thor_MN Sep 2015 #111

lol notadmblnd Sep 2015 #118

Milk Chocolate, dark chocolate is bitter! B Calm Sep 2015 #6

just like my heart! retrowire Sep 2015 #13

Totally agree. I can't understand why people like dark chocolate. Bleah! Arugula Latte Sep 2015 #55

+1 CharlotteVale Sep 2015 #73

It's supposed to have some bitterness. Codeine Sep 2015 #83

Milk chocolate is so smooth and creamy. ozone_man Sep 2015 #113

Can you say Godiva?????????? leftofcool Sep 2015 #7

depends. retrowire Sep 2015 #15

I think it is go-die-vah leftofcool Sep 2015 #24

excellent, it sounds fancier that way. i like it! eom retrowire Sep 2015 #27

My sister and neice say it is Go Diva, Go Diva. Thor_MN Sep 2015 #112

Gherideli Chocolate is very good chocolate too notadmblnd Sep 2015 #78

Oh, YES! Their brownie mix is second to none! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2015 #114

Dark!!! Iggo Sep 2015 #8

soymilk, in chocolate. restorefreedom Sep 2015 #9

hi im vegan retrowire Sep 2015 #12

me too! restorefreedom Sep 2015 #18

trial size vegan stuff? retrowire Sep 2015 #19

it was at a health food store restorefreedom Sep 2015 #26

true that! eom retrowire Sep 2015 #28

Not vegan, vegetarian here, but I love chocolate soy milk. RebelOne Sep 2015 #33

very rich stuff isn't it? yum eom retrowire Sep 2015 #34

Chocolate almond milk is even better, and I've been told chocolate cashew milk Codeine Sep 2015 #84

i would love to try the cashew restorefreedom Sep 2015 #124

Both Glassunion Sep 2015 #11

Get out. retrowire Sep 2015 #14

Screw that... Both have their merits and purpose. Glassunion Sep 2015 #29

I'd pick my favorite child. lmao j/k retrowire Sep 2015 #30

Mood drives my desire when deciding on what chocolate to have with my evening tea. Glassunion Sep 2015 #42

ahh... *strokes beard sagely* retrowire Sep 2015 #44

Grew up in a French (Creole) kitchen. Glassunion Sep 2015 #48

wow, you certainly must know your food. retrowire Sep 2015 #49

Yep... I also maintain the pinned thread in C&B. But I've been lax in my duties. I may update it Glassunion Sep 2015 #81

Agreed sakabatou Sep 2015 #80

No contest, dark chocolate. And it isn't even close. nt longship Sep 2015 #16

THIS. eom retrowire Sep 2015 #20

Exactly. Hershey's has ruined the palate of an entire continent. nt Codeine Sep 2015 #85

OK, true. But, even if for some the best milk chocolate will never rival dark chocolate, Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 2015 #119

Dark. Semi-sweet. hifiguy Sep 2015 #17

YES! eom retrowire Sep 2015 #21

Eeep! ProfessorGAC Sep 2015 #23

I've had straight cocoa powder before... retrowire Sep 2015 #25

there is only dark chocolate. Theo, Cluizel, Scharffenberger, Guittard, Vosges NRaleighLiberal Sep 2015 #31

you are very wise. retrowire Sep 2015 #32

I wish I could - I will still be in Charlottesville VA - attending (speaking at) the Heritage NRaleighLiberal Sep 2015 #36

no worries! I'll be taking pictures and reporting back to DU! :) eom retrowire Sep 2015 #39

Vosges! I love Vosges dark chocolate truffles! smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #89

Dark chocolate ONLY! haikugal Sep 2015 #35

whaaaa retrowire Sep 2015 #37

I don't understand it...but it's true! haikugal Sep 2015 #40

Fascinating. i must try this. eom retrowire Sep 2015 #41

Do you sneeze when you eat good dark chocolate? I've never met anyone else who did... haikugal Sep 2015 #45

i rarely if ever sneeze at all! retrowire Sep 2015 #50

Dark, please. KamaAina Sep 2015 #38

Dark... over vanilla ice cream... Act_of_Reparation Sep 2015 #43

ooooh... this sounds amazing. eom retrowire Sep 2015 #46

Dark, for health reasons and it's so damn good. RiffRandell Sep 2015 #47

i say it this way. retrowire Sep 2015 #51

Ahhh...what's Milk Chocolate ? You mean there something besides Real (aka dark) Chocolate ? n/t CincyDem Sep 2015 #52

exactly. eom retrowire Sep 2015 #53

Sorry, but dark chocolate can piss off. It tastes like bitter brown crayons. Arugula Latte Sep 2015 #54

lmao "bitter brown crayons" retrowire Sep 2015 #56

Heh heh. I touched a nerve. Arugula Latte Sep 2015 #61

Exactly! It's waxy and bitter. Here's what I like... TeeYiYi Sep 2015 #88

Mmmm, toffeeeee chiiiiips ... Arugula Latte Sep 2015 #93

Of course there is a wrong answer! abelenkpe Sep 2015 #57

technically retrowire Sep 2015 #60

Swedish Fish jberryhill Sep 2015 #58

woah woah woah retrowire Sep 2015 #64

Probably a commie! leftofcool Sep 2015 #68

Yes, dipped in chocolate! demwing Sep 2015 #67

Dark, for my entire life demwing Sep 2015 #59

ahh, the old "get the candy they hate technique" retrowire Sep 2015 #62

my heart is still beating a little fast after discovering that they now make mopinko Sep 2015 #63

The darker, the better. Raster Sep 2015 #65

Organic dark! marlakay Sep 2015 #66

neither Liberal_in_LA Sep 2015 #69

*weeps silently* eom retrowire Sep 2015 #70

Dark Chocolate is what I prefer. Waldorf Sep 2015 #71

To the point of Faux pas Sep 2015 #72

All Chocolate-as long as it's REAL Chocolate. hobbit709 Sep 2015 #74

Dark Chocolate Shandris Sep 2015 #75

Definately dark. notadmblnd Sep 2015 #76

Dark; and preferably See's. n/t trackfan Sep 2015 #79

See's "dark" chocolate has milk in it. The bastards. nt Codeine Sep 2015 #86

Milk chocolate isn't chocolate. Codeine Sep 2015 #82

milk chocolate only works for me if it's great quality and there are nuts in it, especially cashews. bettyellen Sep 2015 #87

It's white chocolate that isn't real chocolate. WinkyDink Sep 2015 #121

True! That's not even food. nt Codeine Sep 2015 #123

My favorite treat is fresh fruit dipped in really good dark chocolate! smirkymonkey Sep 2015 #90

Dark. DinahMoeHum Sep 2015 #91

I know dark chocolate is usually of a higher quality OnionPatch Sep 2015 #92

Or? Jamastiene Sep 2015 #94

dark, without a doubt n/t shanti Sep 2015 #95

Dark, BarbaRosa Sep 2015 #96

guess i am a whore....either is fine dembotoz Sep 2015 #97

Dark btrflykng9 Sep 2015 #98

That depends Flying Squirrel Sep 2015 #99

Milk chocolate PasadenaTrudy Sep 2015 #100

I'll have one of each, please! please! please! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2015 #101

Dark chocolate with salt HERVEPA Sep 2015 #102

Dark, Dark, Dark chocolate Lifelong Protester Sep 2015 #103

food of the gods sarisataka Sep 2015 #104

Milk chocolate Blasphemer Sep 2015 #105

Dark chocolate yes. Milk chocolate yes. White chocolate is not chocolate. alphafemale Sep 2015 #106

Milk Chocolate cherokeeprogressive Sep 2015 #107

chocolate Islandurp Sep 2015 #108

Dark - it is health food! KT2000 Sep 2015 #109

So dark it almost black.......... Historic NY Sep 2015 #110

DARK. Oh gawd, it's good. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2015 #115

Dark, please. n/t area51 Sep 2015 #116

Dark's way better for ya Warren DeMontague Sep 2015 #117

I hate bitter food and drink. MicaelS Sep 2015 #120

I hear dark chocolate is free in the DU LOUNGE. WinkyDink Sep 2015 #122