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Tikki

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58. Chocolate, not so much...but I will have a piece of See's dark chocolate....

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Sat Apr 8, 2023, 07:34 PM

Apr 2023

nuts and chews if it shows up.

Just like coffee....chocolate tastes oily to me.

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What's your favorite chocolate candy? milk,dark, white , or I don't like chocolate candy. [View all] debm55 Apr 2023 OP

Dark, definitely. It's also better for you. Ocelot II Apr 2023 #1

As a "supertaster" I find it somewhat bitter. Milk chocolate for me. Nt spooky3 Apr 2023 #3

Is there a reason why it is better? I always thought all chocolate was bad for you. debm55 Apr 2023 #4

Chocolate sn't bad for you; it's the sugar. Dark chocolate is better Ocelot II Apr 2023 #9

Oh my, I never that. Thanks Ocelot II for giving me that information. It is very interesting. debm55 Apr 2023 #10

Although true, beware the source of your dark chocolate True Dough Apr 2023 #14

Plus which the theobromine (food of the gods) relieves some depressions. niyad Apr 2023 #17

The Biggest Difference... ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #60

Professor, thank you for the post. I didn't know that about the dark chocolate. debm55 Apr 2023 #63

A Couple Things I Should Have Added ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #76

Definitely dark. It's also better for me. unweird Apr 2023 #7

All of the above FoxNewsSucks Apr 2023 #2

White chocolate for me tastes too sweet. debm55 Apr 2023 #5

Ditto nt spooky3 Apr 2023 #13

Technically it isn't chocolate at all Clash City Rocker Apr 2023 #22

Get out--it's not chocolate???? and all my life, I thought it was. Thanks for that information. debm55 Apr 2023 #25

dark gopiscrap Apr 2023 #6

Milk chocolate, for sure! napi21 Apr 2023 #8

Whenever I buy Milano cookies... ailsagirl Apr 2023 #73

love the dark chocolate Milano cookies debm55 Apr 2023 #77

And the Milano Mint Chocolate cookies are also great ailsagirl Apr 2023 #87

Dark over milk, but the manufacturer matters too. RockRaven Apr 2023 #11

Right, and THANKS, elleng Apr 2023 #27

Dark Glorfindel Apr 2023 #12

Date milk. -- make it yourself. Guava milk Tetrachloride Apr 2023 #15

Dark, or bittersweet, of course. niyad Apr 2023 #16

niyad, isn't bittersweet used for cooking. I tried it once and I was very surprised at the bitter debm55 Apr 2023 #23

It may have been straight baking chocolate. It all depends on the percentage of cocoa niyad Apr 2023 #26

Baking chocolate is unsweetened. If you're using it to make something like fudge Ocelot II Apr 2023 #28

It was straight and it was unedible. Spit it right out.Have no idea what I was making but it called debm55 Apr 2023 #30

Any, plus ganja, plus some Trips. Nt Baked Potato Apr 2023 #18

You must be prepared at all times SonofDonald Apr 2023 #37

Yes, always! Baked Potato Apr 2023 #38

Let's get something straight right now: Laffy Kat Apr 2023 #19

Sorry-------- debm55 Apr 2023 #20

As a child I often drank chocolate milk. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2023 #21

Thanks.strawberry milk is terrible debm55 Apr 2023 #24

Strawberry milk is pretty weird. Do you remember Flav-R-Straws? Ocelot II Apr 2023 #29

No I don't remember them. Did they have that powdered stuff in them? debm55 Apr 2023 #31

IIRC, part of the inside of the straw was lined with a flavored candy Ocelot II Apr 2023 #32

I hated white milk as a child, and still do. Different Drummer Apr 2023 #81

Milk choc.. northoftheborder Apr 2023 #33

Thank you, debm55 Apr 2023 #34

Dark chocolate. I just had a Dove ice cream bar with dark chocolate. I'm addicted Deuxcents Apr 2023 #35

My husband loves those. debm55 Apr 2023 #88

Good thing there's only 3 in the package or I'd be in real trouble 😋 Deuxcents Apr 2023 #89

He buys two for him. Usually they are BOGO. He says he can't pass a sale. debm55 Apr 2023 #90

So do I! I won't confess how many I had at one time when they were bogo.. Deuxcents Apr 2023 #91

Milk chocolate SonofDonald Apr 2023 #36

Dark. CozyMystery Apr 2023 #39

I prefer dark chocolate; the best dark chocolate I've ever had: Backseat Driver Apr 2023 #40

Dark Chocolate! At least 72% to %85. I will take like %60. electric_blue68 Apr 2023 #41

Does chocolate have lead in it? debm55 Apr 2023 #92

Unfortunately, yes, lead and cadnium. There were studies done last year (or earlier this year)... electric_blue68 Apr 2023 #94

Now that you mention it, wasn't Hershey's one of the brands they were telling people not to buy? debm55 Apr 2023 #95

Idk. Some Lindts, Trader Joe's, others. Yw! electric_blue68 Apr 2023 #97

But earlier this year, they were talking about the ingredients in Hershey's. I going to do a search debm55 Apr 2023 #98

Just did a quick search on "is Hershey's chocolate safe" It stated that they found above average debm55 Apr 2023 #99

got it. 👍 electric_blue68 Apr 2023 #100

Dark, then white GPV Apr 2023 #42

GPV, I think you are the only person on here that likes white. Didn't at one time they have a debm55 Apr 2023 #93

True story! I retired from a chocolate company. sanatanadharma Apr 2023 #43

my mom worked for mars when she was young. mopinko Apr 2023 #101

Yes, please MissMillie Apr 2023 #44

When I say I don't really like chocolate, I get cranky when people say: Oh, you've never betsuni Apr 2023 #45

Is there really that much difference.? Sometimes chocolate here has a waxy taste. What is the taste debm55 Apr 2023 #50

Instead of light or dark, I go by country of origin. lark Apr 2023 #46

I like sweet over bitter. Milk chocolate for me. Emile Apr 2023 #47

I like milk chocolate. But there is one candy that is dark chocolate that has raspberry filling. Oh debm55 Apr 2023 #48

I love almonds, hazelnuts, cashews or pistachios in dark chocolate but Ghirardelli has electric_blue68 Apr 2023 #54

electric, yes that is the name. Thank you! debm55 Apr 2023 #56

Yw. Glad to help. : ) (possibly spelled wrong) electric_blue68 Apr 2023 #57

I like dark chocolate best. n/t area51 Apr 2023 #49

Dark chocolate! Mad_Dem_X Apr 2023 #51

Dark chocolate I like best but I also like milk chocolate Raine Apr 2023 #52

Dark Luciferous Apr 2023 #53

Hershey's Skittles Apr 2023 #55

Hi Skittles! Professor said that Hershey's has a dark chocolate with toffee and almond bits. Going debm55 Apr 2023 #64

I have not seen that Skittles Apr 2023 #67

I don't know where you live, but it you get a chance go to Hershey, PA. I live in Pittsburgh and debm55 Apr 2023 #69

good old Hershey's (with almonds) Kali Apr 2023 #72

Yes debm55 Apr 2023 #78

Chocolate, not so much...but I will have a piece of See's dark chocolate.... Tikki Apr 2023 #58

Some chocolate,especially homemade,,has an really waxy taste to it. I pass on buying the homemade. debm55 Apr 2023 #65

And the 'check out counter' chocolate has a chemically after taste... Tikki Apr 2023 #66

Tikki, the only time I bought homemade chocolates was from a woman at work. She made them on the debm55 Apr 2023 #68

Milk Chocolate For Me ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #59

I don't think I have seen the Symphony chocolate. Sounds very good. Maybe, I don't live in their debm55 Apr 2023 #62

Milk, usually. Dark if I need to cover something. sakabatou Apr 2023 #61

sakabatou, I love milk chocolate covered strawberries. debm55 Apr 2023 #70

Milk chocolate by far mvd Apr 2023 #71

Peanut M&Ms LudwigPastorius Apr 2023 #74

Milk chocolate for me, too. debm55 Apr 2023 #80

With nuts, is my pref. intrepidity Apr 2023 #96

Yes, truffles are good. debm55 Apr 2023 #103

See's Hekate Apr 2023 #75

I have seen a couple of mentions of See's. Is it regional? debm55 Apr 2023 #79

I had to look it up. It was created in California a century ago (knew that) & is sold in 20 states.... Hekate Apr 2023 #83

Thanks for the information. I never got the deal with Godiva--they did have a good marketing group debm55 Apr 2023 #85

My favorites, in order: Different Drummer Apr 2023 #82

I don't even know why they sell that white chocolate. Going to the store after Easter and seeing all debm55 Apr 2023 #84

They had a chocolate exhibit at the Field Museum in Chicago 20 years ago TexasBushwhacker Apr 2023 #86

we have a building in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh called Phipps Conservatory. I used to take debm55 Apr 2023 #105

dark, esp choc covered candied citrus peel. mopinko Apr 2023 #102

I don't think I ever had orange peel in candy. Can you please give us a rundown on the taste. Is it debm55 Apr 2023 #106

same stuff. mopinko Apr 2023 #107

Dark chocolate definitely. yellowdogintexas Apr 2023 #104

I asked someone earlier if they remember a pink chocolate. I vaguely remember a pink bunny and cross debm55 Apr 2023 #108