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chocolate_lovers2010-10-14 09:03 pm
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This looks like a tasty comm! I'm an American who has been living in New Zealand for about 9 years. I grew up on "the cheap stuff" but have developed a taste for finer chocolates as well. I ate a lot of white chocolate as a teen, my mom thought it would keep the acne down. It didn't and I eventually ate too much of the white stuff, can't really eat it now.
I sometimes miss some of my favourites from the US but at least I'm able to pick up Reeses Peanut Butter Cups here!
My favourite is dark chocolate. I don't mind if it's the cheaper supermarket brands or the more expensive ones. If I have a preference I'll usually go for Whitaker's 72% Dark Ghana Chocolate. I like plain chocolate but also enjoy "chocolate with things in it", like Cadbury's Energy Bar. The Energy bars are also great to melt and dip fresh cherries into.
I grew up eating Mexican hot chocolate blocks like they were candy bars. Mom sent me some and I make Mexican mochas with them now :)
The strangest chocolate combos I've had were recently, one of the members of my team got some gourmet chocolate as a thank you gift. There was chocolate & sea salt, chocolate & basil and chocolate & smokey paprika. The sea salt one was ok, not too bad. I couldn't really taste the basil in that block, it was very mild. I didn't care for the smokey paprika one, it tasted chemically or synthetic.
I've got a wicked good chocolate truffle recipe. If that's allowed I can post it. I usually make it for Christmas gifts. They go over well!
Looking forward to something tasty and light in my day.
I sometimes miss some of my favourites from the US but at least I'm able to pick up Reeses Peanut Butter Cups here!
My favourite is dark chocolate. I don't mind if it's the cheaper supermarket brands or the more expensive ones. If I have a preference I'll usually go for Whitaker's 72% Dark Ghana Chocolate. I like plain chocolate but also enjoy "chocolate with things in it", like Cadbury's Energy Bar. The Energy bars are also great to melt and dip fresh cherries into.
I grew up eating Mexican hot chocolate blocks like they were candy bars. Mom sent me some and I make Mexican mochas with them now :)
The strangest chocolate combos I've had were recently, one of the members of my team got some gourmet chocolate as a thank you gift. There was chocolate & sea salt, chocolate & basil and chocolate & smokey paprika. The sea salt one was ok, not too bad. I couldn't really taste the basil in that block, it was very mild. I didn't care for the smokey paprika one, it tasted chemically or synthetic.
I've got a wicked good chocolate truffle recipe. If that's allowed I can post it. I usually make it for Christmas gifts. They go over well!
Looking forward to something tasty and light in my day.