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> But Forrest Mars had the secret, and the Mars bar was born. It swept the world, the first ever chewy bar. And very soon 600 million were being eaten every yea
by phaed 10y ago
> But Forrest Mars had the secret, and the Mars bar was born. It swept the world, the first ever chewy bar. And very soon 600 million were being eaten every year in England alone. That is 10 per year, per person.
What was the secret?
- trendia 10y agoNot sure about the Mars bar, but the Hershey secret is adding butyric acid to the chocolate [0]: > The process is a company and trade secret, but experts speculate that the milk is partially lipolyzed, producing butyric acid, which stabilizes the milk from further fermentation. Fun fact: butyric acid is also what makes vomit smell. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hershey_bar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hershey_bar
- nly 10y agoThe very first time I tried Hersheys (Brit, travelling to the US as a teen), my immediate reaction was "this tastes like vomit". Worst chocolate I've ever tasted, I have no idea how it's so popular
- TillE 10y agoThere may be a slight difference in flavor, but Milka and Cadbury Dairy Milk are of a very similar garbage quality to Hershey's. Good milk chocolate exists (Ritter Sport is fine), but those are just chocolate-flavored sugar confections.
- chrisseaton 10y agoYou're just being snobby. There's no right or wrong or absolutes like 'garbage' in food - it's creative and down to personal taste. If someone prefers Cadbury and the food is safe to eat then who cares how it meets someone's arbitrary idea of correctness? Many foods that we now think about as delicacies were once cheaper variants of fine foods at the time.
- mikekchar 10y agoThere is a difference between subjective and objective measures. We can say something is "good" because we like it, or we can say something is "good" because it meets some objective criteria. The two do not have to be aligned. People can like something even if it doesn't meet some predefined criteria. People can dislike something even if it meets that criteria. It is often said that those who measure on objective criteria are snobby. It is often said that those who measure on a subjective criteria are crass. People who take such extreme positions are blind to the other position, which is unfortunate. But you can acknowledge that something with problems from an objective perspective is very popular. You can even admit to liking it yourself and there is no shame in that. One the flip side, even if you have entrenched personal preferences, you can educate yourself as to why the objective measures exist -- or at least admit that some people get value out of them even if you don't. Putting someone down for enjoying something sucks -- no matter whether that is a subjective or objective thing.
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- mc32 10y agoIt tasted that way because you're not used to it and used to other flavors. I appreciate unsweetened lattes (sans flavor syrups) other people enjoy vanilla, sweetened matcha, etc. Neither one of us can say one flavor is objectively better than the other, we just prefer different things --many children detest greens when young but come to appreciate them later in their youth or as they get older.
- maxerickson 10y agoSweet milk chocolate is pretty awful though.
- autokad 10y agoa lot of people prefer it, around 45% over all other chocolates
- rmason 10y agoI'm American and as a kid I was never really that fond of chocolate. Then as an adult travelling to Europe for the first time I discovered Swiss, Dutch and German chocolate and absolutely adored it. Luckily its not that easily available where I live or I'd be more than a few pounds heavier;<).