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I think that's a bit reductionist. A Milka bar is not that different than a Hershey bar, and snobs turn up their nose at them in both continents.
by engineeringwoke 5y ago
I think that's a bit reductionist. A Milka bar is not that different than a Hershey bar, and snobs turn up their nose at them in both continents.
- distantaidenn 5y agoI'm curious which part you consider reductionist. Also, American milk chocolate proper tastes like vomit to some Europeans/Aussies due to the butyric acid formed during the lipolysis phase of the milk fats. It's exactly that which gives American chocolate its unique (vomit-like) flavor. Anecdotal, but I couldn't believe it when I heard people hated our chocolate, and asked my decidedly non-snobby English buds and my (non-American) fiancé, and they confirmed it tastes off to them, albeit palatable. However, Hershey's Kisses were a no-go for the fiancé.
- IneffablePigeon 5y agoYeah, it's a genuinely different taste. I'm not a big fan of cheap chocolate from Europe or the US any more but I'm definitely more used to the Europe style than the US style. I also can't stand Kisses, they really do taste like they're a year past their best before date to me. All subjective though, isn't it.
- joelfolksy 5y agoWhy are you using "American milk chocolate" as a synonym for "Hershey's"?
- RosanaAnaDana 5y agoI mean... If you had to pick a brand of chocolate to represent "American milk chocolate", would you pick anything but Hershey's?
- engineeringwoke 5y agoHuh, I had no idea there was a real difference
- dragonwriter 5y ago> Also, American milk chocolate proper tastes like vomit to some Europeans/Aussies due to the butyric acid formed during the lipolysis phase of the milk fats. It's exactly that which gives American chocolate its unique (vomit-like) flavor. American milk chocolate and American chocolate aren't the same thing.
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- distantaidenn 5y agoYeah, but American milk chocolate is American chocolate.