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In the early days of the EU, there were lawsuits over whether the British should even be able to market their chocolate as chocolate, given its higher milk and
by NoboruWataya 5y ago
In the early days of the EU, there were lawsuits over whether the British should even be able to market their chocolate as chocolate, given its higher milk and oil content and lower cocoa content. I don't say that to disparage British chocolate; having grown up in Ireland, I don't have any issue with Cadbury. But it drives home the point that British and European chocolates are rather different products. Sometimes I want a Cadbury; sometimes I want a Lindt. If I have a craving for one, the other won't do. American chocolate like Hershey is different again; I think it tastes awful and am tempted to say it is objectively worse, but it's probably again more accurate to say it is a different (though superficially similar) product targeting a different audience.
- IgorPartola 5y agoHershey I think is meant to be melted. Eating it solid it tastes like chocolate with sawdust mixed in. There is good chocolate here but Hershey isn’t it.
- humanrebar 5y agoThere's something very European about precise regulations and intense lobbying regarding what counts as chocolate. I don't care that much as long as the ingredients in the package are accurate. Especially if the competition is allowed to point out what makes their chocolate superior.
- originalvichy 5y agoIt sounds silly but then I read and watch stories of americans crying out for their old ice cream brands which went from milk based to something completely different based. All done in secret.
- humanrebar 5y agoI mean, the ingredients are on the carton. And there are plenty of good ice cream brands, especially at specialty shops.