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I’m surprised no one here has mentioned the chocolate. Hershey’s Kisses are terrible. They contain just at or abouve the amount of cocoa in a product that the U
by ch4s3 5y ago
I’m surprised no one here has mentioned the chocolate. Hershey’s Kisses are terrible. They contain just at or abouve the amount of cocoa in a product that the US allows to be called chocolate, and a lot of butyric acid which gives it a cheesy taste and vomit like odor. Almost any chocolate is better and will cost more.
- D13Fd 5y agoI disagree that Hershey's Kisses are terrible. They are delicious. I don't know or care what's in them. That said I agree it makes no sense to compare them to chocolate truffles.
- ch4s3 5y agoI guess taste is very personal, but it’s pretty hard to categorically call them chocolate. In fact I just double checked, and they’re now classified as “chocolate candy” by the FDA meaning they probably use less than 10% cocoa.
- atestu 5y agoI find Hersey chocolate inedible, but I think it's one of those products you have to have grown up eating, like how some people prefer canned green beans to fresh ones.
- rubyfan 5y agoI feel like the recipe for Hershey chocolate has changed over the decades I’ve experienced it. It’s more wax-like than I remember in my childhood.
- bko 5y agoI agree they have a nostalgic appeal, kind of like candy corn which truly is inedible. They can't exactly change the formula. But their ingredients are pretty normal. There are other "truffles" that don't cost as much. The "no chewing allowed" pricing is absurd IMO https://smartlabel.hersheys.com/00034000025053-0010#ingredients https://smartlabel.hersheys.com/00034000025053-0010#ingredie...
- Markoff 5y ago>I find Hersey chocolate inedible I guess this opinion could be shared by most of the (continental) Europeans who tried it, same thing with American/British "bread" (aka tasteless soft white sponge).
- rubyfan 5y agoThank you! I read the list and they all were valid until Kisses.
- ch4s3 5y agoI really don’t agree on the underwear either. If you’re used to having something next to your skin and it doesn’t bother you, that’s great but there are very noticeable and quantifiable differences in fabrics, cuts, and fit if you pay a little more.
- endisneigh 5y agoI mean you might find it terrible, but some people might prefer the taste. It’s subjective, no?
- ch4s3 5y agoSure, it just isn’t really chocolate in any traditional sense as it’s less than 10% cocoa, so it’s silly to compare it to something that is chocolate.
- thunderbird120 5y agoThe inclusion of butyric acid has been an intentional choice for the majority of Hershey's existence at this point. It's been shown repeatedly that American consumers prefer it that way.
- jrochkind1 5y agoI grew up in the USA and have never lived anywhere else, and I can't understand why a majority of USA consumers prefer their chocolate to smell like dog poop. Or why I have to pay more to get chocolate without the addition of a chemical that apparently is no accident, but is intended to make it smell like dog poop.
- darkmuck 5y agoTry the dark chocolate kisses. They are MUCH better.
- mcphage 5y agoFor a while, in Hawaii you could get Hershey's Kisses with Macadamia Nuts, and I don't think they were actually manufactured by Hershey. Those were the only Hershey's Kisses I like, the rest are really bad. This... was not a great example choice by the author.