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Data Graham
Dec 28, 2009

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Not gonna fight you, just pity

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Big Grunty Secret
Aug 28, 2007

Just one question, though. Is there a way to take off my pants?

Data Graham posted:

Yeah, white chocolate.


Seriously guys, treat chocolate like wine. The Lindt and Ghirardelli stuff in the supermarkets is a good place to start, but do yourselves a favor and go to chocosphere.com and order yourself some 70%+ Amedei or some Domori single-origins (my favorite is the Sambirano, it tastes like sour cherries), or some of the year-labeled estate vintages from Valrhona. Or do what I do once in a while, get a 3-month subscription to their chocolate-of-the-month club, specify dark bars only, and let them surprise you. Most of what you'll get is European, but there are plenty of US chocolate makers who adhere to the same standards and make stuff just as highly rated (Scharffen Berger is the first that jumps to mind, but Guittard is way better).

(Note I'm not mentioning Mast Brothers, they're a bit disgraced in the industry, thanks to work by the same food blogger that exposed Noka as frauds a few years back, fuckin lol)

Side bonus, you eat it in small enough quantities that it won't make you fat, and you'll never be tempted by a Fun Size Krackel again

No thanks, I'm not an rear end in a top hat.

BrianBoitano
Nov 15, 2006

this is fine





Sorry it's not chocolate related

Also sorry it's a gif. Take any frame from it if you don't like moving pictures.

Solice Kirsk
Jun 1, 2004

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Railing Kill posted:

The wine analogy is a good one. Hershey's is to the rest of chocolate what Boone's Farm is to wine.

I think it's more like Night Train. The sort of chocolate you buy in desperation to get a s'mores fix. The sort of chocolate that you smash into your face on a park bench while women clutch their pearls.

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

"Hi Everybody!"

BrianBoitano posted:



Sorry it's not chocolate related

David S Pine Trees just doesn't have the same ring to it.

Bonster
Mar 3, 2007

Keep rolling, rolling
There's mass market chocolate like Ghirardelli, Godiva and Lindt that are quite good. They're more expensive, but they're in every grocery store.

Hirayuki
Mar 28, 2010


Gromit posted:

And dark chocolate is only enjoyed ironically by beret-lovers. :colbert: Real fans smash a family-sized block of milk choc in one sitting. Re-sealable packs are for amateurs.
No reason you can't smash a family-sized block of good dark chocolate in one sitting instead.

The MSJ
May 17, 2010

Megillah Gorilla
Sep 22, 2003

If only all of life's problems could be solved by smoking a professor of ancient evil texts.



Bread Liar
Dark chocolate is what happens when rich people decide something as simple and pleasant to eat as chocolate just isn't snobby enough and make it taste horrible just so they can look down on people who don't want to eat it.


Data Graham
Dec 28, 2009

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Hirayuki posted:

No reason you can't smash a family-sized block of good dark chocolate in one sitting instead.



These are usually relabeled Callebaut which, nothing wrong with it, it's excellent, but you might find that all store-brand "imported from Belgium" ones taste the same for some reason.

RoyKeen
Jul 24, 2007

Grimey Drawer

Gorilla Salad posted:

Dark chocolate is what happens when rich people decide something as simple and pleasant to eat as chocolate just isn't snobby enough and make it taste horrible just so they can look down on people who don't want to eat it.




Just like IPAs

BrianBoitano
Nov 15, 2006

this is fine








(story)

This helps me see why people are saying Hershey's is horrible :downs:


Bonus: chocolate sandwich!

Bates
Jun 15, 2006
Once you get into the 90% range it's really more of a compressed bar of cocoa. About 60-70% is cool and good though.


CharlieWhiskey
Aug 18, 2005

everything, all the time

this is the world

Data Graham posted:

Seriously guys, treat chocolate like wine.

Say no more, I got u fam

Data Graham
Dec 28, 2009

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^^ That's a pro pun.

canis minor
May 4, 2011


https://vimeo.com/18999606

It's slightly uncomfortable though

xjohnson
Sep 7, 2006
Johnson?
Young Orc
Kinder eggs taste like the kind of chocolate they have to include an awful toy (item) to get you to buy. Why is this even being discussed?

Candy with a choking hazard.

Megillah Gorilla
Sep 22, 2003

If only all of life's problems could be solved by smoking a professor of ancient evil texts.



Bread Liar

BrianBoitano posted:

Bonus: chocolate sandwich!


Is an éclair a sandwich or a roll in this scenario?

Pigsfeet on Rye
Oct 22, 2008

I'm meat on the hoof

Gorilla Salad posted:

Is an éclair a sandwich or a roll in this scenario?

It is a form of a dessert taco.

My Lovely Horse
Aug 21, 2010

I never knew tubgirl was a series.

Megillah Gorilla
Sep 22, 2003

If only all of life's problems could be solved by smoking a professor of ancient evil texts.



Bread Liar

Pigsfeet on Rye posted:

It is a form of a dessert taco.


Actually, that in a waffle cone wouldn't be too bad for a special treat.

EDIT: and, naturally it already exists:

welcome 2 Clown Town
Aug 1, 2006

GALAXY'S #2 SCULL*!

*scrunt skull

Gorilla Salad posted:

Actually, that in a waffle cone wouldn't be too bad for a special treat.

EDIT: and, naturally it already exists:



what rock have you been under that you dont know what a choco-taco is

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo
I like milk chocolate better than dark chocolate because milk chocolate tastes better.

BrianBoitano
Nov 15, 2006

this is fine



Those appear to be homemade bespoke choco tacos

A real choco taco has nuts, as any patron of the arts would know

Megillah Gorilla
Sep 22, 2003

If only all of life's problems could be solved by smoking a professor of ancient evil texts.



Bread Liar

welcome 2 Clown Town posted:

what rock have you been under that you dont know what a choco-taco is

One approximately 13,000 kilometres away from places which make this stuff.

cakesmith handyman
Jul 22, 2007

Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

Treat chocolate like wine, have whatever the gently caress you want. No-one cares.

E: obviously I care enough to post about it though.

Lincoln
May 12, 2007

Ladies.
Guys, stop posting all these pictures of delicious pizza

Macdeo Lurjtux
Jul 5, 2011

BRRREADSTOOORRM!

cakesmith handyman posted:

Treat chocolate like wine, have whatever the gently caress you want. No-one cares.

E: obviously I care enough to post about it though.

And best enjoyed at home, on your couch, surrounded by your 15 cats.

Some Pinko Commie
Jun 9, 2009

CNC! Easy as 1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣!
I hear from the crazy cat ladies at work that boxed wine actually tastes pretty good. Confirm/Deny?

Pick
Jul 19, 2009
Nap Ghost
Chocolate is loving disgusting.

funmanguy
Apr 20, 2006

What time is it?
Chocolate good

theflyingorc
Jun 28, 2008

ANY GOOD OPINIONS THIS POSTER CLAIMS TO HAVE ARE JUST PROOF THAT BULLYING WORKS
Young Orc

funmanguy posted:

Chocolate good

Some stay dry while others fear the pain

VanSandman
Feb 16, 2011
SWAP.AVI EXCHANGER

biracial bear for uncut posted:

I hear from the crazy cat ladies at work that boxed wine actually tastes pretty good. Confirm/Deny?

It's wine. So. It's good.

MiddleOne
Feb 17, 2011

welcome 2 Clown Town posted:

what rock have you been under that you dont know what a choco-taco is

Northern Europe apparently.

RFC2324
Jun 7, 2012

http 418

xjohnson posted:

Kinder eggs taste like the kind of chocolate they have to include an awful toy (item) to get you to buy. Why is this even being discussed?

Candy with a choking hazard.

Kinder chocolate doesn't just come in egg form, just fyi.

Megillah Gorilla
Sep 22, 2003

If only all of life's problems could be solved by smoking a professor of ancient evil texts.



Bread Liar
Bueno.

Barbed Tongues
Mar 16, 2012





biracial bear for uncut posted:

I hear from the crazy cat ladies at work that boxed wine actually tastes pretty good. Confirm/Deny?

'Tastes Good' is purely subjective for wine. The only way to find out is to try some.

People tend to associate boxed wine with poor folks and winos because of its comparably low price/'quality', so it gets a bad rap. But - bottles are actually more expensive and less environmentally friendly then most boxed. And - more craft-style independent vintners are starting to get into the boxed game so you aren't always limited to the three or four standard labels if you're hitting a dedicated liquor store.

If you ever go through a couple bottles of the foot- or kangaroo-wines in a week, I'd say it's worth checking out a boxed one.

e: I will say it does lose a lot of the tactile enjoyment of bottled wine. Popping a bottle will always be more fun than pouring it out of what feels like a gatorade jug.

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NLJP
Aug 26, 2004


sassassin posted:

When someone claims kinder chocolate is "divine" we can safely say American chocolate must be poo poo.

Yeah I mean, kinder make decent chocolate adjecent snacks but I read this last night and am still reeling.

Nobody should look down on what chocolate you choose to eat but you should at least try to get into the better higher cocoa stuff (I agree Lindt is not a bad start). The nice thing about good chocolate is that yes, it is more expensive but you can get really good stuff without that much money! I love the 'dark chocolate is for snobs' poo poo. Yeah some people take it too seriously like some do with coffee, wine and beer but c'mon, it's one of the more affordable luxuries. Also, each to their own (except hershey's lovers)

edit: well, most chocolate over 88+ has to be seriously amazing to be worth eating on it's own. I have still only had maybe two 88% that were crazy good. At that end you're more likely to get the overwhelming bitter 'oh no what did I do'.

edit2: oh no I thought this was anti-food porn thread a sec. Sorry funny pictures thread.

NLJP has a new favorite as of 18:10 on Feb 28, 2017

im pooping!
Nov 17, 2006


lol jsut lol if u dont cram chocolate in your rear end hole 24 hours a day

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Solice Kirsk
Jun 1, 2004

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CharlieWhiskey posted:

Say no more, I got u fam



Mixing this with root beer schnapps tastes exactly like a bandaid. Just in case anyone wants to give it a shot.

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