Chocolate

Food 101 Forum

Don't get me wrong, I like chocolate. Especially chocolate cake.

But I've never been able to understand why people go so crazy over it. It's good, but it's not THAT good (at least to me.)

But it has become apparant to me that I am by far the minority when it comes to chocolate. People will gorge themselves with it. I love peanut-butter and chocolate candy bars, but I can only eat one or else I get sickly feeling. And just plain ole chocolate? It's bland! But other people will get one of those HUGE Hershey bars that is like the size of a book and eat half of it till they can't eat anymore and are sick and out of comission for the day.

I know girls love chocolate, so I just attributed this to the fact that girls are crazy and gave no more thought to it. But it turns out a lot guys are just a chocolate-crazy!

can someone please explain?

-confused

Dekka.

Dekka, I am a chocolate addict. I love it. I only like milk chocolate. I have to be careful. One bite and I am on a chocolate binge. I try to get hersey's kisses. It is a quick fix, and I can limit it to one instead of a whole candy bar. I just get a sugar rush and a happy feeling when I eat it. Crazy yes.

A few years ago I used to be a major chocaholic. My favorite were truffles from chocolate stores like the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and Godiva. Now I rarely indulge in sweets. And if I get a truffle, it takes me all day to finish it with nibbles here and there whereas before I used to scarf the entire thing in less than a minute.

I heard somewhere that the human pallet changes every seven years, meaning that foods that you once disliked grow to be included in your regular diet, while foods you once craved daily are less craved or even disliked to an extent. Anyone else feel that way?

I really don't like chocolate. I mean, if there is a chocolate candy that's got peanut butter in it, well, I'm all over it. But, plain chocolate, chocolate cake, etc... BLECK!!! I will pass...

I have ALWAYS loved ice cream. That's never changed in almost 34 years!

I used to hate BBQ ribs, now I like them.

yep... I use to hate Pork Chops, Steaks, and BBQ Ribs.... now I'm in heaven with those.

also... another reason that Chocolate is liked so much is...

It is an aphrodisiac. at least that is what I read somewhere.

a also use to love Mexican food.... now it can't eat to much of it.

old hates to loves:
Chinese food
Seafood

Old Loves to Hates:
fried chicken (heh.... go figure)
McDonalds french fires...err.... Freedom Fries.

I LOVE Mexican food.... tacos are the best!!!!!

Chocolate? Can't say I'm that crazy over it. Only occasionaly I get a craving for it. But I have never liked plain chocolate as Dekka said it's bland..And although I love anything sweet, plain chocolate is just...TOO sweet..Mr. Goodbars are my favorite though