Keep your filthy hands off our chocolate!

[Deckard]

There's speculation that the American confectionery giant Hershey is planning to bid for Cadbury.
To many, Hershey's chocolate has a more bitter, less creamy taste than its British equivalent, and seems to have a grittier texture.

The great transatlantic chocolate divide (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8414488.stm)

Seriously, I can SO taste the difference. You guys might produce better films and TV and theme parks and so on, but you CAN'T MAKE CHOCOLATE, DAMNIT! :D

(though that probably goes some way to explaining why you have better teeth... )

[Rog]

+1:D

[Deckard]

^^ You're just showing off yer gnashers now!

EDIT: Hey, 1000 posts - congrats Rog!

[Rog]

thanks for pointing it out mate.....i was too drunk to notice myself:o

[froopy seal]

Much of Europe would scoff at either definition. The continental preference is for richer, darker chocolate, with a significantly higher cocoa solid count. Many European chocolatiers make chocolate with upwards of 40% cocoa solids, a world away from our elevenses bar from the newsagent.I scoff indeed. But then, I'm pretty spoiled by those lurrrrrrvely handmade Italian pralinés my boss so kindly offers from a large glass vase in his office. :D Mmmmhhhhhhhh...

[stimpee]

Its bad enough that those Swiss baby killing bastards Nestle own Rowntrees.

[bas_I_am]

You guys might produce better films and TV and theme parks and so on, but you CAN'T MAKE CHOCOLATE, DAMNIT! :D

No we produce the best chocolate, too:

http://www.ghirardelli.com/

we're the best at everything. . . UK sux :p

well ok our cars suck... but your cars suck longer and harder.

On the other hand... you did give us underworld. I guess thats worth something

[bas_I_am]

oh yeah, our football kicks your football's pansy ass!!!!:eek:

[Deckard]

oh yeah, our football kicks your football's pansy ass!!!!:eek:
Football?

Bas, my friend, there seems to be some confusion.

Allow me to explain.

http://i49.tinypic.com/tahkw7.jpg

(I trust this settles the matter)

[bas_I_am]

ok. . . let me rephrase. . .

oh yeah, our handegg kicks your football's pansy ass!!!!

those are some pretty cute pajamas though :D

[Deckard]

And check out those shoulder pads.

Auditioning for a role in Dynasty, is he? :cool:

[froopy seal]

No we produce the best chocolate, too:

http://www.ghirardelli.com/Why do you think this stuff is good? I couldn't find any instructive information on the chocolate's contents on that website. It may surely taste good since taste is ultimately subjective. But is this supposed to be of some superior quality or what makes it "the best chocolate"?

From a first, superficial glance it seems to me like the marketing guys told the wrappings manufacturer to use some "nice" colors and to not forget the prominent "72%" stickers. I mean, even here in Germany - one of the lowest-margins, hardest-competition food markets in the Western world, it is said - you get 60-85% chocolate in the cheapest supermarkets (at higher prices than the really cheap stuff, though). No boasting intended, just courious as to how you arrive at your assessment of the quality chocolate market. (Though we're catching up on the boasting here, too, except when me mess up airstrikes resulting in piles of civilian casualties.)

EDIT: Awww, now you did it! *drools, opens desk drawer, grabs a handful of that sweeeeet dark stuff, munches along with a blissful expression* Hmm, I could use some hot chocolate now...

[Dunwho]

Oh no! Cadburys is the best chocolate ever... lived in france for a year and it was sorely missed... even the swiss chocolate Lindtt or nestle or anyhting like that didnt compare to Cadburys which has a lovely milky taste! And Hershys is like brown coloured cement... awfull... really dont like it myself..

[bas_I_am]

Why do you think this stuff is good? I couldn't find any instructive information on the chocolate's contents on that website. It may surely taste good since taste is ultimately subjective. But is this supposed to be of some superior quality or what makes it "the best chocolate"?

From a first, superficial glance it seems to me like the marketing guys told the wrappings manufacturer to use some "nice" colors and to not forget the prominent "72%" stickers. I mean, even here in Germany - one of the lowest-margins, hardest-competition food markets in the Western world, it is said - you get 60-85% chocolate in the cheapest supermarkets (at higher prices than the really cheap stuff, though). No boasting intended, just courious as to how you arrive at your assessment of the quality chocolate market. (Though we're catching up on the boasting here, too, except when me mess up airstrikes resulting in piles of civilian casualties.)

EDIT: Awww, now you did it! *drools, opens desk drawer, grabs a handful of that sweeeeet dark stuff, munches along with a blissful expression* Hmm, I could use some hot chocolate now...

http://www.ghirardelli.com/about/faq_chocolate.aspx

I dont know... its just goooooood.

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

http://www.ghirardelli.com/about/faq_chocolate.aspx

I dont know... its just goooooood.


That "Bark" stuff is amazing. But nothing tops Cadbury's (Made in England), sorry.

[sanakan]

...but you CAN'T MAKE CHOCOLATE, DAMNIT! :D

And England can? Anyone else can? BWAAHAHAAAHAAAHAAAA :D:cool:


*SCNR*