[Closed] Buying dark chocolate, a sign of getting old?

Careful now, youre migrating toward middle-class...

I've eaten it since I was a kid. Not a huge chocolate fan, but definitely prefer dark chocolate. Maybe I've always been old 🙁

Old style Cadbury's dark chocolate is rank, but quality 70% cocoa content is wonderful.
And it's mostly older people who eat it because taste and tastebuds change over time, meaning that savoury things become more appealing.
Se also: Guinness, olives, curry, etc.

Careful now, youre migrating toward middle-class...

Nah, hotel chocolat is where the middle class do their chocolate shop.

used to eat Bonneville as a kid

and my 4 yr old loves Lindt dark chocolate - mint flavoured

so the answer is No

but getting old certainly

No, dark chocolate is the only thing worthy of the name.

Dark chocolate with salt is the food of the gods.

I've liked dark chocolate for much longer than I've been old.
Although I find myself enjoying it more as I get older.

Careful now, youre migrating toward middle-class...

Not until he's adding it to his chilli.

Bournville is lovely! Do they still make it?

Don't mind all the fancy dark chocolates you get these days, but they're not amazing.

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Amedei Chuao is nice. Porcelana is too, but pretty pricey!

Pralus bars are mostly nice, and not so steep.

So clearly I'm no dark chocolate connoisseur but this is tasty.
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And having looked at the photo not all that good for you 😯
Not bad for a quid tho.

And having a look again are dark and plain chocolate the same thing?

Pralus are all nice, unless you know something that I don't.
And i haven't had it for a while, but that Tesco 74% IMO used to be the best chocolate available for the price.

Lindt 85% here (as far as readily accessible, high street stuff goes).

darrell - Member
used to eat Bonneville as a kid

Bit salty?

I really like the aldi 85% - Moser Roth or something. Also really handy because it comes in individually wrapped little bars. Dipped in peanut butter or coconut oil. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

I used to love it as a kid..I'm right off it now, it's the Daim bars for me now.

You're getting old if you have to ask others advice on whether to eat dark chocolate or not on the internerd. Granddad

never go to 80, it doesn't have any sweetness at all

90% from the freezer.
Let it sit against the roof of your mouth till gone.
Mmmmm

never go to 80, it doesn't have any sweetness at all

I don't eat sweets or drink fizzy pop, haven't done for the last 15 years so 85% stuff is just right for me, I get through a bar and a half a week. The 90% has a horrible texture, not sure why that is when the fat content is the same.

Some chocolate is processed with alkali which means less flavonoids so not all are equally healthy.

Do they still sell Old Jamaica?
That is/was soooo good.

Rusty Spanner - Member

darrell - Member
used to eat Bonneville as a kid
Bit salty?

😀

Now try melting some dark chocolate in your mouth, and adding a sip of whisky!! Oh yes!!

Dark chocolate gives me a hangover. Well a headache anyway. Is there a scientific reason for this?

Now try melting some dark chocolate in your mouth, and adding a sip of whisky!! Oh yes!!

Beat me to it.

Try Hotel Chocolat 100%!.

Then hate me forever - ****ing awful!

So I've just had another square with some strawberries after eating chilli. What a complete fanny I am turning in to. Bloody awesome with the sweet nearly past their best strawbs. Enough of this, just Stella tomorrow night I promise!

used to eat Bonneville as a kid

Waaaaaaay too salty.

I buy that tesco dark chocolate 4 at a time 😳

used to eat Bonneville as a kid

That always left me a bit flat

😆

Bonneville always tasted a bit plain!

Careful now, youre migrating toward middle-class...

Still a long way to go if you are a) entering Tesco and b) buying chocolate from Tesco

I've switched to it recent as it normally contains soya rather than milk, and realise that some of the nice stuff isn't as bad as I expected.

ALDI high percentage chocolate for the bang-per-buck win.

Best I've ever had though was some single estate Trinidadian 75% stuff from Rausch that my wife brought me back from Berlin this Spring. Absolutely amazing. tried to get it online since but to no avail...

Maturing tastes with age.

Proper chocolate
Proper coffee

etc

Dark chocolate was a bit harsh when young but love it now, not that I eat much chocolate or sweets.

Tesco Finest dark cooking chocolate; As cheap as Cadbury's but as nice as Green & Blacks.

I like the 85% stuff now and again but you need tea to wash it down with.

85% is about right IMO. 99% is a bit hard core, like eating pollyfilla powder..

I have always liked Bourneville. Now I find that 60-70% is still a sweet treat, over that is a tasty thing that I can eat when dieting.

The very best way to eat the dark stuff is to slowly suck a small piece then drink coffee. Americano or espresso.

A sign of growing up, not getting old. As indeed is sherry, providing of course we are talking a nice Manzanilla or Fino not your Gran's Emva Cream.

Datk chocolate can help lower blood pressure (is my excuse 🙂 ).

Have preferred Dark chocolate for the longest time, since my late 20's. Lindt is my favourite, plain or the salted one. 70%. Healthier than milk chocoloate and just one (or two 😉 ) pieces with an expresso is perfect.

As above a proper Spanish Sherry makes a great aperitif

with an expresso

WTF? 😯

The aldi 70% salted is really nice and individual bars are great.

Green and Blacks 85% organic, two squares every evening with a glass of full fat.

willie's cacao is devine darrrrling.

The aldi 70% salted is really nice and individual bars are great.

MrSmith - Member
with an expresso
WTF?

Perhaps you can get one of your friends from Milan to help Jamba with his spelling and ignorance.

Seeing as several are working on the ignorance in the Brexit thread i don't think I'll be needing to put a call in.