rlr@pyuxn.UUCP (11/16/83)
I must wholeheartedly agree with Peter Rowley's comments on the nature of American vs. European chocolate. Me, I'm a truffles fanatic, but I'll settle for *real* bittersweet (or extra dry) chocolate in a pinch. (Sandra Boynton, greeting card designer and world's foremost authority on chocolate, said in her book "Chocolate, The Consuming Passion" that "truffles are the ultimate chocolate experience" or something like that.) Almost all American chocolate is designed for consumers of breakfast cereals: full of flashy names and designs and loaded with sugar. (Even the supposedly superior chocolate from Godiva is guilty of this.) For me, the only mass marketed chocolate really worth pursuing is Tobler (especially extra dry), Perugina (their coffee creams and truffles are beyond description), and Ghirardelli, which believe it or not is an American chocolate (alas, available only in the immediate San Francisco area). If you want real truffles, you have to go to Switzerland (or Italy), or a place that imports them, but the best chocolate truffles made in America are also from the San Francisco area. Chocolate Heaven (on Pier 39) sells these incredible truffles, coated with dark chocolate and dusted with cocoa powder, and filled with truffle fillings made with kahlua/amaretto/grand-marnier/chocolate/espresso/mocha/etc. (Is anyone else out there having phenylethylamine-theobromide withdrawal attacks at this very moment?) Please don't flame at me about how "Mama Glutz's Fresh Home Made Chocolates from West Useless, North Dakota" are the best in the land. Usually, these are gooey disgusting "candies" with nuts and caramel (YECCH!) and who knows what else. If you thought I've been dogmatic in other newsgroups, just try flaming at me about my tastes in chocolate. Are there any other serious chocolate connoisseurs (chocoholics) on the net with equally snobbish opinions on what the chocolate experience was meant to be? (Truffles, bittersweet chocolate, chocolate cheesecake, fudge brownies, chocolate chip cookies with many large bittersweet chips, and chocolate mousse in order of preference. Did I leave anything out???) Rich Rosen pyuxn!rlr Rich Rosen pyuxn!rlr
colonel@sunybcs.UUCP (George Sicherman) (11/17/83)
Say, my girlfriend likes Snickers and Baby Ruths. (What's that anguished howling noise in the distance??)
minow@decvax.UUCP (Martin Minow) (11/18/83)
Yes, there are other chocolate lovers on the net. We generally discuss this subject on net.cooks. The Boston area has several excellent chocolate manufacturers, the best known is probably Harbor Sweets in Salem MA. They do ship and have a catalog. Truffles are very easy to make. I posted a recipe last year and would be happy to repost if there are any requests. Martin Minow decvax!minow
judd@umcp-cs.UUCP (11/18/83)
. The best chocolate I have ever eaten (others don't count) is LINDZT an imported swiss chocolate that is better than Tobler (and dam hard to find). Hickory Farms carries it now as does Mr Dunderbaks deli chain. <oo> Judd Rogers -- (judd@umcp-cs)
notes@fortune.UUCP (11/21/83)
#R:umcp-cs:-388400:fortune:3500005:000:61 fortune!norskog Nov 20 22:33:00 1983 I have acne. Stop tempting me, or I'll have to unsubscribe.
maker@dartvax.UUCP (Steve Maker) (11/22/83)
Fear not acne. A not-so-recent article in Science News (reference long
lost) had it that thorough study showed no causal relation between
chocolate-eating and acne.
By the way, I think it's time we moved whatever chocolate discussion
we're having over into net.cooks. Due to request, I'll be posting
chocolate comparisons there soon.
from the sensual world of
Steve Maker ..decvax!dartvax!makerand@ariel.UUCP (R.ANDERSON) (11/29/83)
My wife's family made the DeMet chocolates in Chicago. One of their inventions was the DeMet Turtles - not truffles. They sold the business 15 or 20 years ago, however, one of the results is that none of them can eat even the fancy,. high-priced chocolates now being sold around here. Even some of the in-laws such as me, have trouble with the commonly available junk. Richard Anderson