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bfj wrote: Sun Jun 16, 2019 4:19 pm
Pruitt wrote: Sun Jun 16, 2019 3:35 pm
bfj wrote: Sun Jun 16, 2019 6:14 am Chocolate mint cookies are the equivalent of cantaloupe/honeydew in my book. Throw them away, burn the box and salt the ground so nothing like them ever grows again.
Chocolate/Mint is a good combination in my book.

But Chocolate/Orange is better.
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A chocolate purist?

Nothing wrong with that - but what do you think of chocolate/coconut?
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bfj wrote: Sun Jun 16, 2019 6:14 am Chocolate mint cookies are the equivalent of cantaloupe/honeydew in my book. Throw them away, burn the box and salt the ground so nothing like them ever grows again.
My man. Mine chocolate anything is gross. So is chocolate orange, Pruitt.
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There’s a local dairy that makes mandarin orange chocolate ice cream. You’d love it.
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Pruitt wrote: Sun Jun 16, 2019 8:43 pm
bfj wrote: Sun Jun 16, 2019 4:19 pm
Pruitt wrote: Sun Jun 16, 2019 3:35 pm
bfj wrote: Sun Jun 16, 2019 6:14 am Chocolate mint cookies are the equivalent of cantaloupe/honeydew in my book. Throw them away, burn the box and salt the ground so nothing like them ever grows again.
Chocolate/Mint is a good combination in my book.

But Chocolate/Orange is better.
It’s a shonda. Both suck.
A chocolate purist?

Nothing wrong with that - but what do you think of chocolate/coconut?
Love it!
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sancarlos wrote: Sun Jun 16, 2019 11:52 pm There’s a local dairy that makes mandarin orange chocolate ice cream. You’d love it.
I'm 99% against fruit + chocolate but not to the extent I wouldn't try this. Mint is a fine combo, coconut and pecan are top tier.
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mister d wrote: Mon Jun 17, 2019 3:25 pm
sancarlos wrote: Sun Jun 16, 2019 11:52 pm There’s a local dairy that makes mandarin orange chocolate ice cream. You’d love it.
I'm 99% against fruit + chocolate but not to the extent I wouldn't try this. Mint is a fine combo, coconut and pecan are top tier.
Chocolate covered strawberries are delicious. Chocolate and any nut are just fine by me. Chocolate Almonds are my favorite.
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A fine, fine chocolate bar.

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bfj wrote: Mon Jun 17, 2019 4:20 pm
mister d wrote: Mon Jun 17, 2019 3:25 pm
sancarlos wrote: Sun Jun 16, 2019 11:52 pm There’s a local dairy that makes mandarin orange chocolate ice cream. You’d love it.
I'm 99% against fruit + chocolate but not to the extent I wouldn't try this. Mint is a fine combo, coconut and pecan are top tier.
Chocolate covered strawberries are delicious. Chocolate and any nut are just fine by me. Chocolate Almonds are my favorite.
Bingo.

Hell, I'm ashamed to admit I mixed some dark chocolate chips into some raspberry jam the other day, and it was the best thing I have ever eaten.
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Dark chocolate sucks.

No exceptions. (One man's opinion, but it just so happens to be the right one)
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Chocolate covered macadamias are king. Followed by chocolate covered cashews.

Brookside has the chocolate covered fruit game on lock: https://www.brooksidechocolate.com/en_us/home.html

Also extremely delicious: chocolate covered coffee beans. Amazing.
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Pruitt wrote: Mon Jun 17, 2019 6:54 pm White chocolate sucks.

No exceptions. (One man's opinion, but it just so happens to be the right one)
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White chocolate isn't chocolate.

Dark chocolate is excellent, but I prefer it with nuts or other non-fruit adjuncts to break up the flavour.

Coffee beans covered in chocolate are excellent as is chile and chocolate.
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Rush2112 wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:24 am chile and chocolate.
After all the time I've spent in New Mexico, I've never had this. I'll have to check it out.
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Last year there were those three M&M flavors for testing: chili powder, latte, and one other one (mint?). The chili powder ones were amazing, but stupidly latte won out. Straight coffee would've been better because the bitter would balance the sweet and fat in the peanuts.

This year the test flavors are Jalepeno, Toffee, and Thai Coconut. The jalepeno is a good contrast, but not quite chili powder.

Now I'm thinking I should sprinkle some in the mix next time I make a chocolate cake, because it tastes amazing.
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Rush2112 wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:24 amDark chocolate is excellent, but I prefer it with nuts or other non-fruit adjuncts to break up the flavour.
Or cold. Dark chocolate is great cold.
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sancarlos wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:26 am
Rush2112 wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:24 am chile and chocolate.
After all the time I've spent in New Mexico, I've never had this. I'll have to check it out.

Best with red chile.

CA tends to have some good moles. Check your local Mexican place.

A brewery out in Buena Vista used to have a red chile/chocolate porter that was fantastic, but porters aren't cool so they no longer brew it :(
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Rush2112 wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2019 12:10 pm
sancarlos wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:26 am
Rush2112 wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:24 am chile and chocolate.
After all the time I've spent in New Mexico, I've never had this. I'll have to check it out.

Best with red chile.

CA tends to have some good moles. Check your local Mexican place.

A brewery out in Buena Vista used to have a red chile/chocolate porter that was fantastic, but porters aren't cool so they no longer brew it :(
I love mole sauce. That is my go-to choice at a mexican restaurant.
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White chocolate is chocolate because it contains cocoa butter. My friend in Orlando is a chocolatier and told me so. It doesn’t make it any less gross.
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For a chocolate to be labeled as chocolate, as opposed to candy, the Food and Drug Administration requires that the bar be made up of at least 10 percent cocoa mass (nibs plus the cocoa fat inherent to the bean) , with no specifications about cocoa butter.
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Rush2112 wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2019 3:12 pm
For a chocolate to be labeled as chocolate, as opposed to candy, the Food and Drug Administration requires that the bar be made up of at least 10 percent cocoa mass (nibs plus the cocoa fat inherent to the bean) , with no specifications about cocoa butter.
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The Sybian wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2019 3:18 pm
Rush2112 wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2019 3:12 pm
For a chocolate to be labeled as chocolate, as opposed to candy, the Food and Drug Administration requires that the bar be made up of at least 10 percent cocoa mass (nibs plus the cocoa fat inherent to the bean) , with no specifications about cocoa butter.
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duff is kinda salty today.
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Miso soup is disgusting.
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bfj wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 10:56 am Miso soup is disgusting.
Strongly agree.
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Fuck and yes. I have a very wide palate; I've even eaten bugs, brain, tripe, pig's feet.

But tofu is shit. Utterly insipid.
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It tastes like (I imagine) a Phish phan’s bare feet would taste after dancing in the hallways at a show, indoors, in the summer, late into summer tour.
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I... disagree?

I mean, I'm not fired up about miso soup when I eat Japanese, but I'm not turning it down when offered.
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bfj wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 1:56 pm It tastes like (I imagine) a Phish phan’s bare feet would taste after dancing in the hallways at a show, indoors, in the summer, late into summer tour.
I've tasted both, I'll take the miso.

IMO, miso is too bland and lame to have a strong opinion about.
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I mean, when it's given out for free at Japanese restaurants just because you sat down that kinda sets the bar, right? Ultimately, I'm not going to complain about it. Now I'd never pay for it, but I'm not gonna knock it when it's free.
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I think you guys both summed up my position, so I'm gonna co-sign without permission.

I mean, even the tofu isn't really the type of stuff I used to complain about. My mom turned vegetarian when I was 10 or so, and she would constantly put tofu in shit so I could get the protein. I fucking hated that shit. Like, I'll eat PB&J's for my protein if you'll stop ruining perfectly good chili and spaghetti sauce with that horrible tasting shit.

More than the taste was the texture.
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Your mileage apparently varies, but for me tofu just tastes like whatever you cooked along with it.
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sancarlos wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 4:21 pm Your mileage apparently varies, but for me tofu just tastes like whatever you cooked along with it.
That’s the point I thought.
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Johnnie wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 4:09 pm I mean, when it's given out for free at Japanese restaurants just because you sat down that kinda sets the bar, right? Ultimately, I'm not going to complain about it. Now I'd never pay for it, but I'm not gonna knock it when it's free.
Exactly, it’s so bad they have to give it away. You act like it being free makes it taste better.
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I've had free food that the military provided that was way worse than miso soup. I'm completely ambivalent on miso soup. I don't think I've ever had a take on miso soup other than "Oh yeah. We get a small bowl of this before we eat the food we came here to pay for."
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sancarlos wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 4:21 pm Your mileage apparently varies, but for me tofu just tastes like whatever you cooked along with it.
It's not the "taste" that bothers me it's the consistency and when it's just sitting there like a square of blech..well blech.
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Johnnie wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 4:59 pm I've had free food that the military provided that was way worse than miso soup. I'm completely ambivalent on miso soup. I don't think I've ever had a take on miso soup other than "Oh yeah. We get a small bowl of this before we eat the food we came here to pay for."
This is spot on. If it comes, I'll eat it (drink it?). If it doesn't, I won't notice.
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A_B wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 4:36 pm
sancarlos wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 4:21 pm Your mileage apparently varies, but for me tofu just tastes like whatever you cooked along with it.
That’s the point I thought.
My point being surprise that some hate here it so much, when it is relatively innocuous on its own.
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sancarlos wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 5:34 pm
A_B wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 4:36 pm
sancarlos wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 4:21 pm Your mileage apparently varies, but for me tofu just tastes like whatever you cooked along with it.
That’s the point I thought.
My point being surprise that some hate here it so much, when it is relatively innocuous on its own.
Does innocuous mean “tastes like dirty asshole”?
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