# Chili chocolate - what's the big deal? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 1, 2012, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-chocolate-whats-the-big-deal/630029 "2012-08-01T03:47:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Throatwarbler\_Mangrove](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@Throatwarbler\_Mangrove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Throatwarbler_Mangrove)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-chocolate-whats-the-big-deal/630029/1 "2012-08-01T03:47:48Z")
I heard a few people rave about chilli infused chocolate, so I bought some Lindt chilli infused dark chocolate. I don’t get it, it just tastes like regular dark chocolate, which I like, with a vague hint of pepper spray. The old lady didn’t really care for it either. Is there some kind of mystical terreoir that I’m suppose to get out of it? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-chocolate-whats-the-big-deal/630029/2 "2012-08-01T03:52:23Z")
I just tried some, too, and I didn’t care for it, either. It was like eating chocolate that made my throat hurt a little bit. ---
**Author:** ![Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curiosity_Kills_Her)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-chocolate-whats-the-big-deal/630029/3 "2012-08-01T05:32:43Z")
Try again, with one of [these.](http://www.chocolove.com/chilies.htm) I’m going to pine away for cherry/chili/chocolate all night now. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-chocolate-whats-the-big-deal/630029/4 "2012-08-01T13:02:02Z")
I really like it, personally. I think the heat really compliments the chocolate, especially if you add some salt. I put cocoa powder in my chili, and everyone seems to love it. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-chocolate-whats-the-big-deal/630029/5 "2012-08-01T14:10:55Z")
I like it. It’s not going to shatter your world, but I think the flavours go really well together. Mexican hot chocolate is a better way of getting your cocoa/chilli fix, though. In bar form, you have to go a long way to beat sea-salt chocolate IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-chocolate-whats-the-big-deal/630029/6 "2012-08-01T14:53:42Z")
I’m not a big fan of any of Lindt’s bars… For a long time the Vosges Red Fire bar was my favorite, though. Chili and cinnamon in dark chocolate. Try that, then come back to report. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-chocolate-whats-the-big-deal/630029/7 "2012-08-01T16:18:24Z")
I find Dagoba’s [Organic Xocolotl](http://shop.dagobachocolate.com/Xocolatl-Bar-74-Cacao/p/DAG-CBXOCOLATL&c=DagobaChocolate@Bars) to be pretty tasty… > [@](#): > > Cacao nibs, chilies and rich dark chocolate recreate the Aztec’s enhancing cacao elixir. Savor the spices of life. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-chocolate-whats-the-big-deal/630029/8 "2012-08-01T17:29:48Z")
I don’t like it in candy bars, but I’ve had hot chocolate powder flavored with chili that was kind of fun on a cold winter night. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2012, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-chocolate-whats-the-big-deal/630029/9 "2012-08-01T18:15:01Z")
> [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](#): > > I’m going to pine away for cherry/chili/chocolate all night now. Thanks. How do you feel about [cherries, chili, and chocolate in barbecue sauce](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=6302906&highlight=maraschino#post6302906)? ---
**Author:** ![Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curiosity_Kills_Her)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2012, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-chocolate-whats-the-big-deal/630029/10 "2012-08-02T01:08:28Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > How do you feel about [cherries, chili, and chocolate in barbecue sauce](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=6302906&highlight=maraschino#post6302906)? Well I don’t know but I’m loathe to turn down any offers to to cook me delicious vittles. So are you, uh, offering? 😛 Damn it. I’m hungry with no one to cook for me now. And in all seriousness that sounds strangely tasty. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-chocolate-whats-the-big-deal/630029/11 "2012-08-02T01:39:14Z")
I like the Lindt chili chocolate bars. There was a limited edition one with chili cherry filling a few years back. That was darned good, too. As noted above, I also put coca powder in my chili. I also add cinnamon and a pinch of cayenne to hot chocolate. There’s a local small-batch ice cream maker here who has a spicy chocolate ice cream on her frequent flavors list. I have a pint of that in my freezer right now. So good! ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chili-chocolate-whats-the-big-deal/630029/12 "2012-08-02T02:30:39Z")
> [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](#): > > Well I don’t know but I’m loathe to turn down any offers to to cook me delicious vittles. So are you, uh, offering? > > 😛 > > Damn it. I’m hungry with no one to cook for me now. And in all seriousness that sounds strangely tasty. :checks profile: Sorry, wrong coast. 🙂 The Maraschino-based sauce I use is great on smoked pork shoulder.