# This isn't Cadbury!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 22, 2003, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-cadbury/163267 "2003-03-22T02:18:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pizzabrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-cadbury/163267/1 "2003-03-22T02:18:17Z")
Last week I was in London (fun fact: in England, the _passengers_ drive the cars), and in my search for an organic chocolate (Green & Black) I saw advertised on the Underground, I was introduced to Cadbury, England’s own line of upscale chocolate. And a fine line it was, a worthy contender of Italy’s Perugina and Switzerland’s Lindt (I know I might get flamed for that, but I think all three really compete). While praising it, my English host and I commented on how the U.S.'s star brand, Hershey, tastes like crap compared to these. Anyway, when I got back to U.S., I noticed Cadbury was availiable at my Giant, so I bought it. When I bit into it, though, I thought, “What the hell is this?”. It tasted like crap! A very familiar crap, actually. I looked on the back and saw “Mfd. by Hershy Foods Corporation”. Apparently, Hershey bought the Cadbury name for the U.S. market, and decided to crud up the recipie. Now I have an expensive, inedible chocolate bar in front of me that keeps daring me to taste it again, just to remind me how horrible it is. I can’t believe there isn’t a law against such bait and switch tactics. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-cadbury/163267/2 "2003-03-22T02:20:00Z")
Have a cream egg. They haven’t changed, anyway. ---
**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:** [March 22, 2003, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-cadbury/163267/3 "2003-03-22T02:47:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pizzabrat \* > \*\*Now I have an expensive, inedible chocolate bar in front of me that keeps daring me to taste it again, just to remind me how horrible it is. \*\* Here, have a Tobler instead. ---
**Author:** ![lorinada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@lorinada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorinada)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-cadbury/163267/4 "2003-03-22T02:52:24Z")
[little hijack] I have never liked chocolate, except Cadbury’s Creme Eggs and Mini Eggs. Recently, I was on a board that is populated mostly by Europeans, one of which had recently made a trip to the US. The discussion about Hershey’s being crap came up. It made me wonder if I would be a bigger chocolate fan if I tasted European chocolate. I’ll try to find some of the brands mentioned in these posts. [/little hijack] ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-cadbury/163267/5 "2003-03-22T03:01:52Z")
So, this ISN’T a thread about Richie Rich’s butler? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-cadbury/163267/6 "2003-03-22T03:14:46Z")
I like Hershey. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-cadbury/163267/7 "2003-03-22T03:41:17Z")
I’m with **friedo.** Nothing beats a Hershey bar. I’ve known Europeans who have let me try their favorite chocolates brought back from abroad. They were okay, but vastly overrated, IMHO. A Hershey bar (or an Almond Hershey Kiss …mmm) is much friendlier to my taste buds. Then again, I grew up about 15 minutes away from the Hershey factory, so I may be a little prejudiced. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-cadbury/163267/8 "2003-03-22T04:05:39Z")
> [@](#): > > “It tasted like crap! A very familiar crap, actually” . I don’t know why, but I just wanted to see this quote stand alone all by itself. ---
**Author:** ![Merseybeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c89c15/32.png) [@Merseybeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merseybeat)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-cadbury/163267/9 "2003-03-22T04:13:07Z")
I can understand the annoyance though. For example, UK Mars Bars are nothing like the US version (I think the UK one is miles better - just an opinion). And lots of foreign beers brewed in the UK under licence are nothing like the originals - and the UK versions tend to be nowhere near as good. ---
**Author:** ![Kaspar\_Hauser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b3f665/32.png) [@Kaspar\_Hauser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaspar_Hauser)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-cadbury/163267/10 "2003-03-22T04:14:37Z")
When I visited London, I was pleasantly surprised to find they had vending machines in all the stations, selling a variety of Cadbury confections. Those things wouldn’t last twenty minutes in a N.Y. subway station! ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-cadbury/163267/11 "2003-03-22T05:45:00Z")
Hehe…I think for sheer candy lunacy, you can’t beat the confections available in Canada. Something Awful had a great series on this once (it’s in their archives, search for “The Canadian Candy Challenge”). But to be fair to the Canucks, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are sold in 3 packs, unlike the 2 packs in the States. Score! ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-cadbury/163267/12 "2003-03-22T06:01:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ElwoodCuse \* > But to be fair to the Canucks, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are sold in 3 packs, unlike the 2 packs in the States. Score! :eek: I’m moving to Canada. ---
**Author:** ![CadburyAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@CadburyAngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CadburyAngel)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-cadbury/163267/13 "2003-03-22T06:09:03Z")
I find the eggs this year a bit sassier than usual in the chocolate shell, but with a whimsical delicacy in the fondant creme. A very good year. ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Macphisto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Ms\_Macphisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Macphisto)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-cadbury/163267/14 "2003-03-22T08:31:43Z")
I love Creme Eggs and Mini Eggs! I also had a look at the Canadian Candy Challenge on Something Awful, and I can’t believe you poor people in the States are missing out on Caramilk and Crunchie bars. Don’t listen to what those people had to say about them, they’re delicious. And as for the difference between UK and US chocolate, according to a local candy store that specialises in UK imports, UK chocolate uses cream while US chocolate uses milk. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-cadbury/163267/15 "2003-03-22T08:41:13Z")
Cadbury’s chocolate in the UK isn’t upscale, it’s mundane. There is something about the US manufacturing of chocolate that makes it sweeter and waxier than other parts of the world - even Cadbury’s. Informed by Hershey’s, I guess. I personally don’t like it at all, unless it’s wrapped around a peanut butter cup. We used to get Tasmanian Cadbury’s in Hong Kong - made to be less melty in the heat - which IMO was nicer than the UK stuff. The Cadbury’s you get in Ireland is different again - a really distinctive cloying flavour and texture, presumably to do with the quality of the milk. ---
**Author:** ![Feynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@Feynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feynn)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-cadbury/163267/16 "2003-03-22T08:46:43Z")
We even have Reese’s PB cups that come in 4 packs. I prefer European chocolate… like these Lindt truffles I have sitting here next to the computer… they are exquisite. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ticker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-cadbury/163267/17 "2003-03-22T12:17:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kaspar Hauser \* > \*\*When I visited London, I was pleasantly surprised to find they had vending machines in all the stations, selling a variety of Cadbury confections. Those things wouldn’t last twenty minutes in a N.Y. subway station! \*\* The losses due to vandalism are recouped by all the extra income from all those occasions when both the goodie-dispensing mechanism _and_ the money refunding mechanism are f\*\*\*ed. (about 50% IME) ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-cadbury/163267/18 "2003-03-22T12:35:41Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by ticker \* > **The losses due to vandalism are recouped by all the extra income from all those occasions when both the goodie-dispensing mechanism and the money refunding mechanism are f** _ed. (about 50% IME) \*\* Indeed. I once put 40p in one of those machines and was dispensed … a _wrapper_. With no chocolate bar inside it. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-cadbury/163267/19 "2003-03-22T12:58:47Z")
I live near Hershey, and can go to Chocolate World and load up on fine Hershey products _whenever I want_ so neener neener! 😃 Robin ---
**Author:** ![istara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-cadbury/163267/20 "2003-03-22T13:13:05Z")
I was never that keen on Cadbury’s, but the Australian version (made by a Cadbury’s factory in Tasmania, IIRC) is DIRE. How it is so different to the UK version is anyone’s guess. I stick to Lindt, Toblerone, and have recently discovered Ritter Sport. Particularly the peppermint one. How do US mars bars differ from UK ones? And how have they got away with halving - if not quartering - the size of the mars bar in recent times? (Or did I just grow bigger and greedier by comparision?!) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-isnt-cadbury/163267.md?page=2)