# What is your favorite flavor of chocolate? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 20, 2010, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-chocolate/564791 "2010-12-20T03:22:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mr.Kobayashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-chocolate/564791/41 "2010-12-21T12:44:03Z")
Colour me surprised by the amount of people who love dark chocolate. To me, it’s the Judas Iscariot of the chocolate world. Looks very inviting and tasty, but once you commit…too bitter, too sharp, too tart. Milk on the other hand, delicious and creamy. Great taste and texture. White…eh, I don’t mind it, but if it’s complementing its milky pseudocousin it can be quite nice. On its own, can be a bit sickly-sweet. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-chocolate/564791/42 "2010-12-21T15:54:47Z")
Mmmmm…White Chocolate for Idiots. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-chocolate/564791/43 "2010-12-21T16:00:53Z")
Moving thread from IMHO to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-chocolate/564791/44 "2010-12-21T16:01:03Z")
Guess I’m an idiot. But you know what? If you don’t like the stuff, more white chocolate for me! I don’t like dark chocolate at all and won’t eat the stuff - too bitter for my tastes. “Sweet tooth” means just that. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-chocolate/564791/45 "2010-12-21T16:29:09Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Mmmmm…White Chocolate for Idiots. This from a girl who knows how to celebrate a birthday in style. Do you like those white chocolate covered pretzels with the Christmas sprinkles on them? I love them but more than about four and I get a stomach ache. ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-chocolate/564791/46 "2010-12-21T17:06:20Z")
Chocolate is meant to be a sweet treat. If I wanted something bitter like dark chocolate, I’d find something that was healthier! 😃 Milk chocolate all the way! ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-chocolate/564791/47 "2010-12-21T17:15:57Z")
I prefer Ghirardelli\* 60% dark chocolate. A little sweeter than most dark chocolates, but still far more chocolate than any milk chocolate. \*and to show just how much I like it, I was able to spell the name without looking at the package. ---
**Author:** ![Lunar\_Saltlick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/977dab/32.png) [@Lunar\_Saltlick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lunar_Saltlick)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-chocolate/564791/48 "2010-12-21T19:27:47Z")
I love 90%, and I’m developing a taste for 99%. Anything under 85% now seems too sweet to me. White chocolate is another story. Good white chocolate is heavenly, but it’s rare to find good white. I had white chocolate with almonds from Astorga recently, and it was quite 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:** [December 21, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-chocolate/564791/49 "2010-12-21T20:50:13Z")
Dark, but white does have its place. White chocolate mocha! ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-chocolate/564791/50 "2010-12-21T23:42:05Z")
White chocolate doesn’t actively taste BAD like, uh, soap or something would… but it’s not a flavor that I’d ever eat on purpose or seek out. If I had a handful of candy and some of them were white chocolate I’d either give them away or throw them in the trash sooner than I’d eat them. I like dark chocolate but not too dark. Milk chocolate is also good. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-chocolate/564791/51 "2010-12-21T23:51:24Z")
Hershey kisses. 😉 love them ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-chocolate/564791/52 "2010-12-21T23:55:00Z")
Lindt 85 for me. Just sweet enough but still very low-carb (I’m T2D so that matters). Yes, I’ve tried Lindt 90 and even 99 once. The 90 had a certain Oreo-like afterglow; the 99 just tasted burnt. ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-chocolate/564791/53 "2010-12-22T15:15:05Z")
Any chocolate that doesn’t have that sour “Hershey” aftertaste is okay in my book. ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2010, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-chocolate/564791/54 "2010-12-22T15:18:05Z")
What, no option for caramel chocolate? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![amaguri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-chocolate/564791/55 "2010-12-22T16:06:40Z")
there’s “white chocolate” and then there’s “white confection.” white confection is usually made with hydrogenated oils and has very little flavor other than SWEET. good white chocolate, on the other hand, is amazing. i encourage any of you who’ve declared war on white chocolate to try Green&Black’s Organic White… unbelievably tasty! ---
**Author:** ![jellyblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@jellyblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jellyblue)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2010, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-chocolate/564791/56 "2010-12-23T05:51:15Z")
Dark chocolate only, please. Unless it’s a Reese’s. Those must be milk chocolate. And I’ll have my dark chocolate with sea salt, caramel or filled with flavored cream, please. ::drool:: ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2010, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-chocolate/564791/57 "2010-12-23T06:00:38Z")
Lindt dark, the bar with the white wrapper and no percentage. I’m having trouble finding it these days. The 70% is OK, but stronger than I like so I guess bar with the plain white wrapper has less than that. I also like the Lindt dark with hazelnuts. I wonder how many people who dislike dark chocolate have only had Hershey’s “Special Dark.” That stuff is awful, it tastes like malted milk balls. Hershey’s has a premium “Cacao Reserve” line that is decent. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2010, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-chocolate/564791/58 "2010-12-23T06:35:47Z")
I prefer dark chocolate but still like milk chocolate. I even like white chocolate. It’s chocolate; it’s all good. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-flavor-of-chocolate/564791.md?page=2)