# What the hell is wrong with Hershey's chocolate? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 14, 2007, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-hersheys-chocolate/404024 "2007-05-14T12:35:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-hersheys-chocolate/404024/101 "2007-05-15T16:47:15Z")
[QUOTE=nevermore] 1. Hershey’s is “normal” chocolate. Not mouthwatering orgasm chocolate like the great majority of foreign chocolates I have tasted; just plain, ordinary chocolate. [/quote] It seems to me that the testimony here tends to show that to anyone who did not become accustomed to eating Hershey’s as a child, it’s _not_ just “normal,” unexceptional chocolate. There’s something unusual about its flavor, what Brenner quotes as being described as a “raunchy” flavor. > [@](#): > > Sometimes, I want ridiculous, complex, indescribable chocolate. Sometimes, I want something I don’t have to think about. And I think that much of the chocolate mentioned here, including M&M, Cadbury’s, etc. _is_ run-of-the-mill, downmarket chocolate that doesn’t have Hershey’s “raunchy” character. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-hersheys-chocolate/404024/102 "2007-05-15T17:02:26Z")
[QUOTE=nevermore] 2) If you decide to join (and by all means, do), please don’t pick that username ☹ [/QUOTE] Very funny! 😃 I’ve seen sequential threads, but maybe a sequential users would be interesting! For those who missed it, Nevermore responded to Quoth the Raven. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-hersheys-chocolate/404024/103 "2007-05-15T17:19:28Z")
[QUOTE=nevermore] just popping in to say 1. Hershey’s is “normal” chocolate. [/QUOTE] Well, no. Hershey’s is _milk_ chocolate which, IMHO, is an abomination onto the chocolate loving world. OK, I exaggerate and I will eat milk chocolate and even enjoy it from time to time, but it’s not the yardstick under which other chocolates should be judged. For me (and I suspect a lot of the world), chocolate without milk is normal chocolate, and milk chocolate is a variation on this. ---
**Author:** ![nevermore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a587f6/32.png) [@nevermore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevermore)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-hersheys-chocolate/404024/104 "2007-05-15T18:01:57Z")
well, I should have said normal MILK chocolate, then. anyway, to me it is. I know it’s not top shelf even of that category, but to my humble tongue, it doesn’t taste weird at all. [QUOTE=Liberal] Very funny! 😃 I’ve seen sequential threads, but maybe a sequential users would be interesting! For those who missed it, Nevermore responded to Quoth the Raven. 🙂 [/QUOTE] multiply your reaction by hundreds of posters in hundreds of threads, and you see why I requested of this person that he/she not keep the name. (…dammit, I existed first!) ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-hersheys-chocolate/404024/105 "2007-05-15T18:29:29Z")
I’ve had the full spectrum of chocolates. Most chocolate (especially that disgusting imported stuff) is so sickly sweet it needs to be chased with a shot of insulin. That or you can hear the person’s teeth rotting out of their heads afterwards. I prefer Hershey’s to others exactly because its not so sickeningly sweet. I’ve been to Hershey, PA many times and yes it does taste better fresh. I eat much less chocolate now than I used to, but when I do, I have a Hershey bar (with almonds). I smile afterwards with all 32 of my adult American teeth. 😃 (PS- as for the ‘powdery’ coverings on chocolate, that doesn’t happen unless the chocolate bar has gone stale. According to [this website](http://www.romolochocolates.com/news/goodchocolate.htm) (last two sentances) that can happen in less than a year. Still, that’s the retailer’s fault, not the factory’s fault.) ---
**Author:** ![lowbrass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dc4da7/32.png) [@lowbrass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lowbrass)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-hersheys-chocolate/404024/106 "2007-05-15T19:33:14Z")
I think Hershey is every bit as good as any snooty European brand of chocolate. The fact that the criticisms are all over the map should tell you something: It’s waxy (proven false), it has no flavor, it has too much flavor, it’s too soft, it’s too gritty, it’s not soft, it’s not gritty… I think people just _want_ to hate it. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-hersheys-chocolate/404024/107 "2007-05-15T20:34:37Z")
No it is waxy, that’s the reaction my tounge has to it. It’s a texture thing. It’s tasty as those Holloween wax lips. I could live without chocolate if a Hershey bar was the only option. ---
**Author:** ![goldenmean1975](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@goldenmean1975](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goldenmean1975)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-hersheys-chocolate/404024/108 "2007-05-15T21:08:01Z")
I’m glad to see someone agree with me!!! It sucks. I think it smells and tastes like what I imagine dog sh\*t tastes like. Especially Hershey kisses. I call them hershey squirts for the above stated reason. ---
**Author:** ![lowbrass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dc4da7/32.png) [@lowbrass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lowbrass)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-hersheys-chocolate/404024/109 "2007-05-15T21:12:12Z")
[QUOTE=Harmonious Discord] No it is waxy, that’s the reaction my tounge has to it. It’s a texture thing. It’s tasty as those Holloween wax lips. I could live without chocolate if a Hershey bar was the only option. [/QUOTE] What brand of chocolate _do_ you like? ---
**Author:** ![Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/c4cdca/32.png) [@Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quiddity_Glomfuster)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-hersheys-chocolate/404024/110 "2007-05-15T21:26:56Z")
[QUOTE=goldenmean1975] Especially Hershey kisses. I call them hershey squirts for the above stated reason. [/QUOTE] And you have to be nice to people who give them to you to be nice to you. I always tell them I’m saving the goodies for later and then give them to someone who doesn’t know the person who gave them to me. I will say, though, that the Cookies 'n Cream bar is kinda tasty every once in a long while - but then it’s white chocolate so doesn’t have any of the gritty bitter effect. ---
**Author:** ![Tibidabo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@Tibidabo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibidabo)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-hersheys-chocolate/404024/111 "2007-05-15T23:30:40Z")
[QUOTE=nevermore] multiply your reaction by hundreds of posters in hundreds of threads, and you see why I requested of this person that he/she not keep the name. (…dammit, I existed first!) [/QUOTE] Ahahaha nice to meet you, **nevermore**! 🙂 Believe it or not I actually wanted to be **nevermore** but it was taken, so i chose the next best thing. Which _was_ actually a bit stupid in hindsight, it somehow escaped me that if it was _taken_ then you obviously _existed_, and my alternative was still quasi identity-theft. :smack: You’ll have to put up with me for another two weeks or so, but if and when I join, I’ll change, I promise 🙂 And I understand that it would get annoying eventually, but it was kinda fun to see **nevermore** quoting \*\*quoth the raven \*\* 😃 Anyway, to summarize, I’m not a stalker, just slow-witted. Sorry! ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2007, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-hersheys-chocolate/404024/112 "2007-05-16T00:15:01Z")
[QUOTE=lowbrass] What brand of chocolate _do_ you like? [/QUOTE] Cadbury, Russell Stovers, even Sams Club Dutch chocolate. I like most brands unless made by Hershey or Palmers (Easter Candy). There is worse than Hershey, there is Palmer. ---
**Author:** ![Common\_Tater](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/common_tater/32/13846_2.png) [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2007, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-hersheys-chocolate/404024/113 "2007-05-16T00:40:07Z")
For a mass produced (Kraft anyone?) chocolate, Milka is pretty good. I like the plain milk chocolate “alpine”; and the “happy cow” version - combination “white” and milk chocolate. One thing - I’ve always thought it a crime to add certain items to chocolate. Almonds are an improvement, while Raisins are an abomination - they detract from the chocolate, and if I wanted Raisins, I’d get a box. ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2007, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-hersheys-chocolate/404024/114 "2007-05-16T01:31:50Z")
Hershey’s is not chocolate. Sorry. It is nasty, crumbly, sweet, unchocolatey, sweet and turd coloured. _shudders_ I wouldn’t have it after a year without chocolate. Give me some dark venezuelan chocolate any day. ---
**Author:** ![Intravenus\_De\_Milo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Intravenus\_De\_Milo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intravenus_De_Milo)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2007, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-hersheys-chocolate/404024/115 "2007-05-16T04:17:43Z")
[QUOTE=Uncommon Sense] I hate it. And Hershey’s Kisses are the worst candy foisted on humans, ever. Yuck. [/QUOTE] Oh, come now. What about Circus Peanuts? Twizzlers? (gecchhh, I hate those things, and even if I liked licorice, I don’t think it’s supposed to taste like THAT) Now & Laters? (Starburst’s inedible cousin) Pixy Stix? (it’s just glorified sugar, after all) Well, I suppose everyone has a different opinion, but if you’ve really never experienced anything worse than a Hershey’s kiss, then consider yourself lucky. Personally, I think Nestle chocolate on its own tastes worse than Hershey’s. It seems stale to me for some reason even if it’s freshly bought. Hershey’s is a little grainy, but it has a certain bite to it that I find appealing. I prefer the taste of Lindt, but that stuff melts way too fast, so it’s hard to keep some for later unless you stick it in the fridge. Then again, I prefer the truffles, which may be pre-disposed to melting. Cadbury (the British import kind) is pretty good as well, but only one or two stores in my area carry the real stuff, so I don’t get it often. ---
**Author:** ![Tibidabo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@Tibidabo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibidabo)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2007, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-hersheys-chocolate/404024/116 "2007-05-16T08:57:58Z")
Has anybody here had a Cadbury’s Creme Egg in both the Uk/Ireland and the US? Apparently in the states it’s made under licence by Hershey. Not sure if I’d trust them with the goo on the inside [Cadbury Creme Egg - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadbury_Creme_Egg) ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-hersheys-chocolate/404024/117 "2007-05-17T14:24:19Z")
[QUOTE=Intravenus De Milo] Personally, I think Nestle chocolate on its own tastes worse than Hershey’s. [/QUOTE] Nestles is like brown solidified bacon grease; its too soft and formless, which feels disgusting on the tongue. That, and it gets on everything, much like paint. It has no character and no originality (and if it had any less cohesiveness, it could be sucked up through a straw). ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-hersheys-chocolate/404024/118 "2007-05-17T15:32:50Z")
To me, the reason it seems gritty is _because_ it’s waxy (at least in part) - it just doesn’t seem to melt in the mouth, leaving you to chew it up into gritty little unmelted pieces. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-hersheys-chocolate/404024/119 "2007-05-17T16:00:13Z")
Aero Chocolate bars are cheap, but they avoid the grittiness (by blowing air into the chcolate). The result is a decent-tasting chocolate-which is mostly air! But tastes better than hershey’s. ---
**Author:** ![nevermore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a587f6/32.png) [@nevermore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevermore)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2007, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-hersheys-chocolate/404024/120 "2007-05-17T16:13:04Z")
[QUOTE=Quoth the Raven] Ahahaha nice to meet you, **nevermore**! 🙂 Believe it or not I actually wanted to be **nevermore** but it was taken, so i chose the next best thing. Which _was_ actually a bit stupid in hindsight, it somehow escaped me that if it was _taken_ then you obviously _existed_, and my alternative was still quasi identity-theft. :smack: You’ll have to put up with me for another two weeks or so, but if and when I join, I’ll change, I promise 🙂 And I understand that it would get annoying eventually, but it was kinda fun to see **nevermore** quoting \*\*quoth the raven \*\* 😃 Anyway, to summarize, I’m not a stalker, just slow-witted. Sorry! [/QUOTE] hehehe, no harm done. and if you’re really attached to the name, keep it! actually, you’re probably better-known on these boards than I am already, and I’ve been here nearly seven years. I don’t consider it identity-theft or anything, it’s just… a little too cutesy. It’s like having the screenname Barbie, and then someone named Ken joins, and then you have to put up with bad jokes for the rest of your membership. but even if that’s the case, it’s not THAT big a deal. 🙂 ftr, now **Quoth the Raven** has actually quoted **nevermore** , too 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-hersheys-chocolate/404024.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-hersheys-chocolate/404024.md?page=7)