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Old 05-19-2007, 11:30 AM
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Hello Everyone,
I was pondering a question today and wanted to get a concensus. What category are you all in out of these two? Do you like "Eating Chocolates" or do you like "Chocolate desserts" and things made with chocolate?

I would love to hear some answers to this...I know a lot of people that buy by the bar and buy single origins but I also know people who don't do that at all and only use chocolate in their recipes and really like their chocolate that way....

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Old 05-19-2007, 02:51 PM
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i love well made chocolates. my favorite is frans chocolates. my least fave is godiva. i love well made chocolate desserts also.
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Anything by William Curley!

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I love both. I just tasted a bar of Green & Black's organic chocolate, and it was excellent.
In my refrigerator there is a leftover of a flourless chocolate cake drenched in chocolate sauce.
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I like dark chocolate. I enjoy both the dark chocolate candy bars as well as a good dessert with a strong chocolate flavor. It's a toss up between the two but I think I probably favor the chocolate dessert. I also like chocolate flavored coffee. Ghiradelli makes a great double chocolate coffee.
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I like eating chocolate. Chocolate is like a food group in my house.
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I prefer eating chocolate by the bar, and I am very unparticular about it. Anything from Hershey's on up.

Not to say I would ever turn down a chocolate dessert....
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Chocolate Bar or Chocolate Dessert?
the answer is yes to all!!!
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I like chocolate in all forms, preferably dark chocolate. Truffles, bars, cakes, chocolate nibs ... much prefer to stick with organic and fair trade products.

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Hey Everybody,
Well I was just informed that "Askinosie Chocolate" now has fine chocolate bars available for sale. They are a new American fine chocolate brand out of Springfield Missouri and they have one bar out right now from Ecuador...I' receiving samples shortly so I'll tell you what I think of their bars but you can also order them for yourselves on their site if you like...

I have high hopes for this company so check them out... Askinosie Chocolate
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Thanks - but I'll stick to the European stuff, especially Will Curley's. He's an amazing patissier/chocolatier. His wife used to be in charge of cakes for the wonderful afternoon teas as the Savoy hotel in London.
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A friend just put me on to this option for chocolate:

https://shop.theanimalrescuesite.com/store/item.do?itemId=1381&siteId=310&sourceId=30116&sour ceClass=MatchingItem&index=1

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i'll have to say choc by the bar. i'm one of the rare few whoo don't like to spoil a good meal with dessert!!!
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