Why British chocolate tastes the way it does

Re:Why British chocolate tastes the way it does by dingnuts on Monday December 25, 2023 @10:52AM (#38763567)

This narrative about American chocolate tasting like vomit is just marketing from Cadbury. Sadly I only know this from speaking to a food scientist in person and don't recall the details, but it's tiring to see this go around on Reddit, er I mean HN, every few years.

Hershey's does not taste like vomit. Y'all are imagining it after being told by Cadbury that it does.

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Re:Why British chocolate tastes the way it does by Digit-Al on Monday December 25, 2023 @11:30AM (#38763868)

I'm sorry, but I have to respectfully disagree with you. Some years ago a work colleague went on holiday to America (I'm English) and brought back some Hershey chocolate. At that point I had never heard about American chocolate tasting like vomit, but when I tried it that's what I immediately thought of. I then looked online and found out the reason it tasted like that. Since I'd never heard anything bad about American chocolate at that point it can't be blamed on propaganda.

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Re:Why British chocolate tastes the way it does by pazimzadeh on Monday December 25, 2023 @11:26AM (#38763835)

You’re just used to it. It’s extremely obvious if you didn’t grow up in the US.

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Re:Why British chocolate tastes the way it does by dkobia on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @05:37PM (#38776853)

I’ve never seen the marketing you speak of from Cadbury and immigrated to the US over 20 years ago. I still can’t stand Hersheys. What horrible chocolate. The only people that like it grew up on it and didn’t know any better, so I understand. I truly hope American palates can rescued from this travesty.

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Re:Why British chocolate tastes the way it does by peterashford on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @01:35AM (#38779633)

As a non-American, I have to disagree. All power to you if you like it thou.

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