thrawnDec 31

Chocolate and fruit do NOT go together

https://lemmy.world/post/40965380

Chocolate and fruit do NOT go together - Lemmy.World

I feel like I’m the only one in my life who holds this opinion, but I have never tasted a combination of chocolate and fruit that wasn’t significantly worse than the individual components. - Chocolate covered raisins? Blegh. - Chocolate dipped strawberries? I’ll eat the shell then the rest. - Raspberry bits in fancy chocolate? You’ve ruined it. - Candied apple? Just plain caramel please, no chocolate. - Chocolate fondue? I’ll stick to the marshmallows and graham crackers, thanks. - Gorp mix? I’m selecting handfuls with either raisins + peanuts or m&ms + peanuts, no blending. Now I know taste buds are subjective, but how is it that folks will say a mixed bowl of m&ms and skittles is diabolical, yet happily chow down on other fruity chocolate combos? Give me my delicious fruit and chocolate - separately!

Show threadScrubblesDec 31

Interesting, an actual unpopular opinion! You get an upvoter because I disagree so heartily.

Dark chocolate and orange are amazing together. So are dark cherries and chocolate.

Show threadthrawn

I’d like to think I’ve got a pretty adventurous palette, and I’ve tried all kinds of fruits with chocolate; fresh, dried, in various preparations, and while some are tolerable, is just tolerable really what you want when reaching for a treat?

I was about to use your mention of cherries and say that a German chocolate cake is far superior to a black forest cake, but that had me realize - is coconut a fruit? Perhaps I’ve got one exception…

Dec 31 at 5:23pmWeb
Show threadAsafumDec 31

Nope, coconut is a mammal. It’s hairy and has milk.

:P

Show threadthrawnDec 31
Perfect logic, this is now my explanation and I’m sticking to it.
Show threadScrubblesDec 31
Yes, dark chocolate with orange is a go-to for me
Show threadsamus12345Dec 31
Yes, coconut is a fruit.
Show threadSparroHawcDec 31

Coconuts are just really, really big seeds. They’re a nut, as the name implies.

However, I have a counterpoint because there is one fruit that I absolutely like with chocolate. Dried mango slices in dark chocolate are delicous.

Well, okay, two - bananas in chocolate are tasty. Back in the times when chocolate fountains were a regular occurrence at events, I could have eaten half my body weight in them.