Milk chocolate often gets dismissed as the immature younger sibling of dark chocolate, but we are not ashamed of loving it. When good, milk chocolate melts on the tongue like butter. Of the ten brands we tried in a blind tasting, see which were the most butter-melty, which had weird notes of beef jerky, and which belong only on s'mores. Our results, after the jump....
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Despite the dark chocolate snobbery that often rules the chocolate world, Ghirardelli is looking out for the shunned, stepped-on milk chocolate lovers. Understanding that the less sexy option still accounts for 80 percent of total chocolate sales in the U.S., the company recently launched a luxe milk chocolate line, and it's on another level than cheap Easter candy. When Serious Eaters acquired a medley of the new flavors—regular milk, hazelnut, almond, crisped rice, and a milk/dark duet—the inner milk chocolate sympathizers in us came out. We all seemed to get so excited rooting for milk chocolate. "I like the way chocolate tastes when mixed with sugar and milk: sweet and creamy. This doesn't mean I like all milk chocolate,...
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In today's installment of Edibles, Serious Eats's Ed Levine indulges his sweet tooth with some Scharffen Berger milk chocolate. Says Ed, "Now they just sold to Hershey's, so it's going to be interesting to see if the quality is still good." Eat along with Ed to find out. AS SEEN IN THIS 'EDIBLES' Scharffen Berger 41% Cacao Extra Rich Milk Chocolate. $4.50 for a 3-ounce bar. MORE 'EDIBLES' Getting Cheesy [Wednesday, January 24, 2007] Stockholm Slices [Tuesday, January 23, 2007] Palapa Azul Mexican Ice Cream [Monday, January 22, 2007] All Edibles...
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