PrintI Hate Chocolate -- Anyone Else?
I never have liked chocolate. The darker the chocolate the more I dislike it. Needless to say, finding desserts I like is more difficult than I like since I have a crazy sweet tooth. However, I do admit I enjoy white chocolate...to a point.
I know I can't be the only person on Serious Eats who just can't seem to understand people's intense love for chocolate....
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19 Comments:
I can only wish I hated chocolate
mrsmoosie at 10:45AM on 03/02/08
I don't care for chocolate (or most sweets) either but will, on occasion, eat white chocolate. I suppose this says something about white chocolate. :P
I may eat white chocolate cookies once every 5 years...usually picking out the macadamia nuts in them. Had too much mac nuts while growing up - my grandmother had a macadamia nut tree in the backyard. I used to know someone who managed a Mrs. Fields so he would make a tray of white chocolate cookies for me w/o the macadamia nuts. =)
Cassaendra at 11:12AM on 03/02/08
I love chocolate but it makes a mess out of my face so I mostly avoid it. I know about all the research that says chocolate and fried foods don't make you break out but apparently my face didn't get the memo.
chiff0nade at 11:15AM on 03/02/08
i like to eat chocolate on occasion but am not very interested in chocolate flavored desserts, for some reason. and i infinitely prefer milk chocolate. dark tastes nasty to me.
cybercita at 12:52PM on 03/02/08
Although I do like very good quality dark chocolate (the darker the better), it's by no means a fixation or a passion for me. I seldom crave it, and can pretty much always pass it up. On those rare occasions when I actually do want something sweet, chocolate is almost never what comes to mind. I hardly ever order a dessert involving chocolate.
I do keep good dark chocolate on hand, and will eat a square of it at night when I want something sweet. But that's mostly because it's got some health benefits, and I know I'll be happy with just that one square. It's not something I'm at risk of overindulging in, so it's a good choice for me.
If it was no longer available, I wouldn't much miss it.
LoCo at 1:15PM on 03/02/08
I like chocolate, but I don't crave it. There was a period of 5-6 years when I didn't want any or enjoy it at all if served. This went along with an aversion to tomato sauces or cooked tomatoes - fresh were fine. Fortunately, this all went away!
islandexile at 2:05PM on 03/02/08
I like milk chocolate only. I like dark if it is really good dark otherwise it is just bitter to me. As far as desserts go, I am more a key lime pie or pecan pie kinda girl. I have never tried chocolate as a savory before buy i know the recipes are out there.
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love2cook at 2:54PM on 03/02/08
jami52 - I don't think you are the only one, given comments that have gone before on this and other threads. I'm not surprised that you can tolerate or enjoy white chocolate, considering it's not really chocolate at all, but is considered a "confection" that, (please correct me if I'm wrong on this, anyone) doesn't actually contain cacao.
I'm sorry, I can't really identify with your anomaly; a love for chocolate is in my genepool. But my husband does not align himself with that fixation and rarely has the desire for chocolate. I have had the discussion with the mom on record about the gestation period. Apparently there was a chocolate deficiency at that time. I cannot relate to or understand this phenomenon, yet I deal with it. I have, in fact, become so comfortable and unintimidated about the SO not inclined to chocolate or sweets, that I now have no compunction whatsoever about ordering a yummy dessert and taking my time to savor it while he sits and cools his heels. And watches me eat with relish. And waits....
I did get the chocolate gene, obviously, but am liberal enough to tolerate the chocolata non-gratas out there, too. I'm married to one.
frederika at 3:15PM on 03/02/08
I do not eat chocolate or dessert for that matter. When we make 'tini's I do not rim my personal glass with sugar. The hubs, well that is another whole story. He got the sweet gene. I will take a tawny port, please. That is as sweet as I will go, sometimes.
@frederika - you are absolutely correct.
crazyspice at 4:55PM on 03/02/08
I am really not a fan of chocolate. Every now and then I like a few bites of really good quality dark chocolate, but not much more than that. And I HATE chocolate cake. Gross.
charm city cupcake at 6:39PM on 03/02/08
I'm not a big fan of milk chocolate, but i do enjoy some dark chocolate from time to time. Like others though, I don't miss chocolate if I don't get it.
feep at 8:49PM on 03/02/08
How is it humanly possible to hate chocolate?
PumpkinBear at 8:53PM on 03/02/08
i'm not sure i've ever heard those words used in the same sentence in that context before.
beth1 at 12:31AM on 03/03/08
I used to be a chocolate lover but at some point in my life, I just had enough. Every dessert being offered was chocolate, the best chocolates always seemed to the ones filled with chocolate (at least this was the line), etc. etc. I still like chocolate well enough but just would rather have some other flavors in my life!
smallblondemom at 1:18AM on 03/03/08
Nope, as you can see you're not the only one. I've never cared much for chocolate, and I don't have a sweet tooth at all, but on occasion I'll have something sweet and if it has chocolate it has to be milk chocolate and contain something else to "counteract" the chocolate. I don't even care much for white chocolate although I used to.
I credit my brother for giving me my non-chocolate affliction, when we were little kids playing outside, he took dirt and water and mixed them in a mixing bowl and told me he was making a cake, then asked me if I wanted to lick the spoon, which of course I did, what kid wouldn't? YUCK!
Brothers are awful : (
Southern_bella at 7:55AM on 03/03/08
I don't think there's anything wrong with not liking chocolate (more for me!).
CookiePie at 2:40PM on 03/03/08
I love chocolate ,,,,,,,, since I also have a sweet tooth trust me there are lots of other sweet desserts made with out chocolate like cheese danish an almomd bear claws crumb cake an the list can go on !!!!
rabbitriddle at 5:20PM on 03/03/08
All the women I work with -- and most of the men -- are chocoholics. I can do without it, have no chocolate cravings, am never even tempted. However, bring out a bag of chips or salted nuts, and I'm on 'em like white on rice.
hatlady at 5:54PM on 03/03/08
I think i missed the chocolate loving gene
I think I just missed the sweet tooth gene as I rarely eat sweet things, except fruit.
choc_puddin at 5:22PM on 03/07/08