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So, What Goes Best With Chocolate?
Posted by gtally • 2/14/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: carob, Chocolate, cocoa, cuisine, delicious, dessert, eat, food, gourmet, sweets
Do you love chocolate? Goodness gracious, heavens to Betsy, gosh darnit, oh me, oh my, (and a few dozen more folksy sayings), I love the stuff. But what do *you* eat with chocolate?
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In a desperate attempt to keep it PG-13, I will refrain from referring to cunnilingus.
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Good job. I admire your self-restraint.
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That reminds me of a scene in an old movie called The Happy Hooker. -
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lmfao. rofl NICE!
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strawberries and cream-
Chocolate dipped strawberries and then cream? Man, that's decadent. Good choices.
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champagne-
Classic. Can't be improved.
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if it's a milk chocolate, I usually have some chips (I dunno, I guess the chips make the chocolate taste better). If it's a rich chocolate or a dark chocolate, I usually have a glass of milk
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What do you think, sunnyberra, are chocolate chips better cold, or hot and molten from the oven (cookie form)?
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If it's a choice between the two...well, I'll pass by the cookie and go straight for the chocolate chips
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sweat and milk.-
Sweat or sweet? You like evocative, semi-poetical pairings, either way.
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chocolate doesn't need to have anything eaten with it, however icecream does go well!!!-
Hot fudge sundae? Or Hershey's poured straight over the top? Or maybe chocolate sprinkles? What's your fave?
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How about Hershey's syrup poured straight into the mouth?
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My favorite pairings with chocolate are chocolate covered cherries, peanut butter (Reese's, Snickers, Butterfingers), and coconut (Mounds, coconut cream eggs at Easter).
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If you can find the Ritter Sport coconut chocolate bar from Europe, it's the best in its league! It makes Mounds taste like sawdust, in comparison. Trust me, you'll love it!
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Okay. It is soft and chewy and moist? If so, send me some for my birthday in May.
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Ritter Sport Coconut is creamy with soft milk chocolate on the outside. It's incredible, but very hard to find.
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Lot's of great feedback on this discussion! It's making me crave some chocolate. So what do you think, is chocolate better in candy bars, baked goods or hot and molten?
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Chocolate with peanut butter or cherries. Those chocolate cherry blizzards at DQ are great too!-
I fiend for both chocolate covered cherries and peanut butter cups. Try this sometime: buy a nice cherry dessert wine, rim the glass in molten chocolate and drink like a margarita. It's out of this world.
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OMG that sounds soooo good! I will have to try that!
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rasberries-
Raspberries and fondue, or a chocolate waterfall, tho' they ten to fall apart on the skewer. Much better drizzled with chocolate.
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More chocolate!-
Hear! Hear! Eat it until your stomach aches, I say!
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EVERYONE!!! You MUST go out right now this very instant, buy a can of Mandarins and a dark chocolate candy bar OR chocolate pudding. Take a bite of one then toss a bite of the other in the mouth.
Something about Oranges and Chocolate together make the heavens sing.
So go do it.
Noooooow!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)-
I like your Ah-nuld impersonation at the end. Reminds me of the Jib Jab cartoons. Have you ever tried those Terry's Chocolate Oranges that you whack on a table and all the slices fall apart into your eager little hands? Really good orange-chocolate, in my humble opinion.
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Terry's Chocolate Oranges are great.
Cadbury's Creme Eggs are better though.
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Is it just me, or are American candy bars getting crummier? I think the chocolate is waxier as the food manufacturers water down their candy coatings. In Europe, they still use real unadulterated chocolate, because I don't think Europeans would put up with such nonsense. Any thoughts?
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American confectionary has never been as good as British confectionary.
I think The Simpsons summed it up best:
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I agree with that, I had chocolates direct from Belgium and they were incredible!
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On Friday, I made some strawberries dipped in chocolate for our special dessert and they were absolutely fabulous. The tart of the strawberry with the rich sweetness of the dark chocolate--heaven.-
Did you use dipping chocolate with a little paraffin, to keep the chocolate from sliding off the fruit? Or did you just dip away with abandon? Are chocolate covered strawberries the most emblematic of your blog? Do tell...
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No parafin--just chocolate and then refrigerated for stiffness.
No, I would say that chocolate covered strawberries are emblantic of Valentine's Day
My blog is quite a different concotion altogether!
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I'd eat pizza with chocolate, but for some reason I never have one around when I have the other.-
You know, when my family was grieving over the loss of a loved one, a kind person advised us, "Cheese and chocolate; cheese and chocolate." In a strange way, it did help a bit. So I totally get the combo. Also, what would a great Italian meal be without the final flourish of a dessert tiramisu?
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I don't know but I just read a great
vegetarian chili with choc late recipe here.
heyshae.com/blog/?p=3835
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Sounds like the basis of a good Mexican mole -- another rich Chocolate-filled savory sauce. Let's not forget, the Aztecs started drinking chocolate with chilies as a pick me up before battle. The sacred drink was restricted to the elite warrior class and the royal family. So you are really making chocolate extremely Old School. Good luck with the recipe!
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More chocolate, silly! Heh. erm...OK my serious answer is that I love a good rich cup of a coffee with very sweet chocolates (cuts the sugary bits) and a nice sweet champagne with darker, bitter chocolates.
And a lovely eiswine goes fantastically with hardy German chocolate
I prefer lattes or cafe con leches with mild chocolates (or with nutty, chocolaty aromatic cigars) and rich straight American style coffee with cake chocolate foods. I like a nice bucchi, espresso or machiato with minty chocolates, and cappuccinos with lighter cookie like chocolates or chocolate dipped biscotti.
I prefer fruity chocolates with hot chai lattes (it's Christmas in a cup!), and rich dark mint or straight chocolates with straight black coffee and either whiskey or Di'sorono.
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OK, hold on...I'm writing this all down. You've given me several ideas for future chocolate drink-pairings. I'm a sucker for scalding hot cup of coffee and a few chocolate truffles. But not Godiva. Godiva is overrated, and waxy.
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Yeah but Godiva coffee is divine
Also - to add to your list, a semi-sweet Scandinavian mousse and fruit dessert goes really well with a mild and smooth pinot noir.
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how about BACON????????????????????
hahaha, there is bacon chocolate bars!!!lol
extremefoods.blogspot.com/2009/02/mos-bacon-chocolate-bar.html-
I've actually tried that candy bar. It was very, very weird. Let's call it an acquired taste. And I'm fairly certain it's not kosher.
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They were selling chocolate-covered bacon at our state fair this year. I was so intrigued, I went back on 18 years of being a vegetarian to give it a try - tragicoptimist.wordpress.com/2008/08/30/this-may-be-the-most-shocking-thing... - it was surprisingly good, a great combination of chocolate and salt, though after finishing my cup of it, I didn't need anymore. Maybe next year. -
Wow! That state fair bacon IS some extreme food eating. The chocolate covered bacon sounds like its something akin to a chocolate covered potato chip, which falls decidedly into the "good-weird" category. Still, I'm not sure I'd rush out and stock up on either...
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How about a really good cigar.
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Stogies and chocolate. Get only the best of the best: Cubans with Belgian.
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Popcorn. I like the salty and sweet combo!-
The Boy Scouts annual popcorn drive produces these giant tins of Chocolate popcorn. Order it sometime. The popcorn has the whole salty-sweet thing going for it, yes indeed-y.
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More Chocolate or if you prefer a late harvest Zinfandel.
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Do I have to choose? I hope it's not an either/or decision!
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If it's Oreos then milk, Hershey's almonds, M&M's would be peanuts, Ice cream hard shell would be Ice Cream of course. -
If I had to choose one, I would say the peanut M&Ms. Have you ever tried the organic Sundrop brand of hard coated chocolate bites? Similar, but superior.
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Never heard of it before.
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You get Sundrops in the bulk bins of a gourmet or natural foods grocery store. It's worth the trip just to find them.
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Good point... There are many versions of this....something akin to a Turtle, but with out the complication of caramel. Also heavenly. And when in desperation for this nut/chocolate combo, our American 'Mr. Goodbar' does nicely. But too often the chocolate used in this kind of combination is too sweet. Somewhere out there though, perhaps in a 'Sundrop'... is the perfect taste!
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The best things to go with chocolate are bitter hatred and jealousy. And almonds. Almonds are good too.-
Almonds are at least the Earl of the Nut family, or maybe the Viscount. I think filberts are probably the King, flavor-wise, but I haven't fully worked out the Nut Royal hierarchy yet. But the chocolate is supposed to be a balm for what ails you. Do you like bitter chocolate with the bitterness? I mean, do you match the mood to the flavor? And is your dragon avatar spewing green flames or just spewing?
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I quitted chocolates-
A pity. Are you allergic?
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a good woman off course , in short skirt-
A woman, of course, or an off-course woman? Either way, bring on the chocolate!
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More chocolate!-
Hear! Hear! That is the most correct answer you could possibly give.
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Hazelnut Praline-
Anything from Ferrero Rocher, like those Nutella filled truffles that come wrapped in gold foil and stacked in those weird plastic pyramids. Or Nutella with crepes and strawberries--another great combo.
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OMG... is THAT what's in Nutella? That delicious creamy concoction inside my beloved Ferrero Rocher?
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Yup! Nutella. That's the creamy magic inside Ferrero Rocher. Nutella on toast. Nutella on crepes. Nutella on French bread. Nutella with sliced bananas. Or right off the spoon. There's really no wrong way to eat it. It's all good. In Europe, kids eat it like kids in the U.S. devour peanut butter.
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Who knew?
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Dark chocolate + red wine (berry taste and spices like the French Collioure, Languedoc Roussillon, maybe some California wine but not too "heavy" ones).-
I can see the food-wine pairing you're after. Maybe a dark red table wine, or a Cinsault, with the right fruit and acidity, would be excellent. Also, it would be worth experimenting with regional U.S. fruit wines outside of California. Maybe something from Washington state or Colorado...
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I like Dark Chocolate + a man
also milk is always good with chocolate.-
"Milk is good with chocolate" -- do you mean chocolate milk, or a tall, frosty glass of moo juice with, say, a hot brownie?
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uh...anything that involves milk and chocolate. btw, moo juice looks like a disgusting word, I dont wanna think of the word juice and cows but yeah brownies, cookies, chocolate truffles, any chocolate with milk.
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From now on, I will call milk, "milk." I promise!
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Crushed and toasted hazelnuts and vanilla ice cream. Heavenly.
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Sounds great! The vanilla would offset the other flavors nicely. Would the chocolate be syrup or hot fudge?
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Hot fudge or paper thin slivered chocolate
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Hazelnuts and Almonds! :-)-
Almond Joys, or Hersheys with Almonds. Chocolate covered almonds are great, too.
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I am just limit my choc consumptiom, likely most of the ingredients, cake is choc, bar is choc, morning hot drinks is choc, donuts is choc, ice cream with the topping is all choc, cookies is choc, milk is choc, what a warning of flavor domination!-
OneMuslim, do you have a favorite out of that long list of favorites? Or are they all temptations?
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I woke up and don't feel ease if I don't take a cup of choc/choc+coffee drink, so you can imagine the rest
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Kissing, of course! Lots and lots of chocolate kissing!-
Chocolate kisses, especially the mint ones at Christmas. The mints are underrated, as are Andes mints. And no doubt about it, chocolate is sensuous. That's been a recurring theme in many of the posts, here. Do you use chocolate Chapstick or lipbalm, perchance?
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Nope. Once you start using the chocolate, why adulterate it with wax?
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I agree. Wax is the great enemy of good chocolate. People should save wax for their candles and legs.
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Of course you can lick chocolate off legs too.
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I agree with SarcasticChick, hands down, the best thing with Chocolate is Champagne!, or maybe Cava-
Hmmm, don't know about champagne with chocolate. I love champagne with pretty much everything else! I will hold judgment on this one until I try it
I also love, love, love, chocolate creme brulee. How does it get better? A man with a flaming torch and chocolate dessert. -
If not champagne, then Cava. If not Cava, then a Kir. But should the crème de cassis in the Kir be blackberry, black currant or peach? And meridance, would you eat that with milk or dark chocolate?
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Stillthinking, I am with you about creme brule, but in this once instance, I say no chocolate. Not even raspberries or mint on top, just the sugar crust and the creamy filling. Why mess with a good thing?
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Never tried it. Is the chocolate moose comparable to a chocolate bunny?
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LynneaUrania, the mousse beats the living tar out of the chocolate bunny, any day! Chocolate mousse is like a fluffy whipped pudding of extra dense chocolate, but it's not runny like pudding. It's made with egg yolks, egg whites, sugar, and is full of air. As Wikipedia puts it, "The egg whites are beaten before being incorporated into the other ingredients to produce a light and fluffy yet extremely rich confection." Sadly, it's usually served in a small cup, due to its richness. Personally, I think it should be eaten by the vat.
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A moose to make pigs out of us.
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Chocolate covered pretzels are great. I recently tried chocolate covered popcorn and it was quite yummy, too. Chocolate is great on everything, except vegetables and meat... -
Chocolate is actually good on meat. A good piece of steak prepared with dark cocoa powder and plenty of pepper and honey to balance it all out. (as well as a few other ingredients) is great!-
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Or mixed with chilis or in a Mexican mole poblano sauce (see above).
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Principle behind a Mole sauce on an enchilada.
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dark chocolate, and more dark chocolate. And another. Then some milk. Or a glass or port. If I have to mix my chocolate with food, it's with vanilla ice cream or raspberries or strawberries. Otherwise, you're just messing with perfection.
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Have you ever eaten Baker's chocolate? That's how bitter I like the dark chocolate! What the bitterest chocolate you can handle?
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I recently finished a bar of 83% and that was great. I did try a bar of unsweetened baking chocolate and I have to admit, I still need a bit of sugar to temper the bitterness. But not too much!
This is a fantastic topic. I'm getting hungry reading everyone's replies.
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Sexual bribery and tearful recriminations, that's how it goes in my house anyway.-
Yes, tears and chocolate are often mixed.
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Melted chocolate over slighly baked pears.-
Pears? Mmmmm. Got to try that!
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Kaluha and Dark chocolate is a great combination. Take a drink of Kaluha and hold it in your mouth and a bite of dark chocolate and let them mix together in your mouth. Damn its good.
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The whole coffee, chocolate, alcohol trifecta. I'm going to pull that bottle of Kaluha from the back of my liquor cabinet and give your idea a whirl. I bet chocolate would pair nicely with Amarula liqueur, as well. Any Amarula fans out there?
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Hot melted chocolate over a banana is heavenly!!!
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Melted chocolate chips or some other kind? And what kind of nuts?
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Yup. Been there; discussed that. (See above).
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hmmm... what goes with chocolate?
A bathtub full of bubbles, glass of champagne, a good book, and some classic music in the background.-
Great answer! Most people have responded with a food pairing, or sex. But you've set up some really relaxing atmospherics. You've made chocolate into a complete engagement of the senses. Love it.
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melt the chocolate in your mouth and sip on red wine or coffee. hmmmm-
I prefer a red or fruit wine with a dark chocolate, although a milk chocolate also works in a pinch.
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Turkish Coffee -
Sex goes best with chocolate... period.-
Sorry, but Ewwww. I tried that once and it was just really messy.
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It could be if the chocolate got mixed up with all that fur.
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oh my.. hahahhaha
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LOL! That's my kitty in the picture. She's prettier than me.
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That is a beautiful kitty cat.
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I think chocolate leads to sex, but I'm not sure it should be used during the act. It's like when George Castanza on "Seinfeld" tried to combine too many great things during the dirty deed, adding in a Yankees game on the radio and a pastrami sandwich all at once. He went for the trifecta, but it was a bit too much!
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I wonder if a small amount of Black Peppercorns would mix well with melted chocolate under a small fire.-
I have had Aztec hot chocolate with chili powder mixed it. Similar concept
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Trust me, chocolate and pepper makes for a great combo. Sweet, creamy and spicy usually mix pretty well. (see above)
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More chocolate.-
'Nuff said.
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I'll have a little coffee with my chocolate please. Then beware!...I'm jumping off the walls!-
What kind of coffee, fruitcake? Regular black? Personally, I prefer a nice hot double shot cappuccino with a little Swiss milk Chocolate, maybe a Lindt bar.
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Just regular coffee with a little cream and sugar. I love cappuccino as well, but it tends to exaggerate the "bouncing off the walls" bit.
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Yeah, I'm not sure the world is ready for caffeinated fruitcake!
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I like my chocolate dark and bitter. So, my first thought was a good steak and red wine with chocolate to follow... But as I read the list, it struck me as funny not to hear about citrus & chocolate in this list.
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Ice cream and coffee. :-D -
A Shot in the Dark. This espresso drink is a cup of regular drip coffee with a shot of espresso in it. The sharp of the espresso and the dull of the coffee even each other out completely for a flavor that is smooth as silk.
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I bet its surely milk and ice cream! -
Heavy cream to make ganache one part to one part ratio OR two parts chocolate to one part heavy cream for making truffles.
Chop up chocolate place into a stainless steel bowl. Heat the heavy cream just to a boil. Carefully pour the hot cream very slowly, into the middle of the chocolate. Using a wooden spoon, slowly stir in the cream to blend and melt the chocolate. Voila. Easy as that. -
almost anything... my favorite is super thick hot chocolate with homemade whipped cream and chocolate powder on top. all eaten with a spoon, Angelina's style... -
Chocolate chips* straight out of the bag
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Biscotti.
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A nice piece of dark chocolate, a good book, and no interruptions..and a happy lazy dog to cuddle
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