What's the best chocolate covered non-candy-food?

[VickiK]

Eskimo Pie

 

[Seldomski]

We have gotten through 4 pages and nobody likes Chocolate covered Oreos? What is wrong with you people?

Oreos aren't food. They're a sugar and/or chalk-based construction material, like fondant.

 

[Uncle-A]

Oreos aren't food. They're a sugar and/or chalk-based construction material, like fondant.

"Chalk-based construction material" wow that is a first I have ever heard that description. Let me guess, you don't like Oreos?

 

[neonorchid]

Fresh/Dried Fruit:

The Chocolate Fig
COLLECTION
JOHN & KIRA'S
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each piece crafted
BY HAND

TO ENSURE FRESHNESS Please Enjoy within 10 days!

https://www.johnandkiras.com/category/Chocolate-Figs

*note, because of the ganache they have a soft consistency and taste like fresh figs

 

[Seldomski]

"Chalk-based construction material" wow that is a first I have ever heard that description. Let me guess, you don't like Oreos?

They are OK, but generally I avoid them. As I eat them, I wonder what they actually are. They seem more like some sort of construction material, not food.

Oreo ice cream is good.

 

[dbostedo]

As I eat them, I wonder what they actually are.

Not actual Oreos in this video, but a reasonable facsimile:

 

[Andy Mink]

Not actual Oreos in this video, but a reasonable facsimile:

Damn. Now I want some Oreos!

 

[Uncle-A]

Damn. Now I want some Oreos!

I had a few after lunch today. Don't you like that they print a joke on the side of the box? You know "Serving Size 3"

 

[neonorchid]

Whole Foods used to have a candied ginger nugget double dipped in dark chocolate in the loose candy bins, so good, I never left the store without buying a handful or two.
Trader Joes has a dark chocolate candied ginger cube but the chocolate coating is thin, tried once never bought 'em again.

 

[cantunamunch]

They are OK, but generally I avoid them. As I eat them, I wonder what they actually are. They seem more like some sort of construction material, not food.

Speaking as someone who's done several dozen 'baked goods' work projects, do your utmost to surpress this wonder as much as you possibly can.

Hemicelluloses, non-starch polysaccharides (think 'gums'), solubility-resistant starches, various polyols to manage moisture content, are all in play depending on the specific bulk 'flour' being used, and it goes way beyond that.

 

[cantunamunch]

https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/a-third-of-chocolate-products-are-high-in-heavy-metals-a4844566398/

 

[chilehed]

Pretty sure chocolate covered bacon is illegal. Waste of two basic food groups.

 

[chilehed]

"Chalk-based construction material" wow that is a first I have ever heard that description. Let me guess, you don't like Oreos?

I prefer the original of that type of cookie: Hydrox. Oreos are an overly sweet imitation.

 

[LiquidFeet]

https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/a-third-of-chocolate-products-are-high-in-heavy-metals-a4844566398/

I do not appreciate knowing this.

 

[cantunamunch]

I do not appreciate knowing this.

Heavy metal transport is a problem with all high oxalate foods. You should see the risk factors for spinach, beets and potatoes.

Beef Butter Bacon Eggs (BBBE) eaters love to throw out microfacts like that to bamboozle preachy vegans.

 

[Paul Lutes]

I may have missed it but did we define exactly what kind of chocolate is in play here? I mean just dark vs milk, let alone %cacao, makes a huge difference in what it will pair with.

 

[James]

And people here still complain about lead not being in car gasoline, the gov’t ruined my world, blah blah blah.

It’s still in aviation gasoline because those engine designs are basically from the 30’s and 40’s.
It’s a complicated problem. No, we should not close small airports. I guess we might have to wait for electric to kill most of those in 20 years, or put some money into designing a modern general aviation engine. Current lead sprayers ain’t cheap- $40k for 100hp. It’s not a simple solution, and quantity of avgas is very low relative to vehicles.

Maybe things will move faster. Just last month-
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“The science is clear: exposure to lead can cause irreversible and life-long health effects in children,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “Aircraft that use leaded fuel are the dominant source of lead emissions in our air.
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EPA Determines that Lead Emissions from Aircraft Engines Cause or Contribute to Air Pollution  | US EPA

EPA News Release: EPA Determines that Lead Emissions from Aircraft Engines Cause or Contribute to Air Pollution 

www.epa.gov

 

[cantunamunch]

Ya know. That Pyka Pelican crop duster drone is one EV I'm kinda excited about.

#wantsome100LLdressingonyoursalad?

 

[teejaywhy]

Yeah... I'm weird. Sometimes exceedingly. Normally I'd say nuts ruin good chocolate because of the texture... but peanut M&Ms I eat by biting them in half and pulling the peanut out, and sort of eat the peanut and chocolate separately. I'm not sure I should admit that.

You don't sort them by color first do you?

 

[teejaywhy]

Is there any actual chocolate in a Hershey bar?