Wait, are chocolate oranges just chocolate formed to look like orange slices? All this time I thought it was oranges dipped in chocolate, which has always disgusted me.
And in my defense, I've always heard it was a British thing. And British food is infamous for being terrible apart from fish & chips
Yep, it's break-apart slices of chocolate. You knock it on a table and they separate. I used to like them, and either I can't find the brand I used to get or my tastes have changed, because the ones I have tried in the past few years just aren't good.
(I do like orange + chocolate still, in a chocolate bar!)
I remember the ones that you had to break apart from when I was a kid. The modern ones are all cast so that there's nothing to break apart; you just grab a little slice of the sphere.
The modern ones are cast, but last time I checked still require some force to break the slices off their central sprue / core.
What were the older ones you're referring to if they weren't cast like that? Now I am curious lol.
or my tastes have changed, because the ones I have tried in the past few years just aren’t good.
chances are that as you get older, your taste changes. i liked lots of sweets when i was younger and now i just can't stand them anymore.
also yeah, recipes have changed as well. factories want to make their food "healthier" so it appeals to the consumer who tries to watch their diet and as a consequence they often use less artificial flavors (i actually don't have a data source on that, it's just my personal impression/observation). like everything used to be chock-full of artificial flavors in the mid 20th century, and now they're not so much anymore.
It's also an American thing. Historically, one would give oranges (citrus, which is ripe late in the year) and chocolate. Somehow that turned into this.
where i live we have both chocolated fruits and nuts (like nuts dipped into chocolate, which is delicious btw) and animal-shaped chocolate (mostly chocolate bunnies for some reason)
we also have chocolate with fruit flavor. that's mediocre i'd say.
I said it's infamous for being terrible, i.e. a factual statement about its reputation. I never said that it is terrible because I haven't really had any.
Also, you're trying to be holier-than-thou over a comment about an Empire that opressed half the world up until around 70 years ago? One that continues to idolize "the good old days"? Learn to pick your battles.
Projecting much? You're the one calling people racist over stuff that isn't racist. And turning into a sarcastic douche towards anyone who reaponded to you.
All of this originated from you making baseless claims because you can't read. Just stfu amd leave the thread like a normal rational person does when they're wrong
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mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works · 26 pts · 221d
Wait, are chocolate oranges just chocolate formed to look like orange slices? All this time I thought it was oranges dipped in chocolate, which has always disgusted me.
And in my defense, I've always heard it was a British thing. And British food is infamous for being terrible apart from fish & chips
GreenCrunch@piefed.blahaj.zone · 17 pts · 221d
Yep, it's break-apart slices of chocolate. You knock it on a table and they separate. I used to like them, and either I can't find the brand I used to get or my tastes have changed, because the ones I have tried in the past few years just aren't good.
(I do like orange + chocolate still, in a chocolate bar!)
Drusas@fedia.io · 6 pts · 221d
I remember the ones that you had to break apart from when I was a kid. The modern ones are all cast so that there's nothing to break apart; you just grab a little slice of the sphere.
GreenCrunch@piefed.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 220d
The modern ones are cast, but last time I checked still require some force to break the slices off their central sprue / core. What were the older ones you're referring to if they weren't cast like that? Now I am curious lol.
CodingCarpenter@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 220d
There used to be two main brands. But you can only seen to find Terry's now. They were not the good brand. It's sad really
TunaLobster@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 220d
I've only known Terry's. Now I'm curious what I'm missing out on!
CodingCarpenter@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 220d
Might be ferrera. I haven't seen them since I was a kid but they might still exist
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 219d
chances are that as you get older, your taste changes. i liked lots of sweets when i was younger and now i just can't stand them anymore.
also yeah, recipes have changed as well. factories want to make their food "healthier" so it appeals to the consumer who tries to watch their diet and as a consequence they often use less artificial flavors (i actually don't have a data source on that, it's just my personal impression/observation). like everything used to be chock-full of artificial flavors in the mid 20th century, and now they're not so much anymore.
TheRealKuni@piefed.social · 13 pts · 221d
British candy fucks, though.
cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 221d
It had fucking better.
Drusas@fedia.io · 8 pts · 221d
It's also an American thing. Historically, one would give oranges (citrus, which is ripe late in the year) and chocolate. Somehow that turned into this.
untorquer@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 221d
Yes and i used to get these every year growing up in the US.
Lumidaub@feddit.org · 5 pts · 221d
That is exactly what I thought, I'm so confused.
FosterMolasses@leminal.space · 2 pts · 221d
I've never known it for being british, used to get these in my christmas stocking every year as a kid
eronth@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 221d
Also flavored.
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 219d
where i live we have both chocolated fruits and nuts (like nuts dipped into chocolate, which is delicious btw) and animal-shaped chocolate (mostly chocolate bunnies for some reason)
we also have chocolate with fruit flavor. that's mediocre i'd say.
fox2263@lemmy.world · -4 pts · 221d
Oof that last part. So racist.
ranzispa@mander.xyz · 9 pts · 221d
British food Is not a race, just terrible food nobody should have ever come up with.
fox2263@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 220d
K
TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 221d
British isn't a race, it's a rationality. And as a Brit, British food is horrible, including fish and chips.
fox2263@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 220d
Erm ok.
Deathray5@lemmynsfw.com · 2 pts · 220d
As a Brit I often joke "if you can communicate cleanly with the people making the food, you're ordering food from the wrong place"
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 220d
I said it's infamous for being terrible, i.e. a factual statement about its reputation. I never said that it is terrible because I haven't really had any.
Also, you're trying to be holier-than-thou over a comment about an Empire that opressed half the world up until around 70 years ago? One that continues to idolize "the good old days"? Learn to pick your battles.
fox2263@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 220d
Wow you got all that from what I said? Maybe an emoji 😂
Chill
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 220d
Projecting much? You're the one calling people racist over stuff that isn't racist. And turning into a sarcastic douche towards anyone who reaponded to you.
All of this originated from you making baseless claims because you can't read. Just stfu amd leave the thread like a normal rational person does when they're wrong
fox2263@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 219d
You ok?
X@piefed.world · 26 pts · 221d
wtf is sandy talking about have people never heard of alchemy lol
WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 221d
I can turn an orange into a chocolatey thing in less than a day. And other things too.
shalafi@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 220d
Discworld science right here.
Friendlybirdseggs@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 221d
fossilesque@mander.xyz · 7 pts · 221d
Friendlybirdseggs@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 221d
Gleddified@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 220d
Is that actually Sandy Petersen? Please say yes
FosterMolasses@leminal.space · 4 pts · 221d
I love chocolate oranges so much, definitely one of the coolest candies up there with cotton candy and pop rocks.
borth@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 221d
More like Chocolie
theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 221d
Going to chose to believe this from now in and never look into it because it brings me pleasure.
lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 221d
Just gotta make sure you're not eating it the wrong way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVMpz4fxvYU
Sam_Bass@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 219d
Drugs're bad, mmkayyy?