Chocolate and fruit do NOT go together

Interesting, an actual unpopular opinion! You get an upvoter because I disagree so heartily.

Dark chocolate and orange are amazing together. So are dark cherries and chocolate.

Your argument is invalid because the coca bean is itself the fruiting body of the theobroma cacao; chocolate is a fruit.

Upvoted because what’s wrong with you, but mang you fit the subreddit well.

Upvote because your opinion is wrong.

That said, the things you described seem like they have a high potential to be underwhelming. I've had versions of almost all of them where the chocolate is cheap, grainy and too sweet.

Upvote for unpopular.

Choco and banana. Nothing else matters.

I'm with you.

Raspberries and chocolate? Each brings out the bitterness in the other.

I don't get fruit and chocolate at all, each diminishes the other.

Kudos to your truly unpopular opinion. I disagree but wouldn't fight you on it. But what are your thoughts on nuts and caramel? That's a hill I would die on.

Upvoted. Seek help.

90% agree. Chocolate paired with actual fruit sucks, but chocolate with fruit flavoring (e.g. Terry's chocolate orange, chocolate-covered fruit-flavored ganache or nougat, etc.) can sometimes be good.

Okay but

Cherry Garcia Ice Cream

Yessss!! Hahaha. My whole life people have been trying to convince me that I’m crazy because I don’t like orange chocolate. (Not even the actual fruit, just the flavour in chocolate.)

I agree with this wholly. I love fruits. I love chocolate. But I don’t want them together.

The problem is the ratios. All your examples are basically fruit as the main ingredient with chocolate as the accompanying ingredient. That just means you don't like chocolate on your fruit.

The other way around is better, chocolate with some fruit as accents. One of my favorite chocolates is a flat dark chocolate bar and small cranberry pieces that make the texture feel like a crunch bar, and the cranberry flavor is not strong enough to overpower the chocolate.

Do you know, I've just kind of accepted it my whole life, despite never really caring for it. I'll enjoy chocolate and caramel, or chocolate ice cream with stuff in it, or ice cream with chocolate pieces. Even chocolate truffles with different creme fillings. And I love yogurt covered raisins!

So it's not a general aversion to things in chocolate, for me. Fruit is definitely always better on its own.

I like chocolate with cheese, or with salt. Not really a fan of super sweet chocolate, 90%+ dark for me.

I'll take fruits on pizza over fruits in chocolate any day.

Finally someone else!

I was a strong defender of this position for a long time. There is a Venn diagram with a circle of dairy in the center. It overlaps heavily with chocolate on one side and fruit on the other. But the fruit and chocolate circles should not touch.

Or so I thought. One day a friend was arguing with me about this and she pointed out a banana split, which has all three. Ok so maybe the fruit and chocolate circles barely touch for this one exception but otherwise - say no to chocolate with fruit.

I agree with this one too. This and the nuts post, we're on a roll

Oh, I violently disagree. I find your position to be almost repulsive.

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…here, have an upvote.

I completely agree with very few exceptions

Banana and chocolate is a good combo because bananas are so "mild" in sweetness

Also down with chocolate-covered raisins. Not grapes, though

But I can't think of a single other fruit I like with chocolate. I will eat the chocolate off a chocolate-colored strawberry and eat the strawberry alone

I am genuinely amazed that you have this opinion, and also that a significant number of other comments do as well.

I cannot even begin to describe how strongly I disagree with this, but I guess there just is a whole section of people who agree...

I... I want to cook for you, make something you've not tried before, show you the light lol.

If you don't mind me asking, can you taste cilantro, or does it just taste like soap to you?

Do you like nutmeg?

I largely agree except one: bananas.

I know it’s not truly chocolate, but still in the realm, I like to make a peanut butter, Nutella, and banana sandwich sometimes.

Chocolate covered banana chips are awesome

Assuming you ferment the fruit first, yes.

You sound like my dad. He doesn't dislike fruit and chocolate. He just dislikes fruit.

Try a chocolate covered habenero. 😊

You missed frozen bananas in dark chocolate on popsicle sticks. They're great.

Fuck orange chocolate! Only thing worse is mint chocolate.

I totally agree, I'm like that Squidward setting up a chair meme when I see a chocolate bar. And immediately pack up if it has any kind of fruits in it.

Or do you feel about chocolate oranges, or candied orange dipped in chocolate?

I might not be able to be friends with you depending on the answer.

People eat chocolate covered banana and nobody bats an eye, but I eat chocolate covered kebab onc...

I think I mostly agree with this. Not bad.

dark chocolate and clementines is a nice snack, though

When I'm sitting down with a nice single origin chocolate, it's nice to have some fruit to compare the acidity to. Priming the taste buds really does bring different dimensions of the chocolate to the forefront. It's not something I indulge in often, but if I'm going to be paying for it, I'm going to also go through the trouble of trying it with as many suitable seeming pairs as possible.

Yeah I disagree with every single one of these. Contrast in food is good. Varied textures are good. Sweet and sour is good. Congrats, I think you have an actually unpopular opinion.

I’ll take this a stage further and declare that fruit doesn’t go with anything.

I agree with all of your examples but what about bananas and chocolate? I think the less "fruity" and more heavy taste of bananas goes quite well with chocolate.

Wtf is gorp? You mean trail mix?

Chocolate oranges are great. As is chocolate with raspberry.

Maybe you're just eating too low-quality of chocolate.

Are you 6?

OK, I disagree but raise you one more. Chocolate covered popcorn and chocolate covered bacon are treats sent by the gods as the secret food of the initiated in the misteries of taste.

Yeah nah that is a wrong opinion. Literally had a chocolate fondue yesterday and it was divine.

As someone else saud seek help please.

Candy apple? It works because you get the sour apple and sweet shell. One offers a palate cleanse from the other, allowing you to avoid sensory adjustment. If you don’t like sour, it’s not pleasant. But otherwise, I don’t get it

I have to strongly disagree. I think chocolate is delicious with strawberries, raspberries and raisins. Heck I even love dipping banana slices in a chocolate fondue. I know, I’m weird! 😁

i actually like chocolate raspberries because it preserves the raspberries from turning to mush.

I once mentioned this, and someone actually suggested that maybe I don't like chocolate.

OP, what is your opinion of vegan molé? What do you think of savory chocolate?

Chocolate covered raisins are the worst thing ever.

Chocolate covered/dipped strawberries are nice. I like the flavors. The only issue is the shell like chocolate just breaks off of the strawberry, so maybe separate chocolate and strawberry could achieve the same or better. Still, a good flavor combo and traditional fruit/chocolate.

Yeah, you can go ahead and miss me on mixing chocolate with fruit as well as fruit with pastries.

Unpopular indeed... Hrmmph!

Like it's okay, i don't hate it, but it becomes too much sweetness and unless there's something non-sweet to balance it out i won't be able to manage more than a few bites.

What goes well with chocolate is stuff like chips and nuts, salty carbs.

You've never tried "Terrys Orange". I usually don't like the Chocolate & Fruit combo, either. But this one is surprisingly good.

Yes! Fruit and chocolate are gross together. It is nearly impossible to find an ice cream with fruit that doesn't have chocolate or white chocolate or stripes of some cocoa variety. Chocolate has absolutely ruined dessert.