Chocolate?

War · Post by **War** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 2:27 pm

Tirk wrote:If you say Hershy's is terrible, then you have obviously never been given a Hershey's kiss... you poor poor soul.

Ate a bag of those at christmas, they're not very good.

Kirb · Post by **Kirb** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 2:29 pm

The only US chocolate that can stand up to, or dare I say... surpass European chocolate.

MixedMyth · Post by **MixedMyth** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 2:35 pm

Whenever I visit my folks, I always visit Stam.. They've been doing chocolate for ages in Holland. One of the brothers, for whatever reason, came to Des Moines, IA and opened up a shop. It quickly took off and now there are several locations in Des Moines and one in Ames. Their chocolate is deliiiicious.

I'm very particular about my chocolate, too. I lived in Switzerland for a year as a kid and got hooked on Swiss chocolate, so it was a bit of a shock when I came back home. I've been kinda picky about it ever since.

Edit: In fact, I just finished off a small gift assortment of Stams I got for my birthday because the remaining chocolates were melting in the heat! D= I suppose I could have stuck them in the fridge...but that's all the way downstairs and stuff.

Dr Legostar · Post by **Dr Legostar** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 3:07 pm

MixedMyth wrote:Whenever I visit my folks, I always visit Stam.. They've been doing chocolate for ages in Holland. One of the brothers, for whatever reason, came to Des Moines, IA and opened up a shop. It quickly took off and now there are several locations in Des Moines and one in Ames. Their chocolate is deliiiicious.

I'm very particular about my chocolate, too. I lived in Switzerland for a year as a kid and got hooked on Swiss chocolate, so it was a bit of a shock when I came back home. I've been kinda picky about it ever since.

Edit: In fact, I just finished off a small gift assortment of Stams I got for my birthday because the remaining chocolates were melting in the heat! D= I suppose I could have stuck them in the fridge...but that's all the way downstairs and stuff.

i keep having my mother mail me stuff from stams... it is godly. in fact, i just had a dark chocolate truffle one.

TRI · Post by **TRI** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 3:18 pm

Kirb wrote:

The only US chocolate that can stand up to, or dare I say... surpass European chocolate.

Fixed.

MixedMyth · Post by **MixedMyth** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 3:24 pm

legostargalactica wrote:
MixedMyth wrote:Whenever I visit my folks, I always visit Stam.. They've been doing chocolate for ages in Holland. One of the brothers, for whatever reason, came to Des Moines, IA and opened up a shop. It quickly took off and now there are several locations in Des Moines and one in Ames. Their chocolate is deliiiicious.

I'm very particular about my chocolate, too. I lived in Switzerland for a year as a kid and got hooked on Swiss chocolate, so it was a bit of a shock when I came back home. I've been kinda picky about it ever since.

Edit: In fact, I just finished off a small gift assortment of Stams I got for my birthday because the remaining chocolates were melting in the heat! D= I suppose I could have stuck them in the fridge...but that's all the way downstairs and stuff.
i keep having my mother mail me stuff from stams... it is godly. in fact, i just had a dark chocolate truffle one.

Try their frogs sometime. =D they've got carmel and pecan bits inside. Also, they're cooked marzipan is pretty tasty.

I also just found out that they have a gelato shop in Des Moines. I knew their main store there had some...but a whole shop???

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:19 am

I sometimes think I'm the only person in the world who isn't desperately in love with chocolate. I don't mind it. But I don't get the whole world love affair with the stuff. It's good to dip fresh fruit in, though.

Bearandkitten · Post by **Bearandkitten** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:55 am

rkolter wrote:I sometimes think I'm the only person in the world who isn't desperately in love with chocolate. I don't mind it. But I don't get the whole world love affair with the stuff. It's good to dip fresh fruit in, though.

Word. I am so unimpressed with chocolate. Sure it's good sometimes, yet I never find myself craving it.

As for the news article, if they cant call cheese product "cheese" and they cant call margerine "butter" why should they be able to call fake chocolate "chocolate". It's not really chocolate and therefor is misleading.

Dr Legostar · Post by **Dr Legostar** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 6:07 am

bearandkitten wrote:
rkolter wrote:I sometimes think I'm the only person in the world who isn't desperately in love with chocolate. I don't mind it. But I don't get the whole world love affair with the stuff. It's good to dip fresh fruit in, though.
Word. I am so unimpressed with chocolate. Sure it's good sometimes, yet I never find myself craving it.

freeeeeeaaaaaaks.

Black Sparrow · Post by **Black Sparrow** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 6:08 am

legostargalactica wrote:
bearandkitten wrote:
rkolter wrote:I sometimes think I'm the only person in the world who isn't desperately in love with chocolate. I don't mind it. But I don't get the whole world love affair with the stuff. It's good to dip fresh fruit in, though.
Word. I am so unimpressed with chocolate. Sure it's good sometimes, yet I never find myself craving it.

freeeeeeaaaaaaks.

There there, Lego. Come away...

The Neko · Post by **The Neko** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 6:35 am

I have a love-hate thing with chocolate. I like it in very small amounts or combined with the right other flavors, otherwise I get sick of it very quickly.

Yeahduff · Post by **Yeahduff** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 6:55 am

rkolter wrote:I sometimes think I'm the only person in the world who isn't desperately in love with chocolate. I don't mind it. But I don't get the whole world love affair with the stuff. It's good to dip fresh fruit in, though.

Kinda like trying to explain the big deal about breathing.

TheSuburbanLetdown · Post by **TheSuburbanLetdown** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:12 am

The Neko wrote:I have a love-hate thing with chocolate. I like it in very small amounts or combined with the right other flavors, otherwise I get sick of it very quickly.

I'm kinda the same way. If I have it too much, it's not special anymore.

And Hershy's is okay, but not as awful as Mars. I like going to independent and/or small chocolatiers. Or the foreign Isle at the grocery store.

Dr Legostar · Post by **Dr Legostar** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 7:34 am

Black Sparrow wrote:
legostargalactica wrote:
bearandkitten wrote: Word. I am so unimpressed with chocolate. Sure it's good sometimes, yet I never find myself craving it.

freeeeeeaaaaaaks.
There there, Lego. Come away...

::follows sparrow::

Prettydragoon · Post by **Prettydragoon** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:54 am

Rusty Knight wrote:
MixedMyth wrote:Ha ha! The EU is stricter than we are. Then again, we allow wax in our chocolate. Eeew.
Waxed Chocolate?

Eeew isn't the half of it...

Surely you don't want hairy chocolate?

Also, Fazer is the One True Chocolate(tm).

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:51 am

Sheesh.

Chocolate isn't all that and a ball of string. It is good when mixed with fruit though.

Dr Legostar · Post by **Dr Legostar** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:53 am

rkolter wrote:Sheesh.

Chocolate isn't all that and a ball of string. It is good when mixed with fruit though.

remind me to bring you something from Stam.

Black Sparrow · Post by **Black Sparrow** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:41 am

I got a box of Lego's favorite chocolates at New Years. I've never tasted anything better.

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:51 am

I'm not much of a fan of chocolate, I always thought that infatuation with it is mostly girl thing. I'll get craving for it here and there, though, but only on occasion. Swiss chocolates are good, Nestle ain't bad, Cadbury is very nice.
However, it's handmade chocolates from Belgia that really blew my mind. Remember when I said that I'm not a fan of chocolate? I completely forgot that while I was eating those.

The Neko · Post by **The Neko** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:57 pm

Chocolate milk made with Belgian chocolate is really nice.