Things I like VS Things I don't like

[Idle Thoughts]

@Fenris @Kat @Inner Stickler @TheChileanBlob @Borborygmi @Detroit Hoser, @faithfool, @Jaglavak, @Kat, @KidVermicious, @NAF1138, @Rat Diva, @silenus @The Futility of Nihilism, @Zeener Diode






Regarding candy, I HATE:

Anything taffy.
Anything gummy.
Anything that has nougat in it.
Anything that has coconut in it.
Anything that has a liquorice flavor.
Anything that has a cinnamon flavor.
Anything that is either coffee or toffee flavored.
MOST anything that I have to suck on (so, most all hard candies)
MOST things that have a mint flavor (peppermint, spearmint, wintergreen)

Some specific bars I hate:

Mounds
Almond Joy
Butterfinger
Baby Ruth
Skor
Heath



Things I LOVE:

Anything peanut buttered, especially if it's paired with chocolate.
Anything milk chocolate
Anything with nuts of any kind (peanuts, almonds, etc)
MOST kinds of candy bar

Specific ones I love:

Anything Reeses
Anything Snickers
Payday
Kit Kat
3 Musketeers
Milky Way
Mr Goodbar
Hershey's with or without nuts
5th Ave
Whatchamacalit
Krackle
Nestle's Crunch (is this even in the tourny?)
All M&Ms, except for plain
Twix
100 Grand
Take 5



See? I don't hate everything. I like more than I hate.

[Idle Thoughts]

I meant to post this OUTSIDE of the poll forum, actually...as to not interrupt Rat Diva.
@Fenris, any way you could move it to the food forum, maybe, please?

Apologies.

[Kat]

Nestle's Crunch got kicked in Round 1, I believe. I know it was in there somewhere, because I voted for it.

I'm surprised that Idle and I don't correlate more on Borb's charts.

[Fenris]

Work work work work work work work.

[Idle Thoughts]

Originally Posted by Fenris

Work work work work work work work.

Thank ya! IOU one mod looking the other way if you break the rules on the SDMB.

[Detroit Hoser]

You two had sad childhoods, I can tell.


Edit: Fenris, however, ate Whoppers so I know he had fun.

[Rat Diva]

Originally Posted by Detroit Hoser

You two had sad childhoods, I can tell.


Edit: Fenris, however, ate Whoppers so I know he had fun.

I like Whoppers plenty (my favorite way as a kid was to let them dissolve in a cup of hot cocoa... umnumnumnum) I just like pralines better. I did vote for Robin Eggs, which are just pimped-out Whoppers anyway.

[Rat Diva]

No need to move it on my behalf, Idle. I won't be posting any polls until the current round times out so you're not interrupting anything

ETA I see Fenris already moved it, but really I don't care if anyone wants to post stuff in the megapoll forum. If I disagree, I'll just torture you with pictures of liquorice-flavored coconut taffy with a nougat center

[Detroit Hoser]

I did that with Whoppers, too! I also stuck Bugles on my fingertips...and olives on my fingertips at Thanksgiving.

[Zeener Diode]

Originally Posted by Detroit Hoser

I did that with Whoppers, too! I also stuck Bugles on my fingertips...and olives on my fingertips at Thanksgiving.

You people are weird. I bet you used to curl your upper lip and rest a No. 2 pencil on it, pretending it was your mustache. Because I totally never did that. Nope. Just like I never put gloves on over my fist, just so I could pretend to smash my fingers in doors. Nuh-uh.

[Kat]

And Salerno Butter Cookies go on your fingers, too.

I will add that Idle Thoughts' "hate" list is longer than mine. Although, most chocolate candy will beat out even the things I like from Idle's hate list.

[Jaglavak]

Originally Posted by Kat

I will add that Idle Thoughts' "hate" list is longer than mine.

This is unpossible.

[Kat]

Originally Posted by Jaglavak

This is unpossible.

Well, maybe if we branched out into all food, but with candy-related hates, his list is longer.

[Detroit Hoser]

Oh right, I forgot about those!

[NAF1138]

Originally Posted by Idle Thoughts

See? I don't hate everything. I like more than I hate.

You still hate a whole lot of stuff.

The stuff you like is pretty good stuff though.

[Inner Stickler]

Really my bugaboos are coconut, licorice that isn't of the twizzler/red vine variety, malted milk balls and stuff like almonds or other nuts that ruin the lovely softness of the chocolate. Peanuts are generally ok but keep 'em to M&Ms, snickers, payday and that sort of thing. Dark chocolate just isn't sweet enough and cinnamon flavor that isn't hot is fine. But I think that's about it, really. Idle is insane, though with his hatred of taffies, gummies and so on.

[Jaglavak]

Originally Posted by Inner Stickler

Really my bugaboos are coconut, licorice that isn't of the twizzler/red vine variety, malted milk balls and stuff like almonds or other nuts that ruin the lovely softness of the chocolate. Peanuts are generally ok but keep 'em to M&Ms, snickers, payday and that sort of thing. Dark chocolate just isn't sweet enough and cinnamon flavor that isn't hot is fine.

:: adds Stickler to The List ::

[TheChileanBlob]

You dark-chocolate-haters, what about chocolate chips?

[Borborygmi]

I am surprised by the HATE for Butterfinger coupled with the LOVE for 5th Avenue. Now of course these are different enough so as to not strictly be Nestle/Hershey analogs... but they're similar enough that I'm surprised they got shout-outs on opposing lists.

[NAF1138]

Originally Posted by Borborygmi

Ibut they're similar enough that I'm surprised they got shout-outs on opposing lists.

I didn't even notice that.

The heck Idle? All the peanut butter crunchy bars are good. Some are better than others. But to love one and HATE another is just weird.

[Flying Saucerian]

Originally Posted by NAF1138

I didn't even notice that.

The heck Idle? All the peanut butter crunchy bars are good. Some are better than others. But to love one and HATE another is just weird.

He's the Anti-Fanny Dooley. He hates anything with double letters.

[Inner Stickler]

Originally Posted by TheChileanBlob

You dark-chocolate-haters, what about chocolate chips?

If they're in something sweet enough to counteract the dark chocolate bitterness, it's fine but I would generally prefer a version made with sweeter chocolate.

[Kat]

Originally Posted by TheChileanBlob

You dark-chocolate-haters, what about chocolate chips?

I'm not a dark chocolate hater (well, I don't really like the extremely dark chocolate, like the ones labeled 90-something percent dark). but chocolate chips are semi-sweet, not regular dark chocolate.

[TheChileanBlob]

Originally Posted by Kat

I'm not a dark chocolate hater (well, I don't really like the extremely dark chocolate, like the ones labeled 90-something percent dark). but chocolate chips are semi-sweet, not regular dark chocolate.

Yeah, but that's what regular dark chocolate candy bars are made of. Like Mounds and Special Dark and those.

[NAF1138]

Originally Posted by Kat

I'm not a dark chocolate hater (well, I don't really like the extremely dark chocolate, like the ones labeled 90-something percent dark). but chocolate chips are semi-sweet, not regular dark chocolate.

Psst semi sweet is dark chocolate. Same stuff different marketing gimmick. Don't tell the others or they will start hating chocolate chip cookies.

Also, I don't think anyone really likes the 90% nonsense. But a good 60% cacao bar is awesome with some red wine or an apple.

[Rat Diva]

Originally Posted by NAF1138

Also, I don't think anyone really likes the 90% nonsense.

I do, honestly. I've been known to eat unsweetened baking chocolate straight up.

[NAF1138]

Originally Posted by Rat Diva

I do, honestly. I've been known to eat unsweetened baking chocolate straight up.

Hipster

[Kat]

Originally Posted by NAF1138

Psst semi sweet is dark chocolate. Same stuff different marketing gimmick. Don't tell the others or they will start hating chocolate chip cookies.

Also, I don't think anyone really likes the 90% nonsense. But a good 60% cacao bar is awesome with some red wine or an apple.

It's not the same dark chocolate formula that's used in candy bars, though. It tastes different. I've eaten enough semi-sweet chocolate chips straight from the bag to say this with some authority. And it's not just different the way that Lindt dark chocolate is different than Godiva dark chocolate is different than Ghiradelli dark chocolate, either. Because although I haven't see a dark chocolate Nestle bar to compare Nestle Toll House morsels to, I have eaten Ghiaradelli chocolate chips and they taste different than their candy bars.

[NAF1138]

Originally Posted by Kat

It's not the same dark chocolate formula that's used in candy bars, though. It tastes different. I've eaten enough semi-sweet chocolate chips straight from the bag to say this with some authority. And it's not just different the way that Lindt dark chocolate is different than Godiva dark chocolate is different than Ghiradelli dark chocolate, either. Because although I haven't see a dark chocolate Nestle bar to compare Nestle Toll House morsels to, I have eaten Ghiaradelli chocolate chips and they taste different than their candy bars.

Difference of scale possibly perception. Semi sweet is between 50-75% cacao usually around 60 and bittersweet is higher. Same stuff, different shape. Potentially different quality.

[Rat Diva]

I don't get it, either. Personally I like Butterfinger/5th Avenue/Clark about equally, right behind Mounds and Milky Way Dark.

[Idle Thoughts]

It's very simple: Butterfingers inside get's stuck in my teeth constantly as I eat it. 5th Ave doesn't.

[TheChileanBlob]

Yeah, agreed about Butterfinger. The other kinds are more crumbly, less sticky.

[hilarity n. suze]

I love Butterfinger. It's the best candy bar. Well, Heath bars.

But Butterfingers are too messy to eat. As everyone said. Is it better to eat them on a cold day, or a hot day? I have had bad luck both ways.

Now I want one.

It looks like I pretty much love everything Idle Thoughts hates. Well, except Snickers. I will eat a Snickers.

[Rat Diva]

Originally Posted by hilarity n. suze

I love Butterfinger. It's the best candy bar. Well, Heath bars.

But Butterfingers are too messy to eat. As everyone said. Is it better to eat them on a cold day, or a hot day? I have had bad luck both ways.

Now I want one.

It looks like I pretty much love everything Idle Thoughts hates. Well, except Snickers. I will eat a Snickers.

Re: Butterfingers and messiness thereof

Just get the fun-size ones so you can pop the whole thing in your mouth at once

[Rat Diva]

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to trade in my Crosstrek for a Prius. Then I'll ironically crack open a PBR and listen to some band you've never heard of

[Inner Stickler]

Dammit, I just ate a chocolate chip and a square of ghirardelli cabernet matinee and it's pretty much the same except the ghirardelli is wine-ier.

In my defense, chocolate chip cookies are not my favorite cookie.

[Kat]

Originally Posted by Inner Stickler

In my defense, chocolate chip cookies are not my favorite cookie.

That's it! You're on The List!

[Inner Stickler]

I'm starting to get the feeling these are not the good lists.

[Jaglavak]

You'll be a real hit on my list.

[Zeener Diode]

There's no getting around the fact that milk chocolate is more palatable than it's darker counterpart. Dark chocolate is an acquired taste, much like wine, whiskey, and cigars. And just like those, dark chocolate depends greatly on its confectioner to achieve its flavor; when done correctly the results are sublime, but when botched it's an affront to good taste.