Well, You Guys Were Right

[Wyndru]

Maybe it's that mexican water

A lot of people have said the taste went downhill since the move, I don't notice it though. I don't eat much chocolate.

 

[edro]

100% cocoa powder on your tongue is the best

 

[ThatsABigOne]

Rather have that then dark chocolate that is super bitter.

You are an idiot! 90% Dark Bitter by Spartak (Belarussian Chocolate) FTW.

 

[CPA]

How much would they have to raise prices; 5¢ a bar tops?! That's not an egregious increase to maintain quality.

A large bars currently goes for either $1 (if it's on sale) or $1.50. They wouldn't raise it to $1.05 or a $1.55. Would be more like $1.29 or $1.59 to $1.79.

 

[lxskllr]

I'm a fan of the ultra darks myself. Really, I like just about any chocolate that's competently made. I'm not a snob about it, but damn Hershey dropped the ball.

 

[Newbian]

so you don't like the taste of chocolate?

Milk chocolate yes, dark chocolate no, white chocolate sometimes but only if it's not the only thing in the candy but white chocolate raisins are where it's at for that kind.

 

[AMDZen]

Its obviously your taste thats changed, Hershey bars taste hasn't changed any in whatever time frame its been since the last time you had a Hershey bar unless its been more than 20 years.

 

[lxskllr]

Its obviously your taste thats changed, Hershey bars taste hasn't changed any in whatever time frame its been since the last time you had a Hershey bar unless its been more than 20 years.

That may or may not be true. It's a fact that the recipe changed. Did that affect the flavor? I don't know, but these bars don't taste like I remember.

 

[jsedlak]

I tried some 85% dark, thinking it would be awesome - ended up being way too bitter for me.

What are some good chocolate brands that aren't mass market, but not altogether rare?

 

[Maximilian]

I ate a hershey bar back in ~2000 and it tasted like sweaty sock it was disgusting

Best chocolate ive tasted so far is tescos own brand fruit and nut, beats galaxy, beats cadburys, even beats those rather tasty purple milka bars.

 

[BoomerD]

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26788...olics-sour-new-hersheys-formula/#.TxRgfW_y-88

http://www.accidentalhedonist.com/i...y_of_hershey_s_chocolate&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

 

[zinfamous]

Milk chocolate yes, dark chocolate no, white chocolate sometimes but only if it's not the only thing in the candy but white chocolate raisins are where it's at for that kind.

heh.

as far as un-chocolate Hershey's products go, white chocolate, in general, is worse. There is no such thing as "white chocolate." it is basically the corn syrup & food coloring product that Hershey's and others have always been passing off as "chocolate," only with some vanilla flavor, iirc.

There exists no "white chocolate" product that has ever been actual cacao. i/e.: chocolate.

 

[Vic Vega]

I remember reading about them changing the recipe a few years back.

Twix has changed the size of their bars... I noticed about a year ago, opened the back and the bar seemed like 1/2" shorter... I thought it was a fluke but got one the next day and it was also shorter (both bars).

Around here those bars are like $0.65 or so - can't complain too much for the price.

 

[AMDZen]

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26788...olics-sour-new-hersheys-formula/#.TxRgfW_y-88

That makes sense since I never eat any of those. I only eat the regular Hershey bar, which still says Milk Chocolate - and still tastes the same as it always has IMO

 

[rh71]

I'm still working on the Halloween candy, and it's all good to me.

 

[BladeVenom]

I usually get Callebaut, sometimes Valrhona.

 

[lxskllr]

That makes sense since I never eat any of those. I only eat the regular Hershey bar, which still says Milk Chocolate - and still tastes the same as it always has IMO

They've changed the recipe of the chocolate bars also.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Rather have that then dark chocolate that is super bitter.

Well, you wouldn't want to eat chocolate that is made for cooking but I love dark chocolate. There are some very good dark chocolate bars sold at Trader Joes.

 

[Phoenix86]

They've changed the recipe of the chocolate bars also.

From the article it looks like the original bar didn't change, and furthermore if it says "milk chocolate" then it has to contain coco butter.

I noticed the change in some of their products, it's very obvious.

 

[cirrrocco]

Cadbury outsourced their American chocolate production to Hershey.

Hershey bought Cadbury last year. so I am sure the queens chocolate company is gonna taste like shit.

Well I have still been buying Cadbury's over the last year and knock on wood, the taste hasnt changed

 

[qliveur]

Cadbury chocolate is horrible.

heh.

as far as un-chocolate Hershey's products go, white chocolate, in general, is worse. There is no such thing as "white chocolate." it is basically the corn syrup & food coloring product that Hershey's and others have always been passing off as "chocolate," only with some vanilla flavor, iirc.

There exists no "white chocolate" product that has ever been actual cacao. i/e.: chocolate.

White chocolate has always reminded me of sweetened soap. D:

 

[AnonymouseUser]

How much would they have to raise prices; 5¢ a bar tops?! That's not an egregious increase to maintain quality.

One would think that with all the money they were saving with their foreign exchange student exploitation that they wouldn't have to cheapen their product even more, but they did.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

White chocolate has always reminded me of sweetened soap. D:

I've had good and bad white chocolate, but Lindt white chocolate with coconut bar is one of my favorities.

 

[Kadarin]

One would think that with all the money they were saving with their foreign exchange student exploitation that they wouldn't have to cheapen their product even more, but they did.

Hershey's is apparently being run by the MBA school of thought where maximizing short term profits to enhance shareholder value at the expense of both quality and long-term reputation are desirable. This from a company that has always had shitty chocolate.

 

[lxskllr]

From the article it looks like the original bar didn't change, and furthermore if it says "milk chocolate" then it has to contain coco butter.

I noticed the change in some of their products, it's very obvious.

No, it's definitely changed. I've been an avid label reader since I was a young kid. Here's the new bar I'm looking at now...

Milk chocolate which contains...

sugar - same
milk - same
chocolate - same
cocoa butter - same
lactose - can't remember
milk fat - can't remember
soy lecithin - been there awhile
PGPR - NEW
Emulsifier - can't remember

Here's something that may, or may not be different. It might just be a wording change, but it used to read Vanillin, an artificial flavor. Now it reads Vanillin, Artificial Flavor. Is that something in addition to vanillin?