Most of the US chocolate taste like puke due to Bu...
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Most of the US chocolate taste like puke due to Butyric acid in them. That's why I prefer British or Canadian Cadbury's than the US ones.
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British Chocolate is like tasting candy for the first time
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That's what I really miss about studying in France. The chocolate was delicious. Anybody that likes US Hershey's chocolate is just wrong.
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yup I agree, but for some reason I do like Hershey's kisses. Best chocolate I ever had was Z Chocolate from France YUM YUM https://www.zchocolat.com/
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Our family are big fans of ALDI chocolates. Don’t know who makes them, but they are so much better than Hershey’s.
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Most like some German or other EU manufacturer since ALDI is a German company
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That would explain why it’s so much better! Their hot chocolate mix is the best I’ve found too.
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Aldi tends to be my go to for food now. I shop there before I go to other grocery stores if I need more unique stuff.
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They have one of the best pricing and business model - that is why they expanded big time in EU then in USA. Wish they come to Canada
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Love Aldi, they even have the Live Gfree stuff now for gluten-sensitive people, which saves us tons of money. Most gluten free products elsewhere are triple the price
They are also the closest store for us, so we always go there first. I’m sad to say their apples (from Washington) are much better than the local NY apples. All the orchards nearby just grow Honeycrisp now, and I don’t care for them. NY used to be a great state for apples, but not anymore.
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Haha sorry for the honeycrisps. My university created those. I like them, but they are pretty average.
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I must be in the minority of people that dislike them
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It's crazy how a honeycrisp apple can't selfsustain either. You can't grow anything with their seeds and they need other types of apples to pollenize them.
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Have you tried the new Cosmic Crisp apple?
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Most edible apples come from mutant trees with three or four chromosomes, so their pollen is worthless
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they better than the honeycrisp
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Yeah, I don’t care for that style of apple (very crispy), really. I like a slightly softer apple. Empire and Cortland are my favorite
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We have some many flavors and orchards around me. It's kinda nice.
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I tend to buy the the orchard run apples (all varieties) straight from. They might not be shiny and pretty still has dirt and leaves attached to them, they taste wonderful and they do actually rots unlike waxed kind that just shriveled over time. Every summer I go to Okanagan valley for eating the best fruits - apple, pears, peaches, plums and best cherries in the world. Driving 4 hours is worth it. Being close to the source both Okanagan and Washington tend to get better quality fruits than other places in North America.
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@jen can vouch for that
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it’s true!
peaches & cherries are the best
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if i ever get out there, I’ll have to check it out
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forgot about the lower mainland's blue berries and fresh strawberries during the season
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I always go blueberry picking out on Westham Island. So yummy.
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Also the largest producer of cranberries in NA
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you can see the cranberries from space!
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Wow, this is making me want some fruit salad for dinner
I learned how cranberries are harvested. They just shake the plants and the ripe berries fall off, no need to pick them like most fruit.
and they have tough skins so they don’t bruise when falling to the ground
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I think here they just flood the fields and then collect the floating cranberries