[Hot Coldman]

Hey since this thread is loosely candy related, I hear Europeans often find that Hershey's chocolate has a vomit smell and taste, is this true?

I felt this. Disgusting crap.

[Basileus777]

I can definitely understand not liking Hershey's chocolate, but comparing it to vomit or soap? Hah.

[nckillthegrimace]

I can definitely understand not liking Hershey's chocolate, but comparing it to vomit or soap? Hah.

European soap is AWESOME

[hamchan]

I can definitely understand not liking Hershey's chocolate, but comparing it to vomit or soap? Hah.

It definitely has a vomit taste to me. Must be the milk they use or something.

[Gav47]

Hey since this thread is loosely candy related, I hear Europeans often find that Hershey's chocolate has a vomit smell and taste, is this true?

The plain bars I've gotten from America kinda have a sour after taste to them but the cookies and cream flavoured bars they sell here are fine.

Oh and mistaking the UK for Ireland, unforgivable. The funniest thing is Ryan posted the video and he even said in the video that Galway was in Ireland.

[Felix Lighter]

Fascinating. I guess if you've grown up with it, you just don't notice it or it just seems like a normal part of the flavor. I definitely get the sour after taste but it never seemed unusual.

[Fjordson]

I'm a European and think Hershey's is okay. Not the best, but definitely not as bad as "vomit taste".

Though I've been living in California for 6 years now so maybe that has altered my taste buds or something :lol.

[CrunchinJelly]

Hershey's is pretty disgusting. Saying that, I find Dairy Milk to be too sickly sweet for me.

[The Kid]

On the topic of Hershey's chocolate, the reason for the taste is the fact that Hershey's boils its milk: http://www.hersheystory.org/about/milton-hershey.aspx. Milton Hershey did this as a way to mass produce chocolate cheaply, which at the time was available only to the upper class. The boiling of the milk goes to the point where the milk almost curdles, thus creating the taste of Hershey's chocolate.

[Hot Coldman]

Oh my god, Double Deckers are amazing. Cadbury's >>>>>>>>> ALL.

edit: Oh fuck. This is torture. Fuck. Right, first thing tomorrow I'm buying a massive slab of Cadbury's. Chocolate is basically the only thing that I can taste at the moment anyway.

[Hamst3r]

Hey since this thread is loosely candy related, I hear Europeans often find that Hershey's chocolate has a vomit smell and taste, is this true?

From: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/13/tr...4453.html?_r=1

American milk chocolate — specifically Hershey's — is known for its tangy or sour flavor, produced by the use of milk that Landuyt refers to as "acidified." ... Hershey's puts its milk through controlled lipolysis, a process by which the fatty acids in the milk begin to break down. ... ... This produces butyric acid, also found in Parmesan cheese and the spit-up of babies; other chocolate manufacturers now simply add butyric acid to their milk chocolates...

There ya go. acidicbodyodorpukechocolate.

[shadyspace]

Jeff drives 10-2 style smh http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ryan-d..._medium=social

[AcridMeat]

Ryan had a fungus on his bigtoes,

I'M SO SHOCKED

Of course this is the first thing I hear when loading the stream.

[Haunted]

American milk chocolate — specifically Hershey's — is known for its tangy or sour flavor, produced by the use of milk that Landuyt refers to as "acidified." ... Hershey's puts its milk through controlled lipolysis, a process by which the fatty acids in the milk begin to break down. ... ... This produces butyric acid, also found in Parmesan cheese and the spit-up of babies; other chocolate manufacturers now simply add butyric acid to their milk chocolates...

This produces butyric acid, also found in Parmesan cheese and the spit-up of babies; other chocolate manufacturers now simply add butyric acid to their milk chocolates...

also found in Parmesan cheese and the spit-up of babies

the spit-up of babies

sounds great

[SmithnCo]

Jeff drives 10-2 style smh http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ryan-d..._medium=social

Isn't that more like 8-4 style?

Also I like Hershey's but it gets it's ass kicked thoroughly but many other bars.

[AcridMeat]

I've never liked Hershey's chocolate either. The fact that there's deliberate incorporation of the awful aftertaste is hilarious to me.

Tradition is great huh guys?

[Inferno313]

Isn't that more like 8-4 style?

SYNERGY!

[Haunted]

Isn't that more like 8-4 style?

I see what you did there.

[Curufinwe]

Jeff drives 10-2 style smh http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ryan-d..._medium=social

Having your hands high on the wheel is dangerous if an airbag goes off. Don't look up degloving on google if you''re squeamish.

http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_new...m_medium=email

[AcridMeat]

10-2 is what we're taught in California.

At least I was, so Jeff definitely was, not sure if it's changed to the 9-3 since.

[chickdigger802]

I drive er... left hand at 12.

Right hand poking away at the radio.

[shadyspace]

Jeff gave MK Vita a 5 :lol

[notworksafe]

Having your hands high on the wheel is dangerous if an airbag goes off. Don't look up degloving on google if you''re squeamish. http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_new...m_medium=email

:O Okay, I'm switching to 9-3 tomorrow.

[Dany M]

Jeff gave MK Vita a 5 :lol

everyone seems to like it...?

[Mully]

:O Okay, I'm switching to 9-3 tomorrow.

One hand on a nice day, two at 9-3 on a shitty day.

[Foliorum Viridum]

Anything other than 10-2 feels weird and wrong. I was always taught 10-2.

[Poyunch]

I do 9-3 because it's comfortable but I was taught 10-2.

[RomanticHeroX]

One hand at 12, the other takin it real easy.

[Orgun]

Lool
@alexisg: @jeffgerstmann Don't forget that you are going to be doing all the coding from your new chair http://t.co/uUzqGfhw

[Gowans]

That's a lot of UK/Irish Sweets & Chocolate.

I realised in this video they call Stanley Knives Box Cutters.

And the US doesn't do Easter Eggs in Mugs???

PS Bunny Mix is Bullshit.


They also need to burn that Liverpool car sticker! ;)

[bearythebear]

Fuck!, so I entered the gamespot code on a really old gamespot account that I apparently had, and it turns out that account was banned 5 years ago or something (don't remember why) , so now I cant access anything beyond the frontpage.... Any way I can contact giant bomb dudes about this?

[WoodenLung]

Was that a liverpool sticker? Not cool to send such filth to Giantbomb, should be ashamed of himself.

[StevePharma]

I drive 8-4 style. They say it's safer.

Still do the captain's turn though. I can't get used to that push/pull turning.....

[Backfoggen]

I had a Hershey's bar once and it tasted so bad I thought it had gone past the expiration date so I threw it away.

[madmackem]

It definitely has a vomit taste to me. Must be the milk they use or something.

This its vile.

[Antiwhippy]

I like cookies and cream.

I don't get the aftertaste thing but then again I swallow pretty fast.

[MonkeyKnuckle]

Cadbury's Easter eggs are some of my least favourite, I can only eat a little bit before I feel a bit ill.

However, I can eat tons of Galaxy chocolate in one sitting, that's the good stuff. :P

Random question - Has anyone in the UK eaten a Kit-Kat from mainland Europe? They taste so much better, almost worth driving to France for. ;)

[Tea and Toast]

Kit-Kats are crap in general unless we are talking about the white ones.

[Baller, PhD]

Jeff Black Ops 2 impressions: http://www.giantbomb.com/news/lets-t...-of-duty/4120/

[Antiwhippy]

Best chocolate is Lindt dark 80% and toblerone.

[Orgun]

Kit-Kats are crap in general unless we are talking about the white ones.

You sir, are a monster! Good day.

[Gowans]

Best chocolate is Lindt dark 80% and toblerone.

Good call, I love Lindt, not the dark one tho.

[pslayer666]

Was that a liverpool sticker? Not cool to send such filth to Giantbomb, should be ashamed of himself.

:lol

Didn't watch the video yet, did the guys even know what that was? :-P

[Gowans]

:lol Didn't watch the video yet, did the guys even know what that was? :-P

They must have done as it was picked up and put down immediately with no mention.

[Megasoum]

Is it just me or the Black Ops podcast is not showing up on iTunes?

Edit: nvm...after mashing refresh for a couple of minutes it just popped up lol.

[Spookie]

Kit-Kats are crap in general unless we are talking about the white ones.

Nope, the only one worth mentioning is the peanut butter. Sweet christ. I could eat a box of them.

[Typographenia]

I'm telling you all, Brad is totally into just using that box cutter any chance he gets. The glint in his eye every mailbag video...


Man, it was like freaking Christmas. So much stuff!
Brad biting the egg, hahahaha Those chocolate mugs are pretty awesome. I would so buy one of those.

[Darklord]

I've been listening to old bombcasts. It's great hearing in 2009 Ryan getting so pissed off by Diablo 3 not being in beta yet and probably won't be released in 2010. Also Brad being so sure that Pandas were never coming to WoW.

[Crimson Clown]

The end of a long journey...finished the P4 ER. Goodbye dear friend. :(

[Hot Coldman]

Kit-Kats are crap in general unless we are talking about the white ones.

White Kit-Kats are too much, worst white chocolate ever.