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Why US chocolate tastes weird to the rest of the world (www.dw.com)
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[โ€“] Kolanaki@pawb.social 22 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Because we get rid of as much of the bitterness as possible. Same reason most of us have a little coffee with our cream and sugar.

[โ€“] LilB0kChoy@midwest.social 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The drop in black coffee consumption in the US is a relatively recent trend. Only 18% of people prefer to drink their coffee black โ€“ a 56% decrease from 2022.

If all you're getting from your coffee is bitterness then it's not very good coffee.

[โ€“] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

But that's how I like it! Not that I can taste bitterness anymore.

[โ€“] LilB0kChoy@midwest.social 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Some people do. I used to have a local 24hr diner that had the carafe that sat on a burner all day and there was just something about the tar black, bitter abyss of that coffee that I liked.

Once I tried good coffee that was bitter, and floral, and nutty, and somehow also a little sweet; really just a well balanced flavor, I understood the difference.

Everyone has different tastes and it's probable better to say coffee that's only bitter is not quality coffee bean coffee.

[โ€“] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 2 points 5 days ago

My tastes, as do my personality and even uh...IQ, change often and drastically.

[โ€“] GoodStuffEh@lemmy.ca 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I like my sugar with coffee and cream.

[โ€“] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Keep it going full steam.

[โ€“] casey@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Too sweet to be sour, too nice to be mean

[โ€“] dickalan@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

My YouTube algorithm keeps on sending me vintage Beastie Boys music videos and Iโ€™m not complaining

[โ€“] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world -1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Black Starbucks coffee is amazing, though. Somehow you people got that right.

[โ€“] Krudler@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

It's over-toasted burnt coffee.

People are allowed to like it though, and obviously they do (with 400 calories of sugar-fat poured in to make it palatable)