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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 138 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

yea well you should first dip them in melted chocolate and cover it with crushed hazelnuts to make sure they look genuine

[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 86 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Extra evil, only replace a few so it's more of a game of chance.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago

I like how you think.

[–] Antagnostic@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Ferrero Brussels trauma is generational.

[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 52 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They really should be cooked, first.

If raw, they would be much harder to bite into when compared to what a person would expect from a chocolate. Thus, it would be really easy to recognize something was off before you had sunk your teeth in enough to be fully committed. Meaning, a person could very likely just quickly spit it out before getting a good bite.

If cooked, then the softness would make it so you're already all in and you'd get way more sprout all throughout your mouth. Even better would be to cook them so they are super-soft and would immediately become mush in the mouth.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago

all good ideas, agreed that it should be soft for maximum effect. maybe also infuse it with chocolate too, to maximize the confusion

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

It might be possible to make this taste good. I've made good food with weirder combos. All it needs is a good bridge ingredient that can combine sweet and savory (balsamic vinegar and wine are great ones).

Could also infuse the brussels sprouts with some flavor while cooking them.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 10 points 4 weeks ago

it wont taste good as long as the person that bites it does so thinking it is chocolate

[–] Shard@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

I was going to say calm down satan but the commenter who replied to you is the real Satan

[–] dukatos@lemm.ee 4 points 4 weeks ago

Thanks Satan!

[–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 45 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works 41 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

I can't get over the fact tons of us used to think Ferrero Rochers were some delicacy for millionaires, but in reality can just be bought for under $10 at the average supermarket

[–] derpgon@programming.dev 13 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

To be honest, they were fucking delicious.

[–] RQG@lemmy.world 11 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Were? I thought they still exist.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 4 weeks ago

I find these extremely sweet sweets too sweet nowadays. I wish they make a version with half the sweetness.

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[–] tfw_no_toiletpaper@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Master167@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

I suppose a dozen people is roughly a ton (depending on which people and which definition of ton)

[–] oyfrog@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Oh I know this game. I've always thought it would be funny to use raw onions in the place of apples in caramel apples and pass them out on Halloween.

[–] SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

So you want to make caramelized onions?

🤭

Worst I’ve gotten was grapes in the foil for mini Cadbury eggs. It was quite evil. (Cuz those are my fave)

[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

Tony Abbott wouldn't mind

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 25 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I’ll help you dispose of the real ones.

[–] humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

Thanks for the help! Then I can paint the chocolates green. He’ll never see it coming!

[–] Balthazar@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Milton’s satan maybe. Bring me the roasty brussels

I don't think they're gonna be roasted

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 month ago

there's a whole story that normally goes with this about how it escalates

[–] badcommandorfilename@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Revenge for that time he re-wrapped coloured foil around grapes as Easter eggs?

[–] rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How big were those grapes??

The size of small Easter eggs (you know, the ones about as big as grapes)

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 13 points 4 weeks ago

Ha, I'd immediately kill my kid.

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I wonder how long you can safely, and in good consciousness, leave these without being eaten before you have to say something. Like if you trick your dad into accepting the switched out Sprout Ferrero Rochers but he doesn't open them for three weeks should you squeal?

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Yes otherwise highly negative consciousness

[–] utopiah@lemmy.world 9 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

If I were the dad I'd get tricked once... then keep the evil one and use it as weight comparison point for all others. I don't need to unwrap any. The light ones, if there are any, are the good ones. I'd do that while looking in her eyes grinning knowing how long this little ordeal took for her to make.

[–] utopiah@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I'd then buy bacon to eat the Brussels sprout, they aren't actually that bad, just stinky to boil.

[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

You don't boil them, you fry them in a skillet with some butter and fresh rosemary.

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago

I coat them in olive oil, salt, ross them on a baking pan at 425 for some time that I can't specifically recall. Even my kids love them, and I certainly do. My favorite are definitely fried of, super crispy, but I like to think they're marginally healthier baked.

[–] X_DIAS@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew...

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My dad got around my absolute hate for brussels sprouts with this: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/216806/roasted-apples-and-brussels-sprouts/

The apples really enhance the taste, imo

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago

This is a war crime.

[–] Asafum 5 points 1 month ago

As long as they're roasted with garlic and butter I'd be just as happy to find that lol

[–] don@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

A side dish and dessert winds your dad up? Well, okay then, I guess.

[–] tisktisk@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

am not a father, but want to get in on the joke. I can't deduce what brussel sprouts and chocolate have to do with each other...

[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

the sprouts are a similar size and shape to those chocolates, and theyre hidden under the gold wrappers, meaning the actual chocolate isnt visible from the outside. So, they can remove the chocolate, wrap the wrappers back over the sprouts, and put those back in the package so as to make whoever it is given to think theyre getting chocolate, until they unwrap one.

[–] Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It gets worse, melting chocolate over the sprouts, and then adding the nut crumble makes them look exactly the same...

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[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

They're replacing the chocolates with Brussel sprouts

[–] tisktisk@piefed.social 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Every day we stray further from God 🤦

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