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Fake chocolate
Albeit, I’ve been a vegan and a vegetarian, I wasn’t really strict with either of them. This was because I have a weakness for chocolate and ice cream; by no means was I going to give them up. (Of course, I love cheese too, so that caused issues, too.)
At these times in my life I still ate my vices. I still had my Amy’s ice cream (heavenly, I assure you), Dove chocolate and pasta. Obviously, I was not a strict vegan by any means. Although, I must admit, I didn’t realize these things had dairy or eggs until toward the end of my “vegan period.”
Despite, the fact I am no longer practicing veganism or vegetarianism, I still have a lot of friends that do. Reason why I recently bought carob, the vegan version of chocolate. It is caffeine-free and often dairy-free.
I tried it for the first time around the age of 10 at my first vegetarian restaurant. My friends and I quickly despised it and found that it didn’t taste like chocolate at all. It’s been more than a decade since I last had it, but I tried it again tonight. I quickly realized why I didn’t like it.
To me it doesn’t taste like chocolate at all. It’s gritty and earthy. No sweet taste to it at all, plus chocolate has that distinct taste and the carob chips didn’t match the one my palate knows so well. So obviously, I’ll be sticking to the real thing. Not to say that for vegan friends I won’t use carob. I just won’t be participating in the tasting.
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