White chocolate is better than dark chocolate and i'm tired of pretending it's not

Are saltine crackers your favorite potato chips?

White chocolate shouldn't even be called chocolate.

Going off of the comments already, I would say that this is a truly unpopular opinion. Well done, OP!

White chocolate literally just tastes like sugar and fat. And "sour"??? What dark chocolate are you eating? This one actually pissed me off fr. Truly unpopular opinion.

As a Belgian I consider myself a bit of an ambassador on chocolate and after discussing this with all my fellow countrymen we came to the unanimous conclusion that you are wrong. Please apologize and remove this post.

Maybe because it's not chocolate and we should stop calling it this.

TIL, some people think solidifed mix of powdered milk & sugar is chocolate.

Thank you for satisfying yourself with that and leaving chocolate for the rest of us.

Upvote because I whole heartedly disagree with you.

It really isn't. The key flavor factor of Chocolate is it's bitterness.

White Chocolate totally sacrifices this flavor profile. If you prefer white chocolate you like sugar, not chocolate.

You have the palate of a child

Comparing white chocolate to dark chocolate makes as much sense as comparing macarons to macaroni :P

Other than that, enjoy white chocolate moderately, preferably with friends, and enjoy your weekend, kind human being :)

All you´re doing is saying that you don't like chocolate with extra steps ...

You enjoy sweetened cocoa butter rather than the fermented product of the cocoa bean, one is chocolate and the other is not. You enjoy the one that is not chocolate, but makes a great moisturizer if you don't add sugar.

Im glad you like your sugary milky butter. Have the day you deserve.

Are you a serial killer or just an absolute freak in other ways? White chocolate tastes like someone mixed jizz and chalk dust into some bland milk chocolate.

Wait, is dark chocolate actually sour to you? Dark chocolate is definitely not sour for me. Bitter maybe, but absolutely not sour.

no officer, he was already dead when I found him

So the only problem I have with white chocolate is that is seems soooo much sweeter. Like a sickly sweet. Its not bad just not my go to sweet

So you like pure fat mixed with sugar. That's ok with me.

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Damn, I think this may be the first truly angry upvote I've ever given. How someone can be so wrong, but post about it in the one place where the sheer insanity of saying it requires me to applaud their saying it, it don't understand.

Legit though, I get it. Dark chocolate is an odd pleasure. Sour isn't the right word, it's bitterness, though. And it's an earthy bitterness rather than something that is only bitter. But I can see how the dominance of the bitterness is going to overwhelm the palate until and unless you've taken the time to break away from sweet pleasures as the only pleasures. And that takes both time and effort, we aren't geared to detect bitterness as good by default.

I love me some white chocolate though! The cheap stuff is cloying and waxy, but when it's done well, you get this creamy texture along with the buttery flavor carried on sweetness.

Wait, dark chocolate is sour? Very high concentration (80%+) dark chocolate is close to powdery and has some fruity notes, but it's usually slightly bitter rather than sour to me. It's not my favourite but I can't think of it as being sour.

It's not even real chocolate. Dark chocolate for the win. At least 70% or bust.

I also think white is better than dark chocolate, but what kind of dark chocolate you're eating that's sour? Dark chocolate is supposed to be bitter.

Why would you pretend anyway? Such a nonsensical thing to do, I can't even comprehend why anybody would do such a thing in this instance.

White chocolate is just sugary butter, you are a simpleton. Good day sir or madam.

I guess you're gonna be tired aaaaand wrong.

I'm sure we'll see eye to eye on other matters, but not this.

Good day to you!

White chocolate is just a shell of the chocolate it wants to be

Proper dark chocolate isn't even good. Milk chocolate however is far better than white chocolate. White is just too... cloying?

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Completely disagree, though I don't like dark chocolate all that much either. Upvoted.

If you prefer white chocolate to other kinds you just don't like chocolate that much, which is fine, but don't lie to us about it

Those be fightin words.

Shut it. Debating taste is pointless.

I like and eat both. I don't even care if people don't consider white chocolate "not true chocolate", it's still great. Milk chocolate, too.

Still, if I had to choose, I'd probably go with the darkest, least sweet chocolate.

I follow your flavor claim, but lose me on the texture bit. They feel veeery similar tbh.

But i cannot STAND white chocolate. Its way too sweet for me, and it overall tastes too much like milk. So much so i usually get 70% cacao content, which would probably be too bitter for your tastes.

Might as well just say you like sugar. I've never had white chocolate that isn't caked full of sugar, but dark chocolate is 👌

Eww

It's like people have different tastes. If you like it, that's all that matters.

That's racist.

I like dark chocolate because (excuse my English) had a sour-sweet tastes. especially the ones who had 50% or more in cacao

You shut your dirty blasphemous mouth. Heathen.

I didn't think this was going to be an unpopular opinion, but this apparently strikes a nerve with chocolate lovers.

Anyway, I don't agree with the claim but taste is always a personal preference and it's pointless stating one is better than the other.

I'm sympathetic. Not sure I agree, but I'm sympathetic.

Let me try to change your mind...

Take 2 pounds of cream cheese, float the foil packs in warm water for 10-15 min. Drop the cheese into a bowl with 1.5 cups of sugar and hit it with a mixer until it's nice and smooth.

Add 3/4 cup Dutch processed cocoa powder. Dutch processing reduces the acidity and makes it darker and smoother.

5 eggs, 2 tablespoons of vanilla, then the secret ingredients, 1/4 cup of Grand Marnier and 2 teaspoons of orange extract.

Mix all that up until it's smooth again, then add an entire 10 oz. bag of miniature chocolate chips. Important you use mini chips because full size chips won't melt all the way and leave a weird texture.

Now, prep the pan, take a 9" springform pan and spray it with non-stick spray. Pop in 1/4 cup MORE Dutch processed cocoa powder and swirl it all around so it coats all the surfaces. This is going to bake into a dark chocolate crust.

Pour in the batter and bake at 200°F for EIGHT HOURS. I put it in the oven, go to bed and set an alarm. In the morning, your whole house will smell like chocolate and oranges.

Now, the worst part, it has to chill. You can't just eat it, it's pudding right now. So step 1, let it sit on a wire rack until it's room temp. 2 to 4 hours.

Put a plate on top, flip it over, and remove the springform pan. Put the cake in the refrigerator and chill another 2 to 4 hours.

When the cake is chilled, put another plate on top, flip it right side up, decorate, slice, and serve. I like topping it with some little candied oranges.

Completely wrong

Thought so until the age of 10. So I'm making an educated bet, that you mightnjust grow out of it. otherwise eternal damnation awaits

It's unpopular because most people think white chocolate has 0% cocoa beans

I completely agree. White chocolate isn't as sweet and I believe is very underrated.

Yep, its unpupular alright. Agree with you myself though it really shouldnt be called chocolate, more like a vainilla bar.

As a supertaster, bitter things are difficult to enjoy because even slight bitterness tends to overpower everything else. So I agree with OP and will take my downvotes accordingly.

People ITT: gatekeep chocolate.

Holy cow, OP - this is an actual unpopular opinion! Nicely done!

Is there something unpopular about liking white chocolate?

White chocolate is better for you.

Personally, I think the bitter of dark chocolate helps contrast the sweet.

Milk Chocolate > White Chocolate > Dark Chocolate.

Milk chocolate is the best of chocolates when there are no extra additives on it's own.

Dark Chocolate as much as I hate it, IS better than white chocolate on it's own.

White chocolate without any sort of flavor enhancers is just so damn bland. However, it's just like eating salt on it's own. Gross by itself, but delicious with something else to go with it. White chocolate is a catalyst. Milk Chocolate is a treat. Dark Chocolate goes in the trash. I'll begrudgingly eat it if I have no other better chocolate around lol.

The only people I've ever seen like dark chocolate are people who hate themselves, take scalding hot showers with the heat of a thousand suns, and enjoy starting their day with black coffee. AKA, people who had no self esteem as a teenager until they forced adult habits on themselves before they were ready rather than admitting they like 'childish' stuff. Cultural masculinity is so weird.

You're wrong

So technically speaking the % dark is the amount of cocoa (solids+butter) / total. There really isn't a standard way that dark chocolate is defined otherwise.

Therefore you can have a 75% dark chocolate that is well balanced (70% cocoa, 5% added cocoa butter, 25% sugar) but have it be less dark than a white chocolate that is 80% cocoa butter and 20% other stuff since it's technically 80% dark.

Not really sure where I'm going with this other than to say generalities in chocolate, like saying all dark chocolate is sour, suck. In any case, white chocolate is usually crap

I don't hate white chocolate but I prefer the regular kind.

The cacao percentage in dark chocolate makes all the difference when it comes to sourness: I prefer a semisweet which I wouldn't describe as bitter.

Shite chocolate isn't chocolate. Edit I meant white chocolate but theres not much of a difference from my pov

Change my mind.

What you like is sugar and cocoa fat mixed together.

I like both. Not the super dark bitter stuff, but stuff on the level of Hershey dark is fine. Not saying I'm a Hershey fanboy, but that's a reference common enough to understand.

Both are better in small doses IMO. White is too sweet, and dark isn't sweet enough to eat a whole lot at a time.

Milk chocolate hits a perfect spot.

I've always loved white chocolate. Gives me a tingle in my throat when I eat it.

While I disagree, I must say white choclate chip cookies aremy favourite (for some reason)

But you are missing out on all the good stuff in dark chocolate like theobromine, there's much less of that in white chocolate.

Does anyone have any white chocolate candies they recommend?

It is not chocolate because it doesn't contain any coco butter.

Wow I didnt know that this is such an unpopular opinion. There's nothing wrong with liking white chocolate.

Liking white chocolate doesnt mean not liking chocolate. When i want sth sweet, i prefer white chocolate, but I'm also a fan of dark chocolate (60%-80%).

Tell me you only buy low-quality confections without telling me you only buy low-quality confections.

Buy yourself one of these: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81+PzvS1KpS._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg

Then here's the trick: only eat a small piece at a time, like 1 square inch. Savor it. Don't immediately follow it with anything. Let the flavor completely leave your mouth on its own before you have anything else.

I actually agree with you. Chocolate is great, but you never know heaven till you had white chocolate.

I'm with you, brother. White chocolate is the superior chocolate. It's not tainted by vile cocoa powder.

My unpopular opinion might be that dark chocolate is gross

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I agree with this messages so I had to downvote it : 😢

White Toblerone is the best chocolate in the world. Next best is Fazer's Salty liquorice milk chocolate.

White chocolate is not very good, but dark chocolate is fucking disgusting. I do have to think that people are just pretending to like it. I mean, alcohol is disgusting too but at least there's a point to drinking it.

Preach king

I agree. White chocolate is best chocolate.

"BuT iTs NoT cHcOlAtE!"

It's made from cocoa butter. It's got cocoa in the name and therefore chocolate. 😤

That's interesting. Can you recommend any brands for me to try? Hopefully I can find them in Malaysia. Maybe I'll change my mind on white chocolate.