Salmiak licorice. It’s not a treat for everyday, but sometimes that weird bitter salty combo slaps.
Belgian ales, and German beers that follow the purity laws.
Good old Austrian Vegemite.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony's_Chocolonely
Dutch chocolate which is very good, and uses a slavery-free supply chain.
But not a lead free chain
https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/lead-and-cadmium-in-dark-chocolate-a8480295550/
Welp. That’s depressing
Damn. Pick your battles I guess, I’ll die of lead poisoning to keep people free
I think it’s more like “The chocolate supply chain is poisoning you in general” tbh, so go with Tony’s because it’s the ethical choice of delicious lead.
CR uses shit science, doesn’t open source their papers, isn’t peer-reviewed and goes against WHO and FOA recommendations. source
CR’s latest article on heavy metals in chocolates advised readers that “kids and pregnant people should consume dark chocolate sparingly, if at all, because heavy metals pose the highest risk to young children and developing babies.”
But medical toxicologists who spoke with Ars disagreed with the “sparingly, if at all” suggestion.
“I don’t see evidence that pregnant people or children will be harmed from eating food from time to time with concentrations at the levels described in the article,” Stolbach told Ars.
Feed your babies all the chocolate you want then.
As far as I’m concerned it’s a self solving problem.
totally normal way to respond to a scientific critique of misinformation
A scientific critique would have been addressing the specific flaws of the study or the conclusion, which I don’t think they really did.
For example, your article notes that the levels they’re basing their analysis on are conservative on the side of safety, that there is no technically safe amount of lead, and that these exposure levels are cumulative for the rest of your diet.
So in total the criticism is that chocolate is indeed high in lead and cadmium contamination but your kids will probably be fine.
Really, you should have pointed out that CR refused to share the hard data, which is what is known as “sus.”
I don’t think there’s any food product from Europe that I regularly consume.
Now, Mexico and South America, on the other hand…
Every time I go to Mexico, one of the first things I do is get tacos! I NEEEED EM!!!
German chocolate is like a whole other food than the wax that Hershey’s pretends is the real thing.
As a swiss person “Hershey” is not choclate — it is a candy.
Chianti Classico from Italy. It’s just soooooo smooth.
European sardines are VASTLY superior to most of the stuff you get in the US
Twinings (UK version) Extra Strong Breakfast Tea with Digestives dark chocolate biscuits.
Off the top of my head the only European food product I consistently buy is Kerrygold butter. But I could use a domestic version. Other than that I’ll on rare occasion buy a wine that’ll be from Italy or France rather than a domestic.
The only international foods that really make up any significant part of my grocery list are fruits from the tropics.
I’m not American … but I carry an emergency ration of Aromat at all times when ever I leave Switzerland.
Aromat is just MSG (mono-sodium-glutamate). If you need this stuff to “spice up” food, I feel sorry for you.
I’m confused. You feel sorry for me because I enjoy a seasoning?
And no I don’t need it, I just prefer having it. Do you only eat plain food without any seasoning or spices?
I eat it with herbs and spices. Just dunking it in SMG is horrible.
If you need to put others down for no reason to feel good, I feel sorry for you
Wrong. I can cook. I know about MSG and the damage it does.
Honestly you kinda just sound racist.
Like any other seasoning, MSG has its uses. I wouldn’t stock a spice cabinet without it.
What damage does it do?
They’re probably referencing this, but unironically.
MSG is found in all sorts of foods, from soy sauce to some nice aged cheeses. And the glutamic acid (which this is a salt of) is a non-essential amino-acid (meaning the human body makes it itself).
Preparing EU exit tariffs for the upcoming trade war with the US?
In that case, fancy wines that rich people buy.
Cheese, cured and uncured dried meats, dairy…actual food standards that protect consumers and aren’t pumped full of antibiotics, they just taste so much better.
we use antibiotics in the EU as well. it also doesn’t affect meat taste, the reason why it’s regulated is to prevent antibiotic resistance
I love that Smarties (the chocolate) are naturally colored. All our candy is basically carcinogenic
Also, our Smarties are basically chalk. Delicious chalk
Edit: clarity
what’s the source for your candy being carcinogenic?
I can’t find any sources saying Red 40 has been banned. You’re probably confusing it with the recent Red 3 ban by the FDA?
Speaking of the FDA Red 3 ban, this decision was motivated by the Delaney Clause, not by any scientific evidence showing harm to humans. The FDA’s own studies found it safe for human consumption, yet the aforementioned outdated legislation gives them a legal obligation to deem said ingredients unsafe. source:
Studies showed that male rats exposed to very high levels of Red #3 developed thyroid tumors. Here’s the crucial context: this occurred through a hormone mechanism specific to male rats that doesn’t exist in humans. The FDA’s own analysis shows a 210-fold safety margin between typical human exposure (0.25 mg/kg body weight per day) and levels causing effects in rats (35.8 mg/kg per day).
Even more telling: studies in other animals - including female rats, mice, gerbils, and dogs - showed no cancer effects. Human studies have consistently failed to show evidence of harm at normal exposure levels.
Some additional context you might find useful.
For the same reasons, Red 40 causing cancer in mice in really high roses doesn’t imply a causation of harm to humans
Marmite. I enjoy it on toast, but I use it more often as a vegan beef bullion replacement and umami booster, of which I think it’s unparalleled.
Can you give me some examples of dishes you’d add it to? I’m intrigued. Like a pho, ramen or soup?
I always add it to a pot of chili before simmering it for an hour (usually about a teaspoon per 3lbs of meat, I just eyeball it).
If I’m making tacos, I’ll add it to already cooked meat in the pan along with the spices and water (to be boiled off), which will make it extra beefy.
Also works great in a beef or veggie stew, beef stroganoff, or vegan beef macaroni soup.
I haven’t tried it in ramen, but that’s a great idea!
Thanks! Super cool. I’ve never had marmite, but I’m gonna snag some and try this.
