Chocolate News
Happy National Chocolate Cake Day! January 27, 2025
Chocolate will taste ‘the best’ if stored in one place – and it’s not the fridge
The experts recommend keeping chocolate in your cupboard rather than the fridge, as the latter may be too cold for your tasty treats.
Why Every M&M’s Candy Is Stamped With A Little ‘M’
Mars Inc. introduced the trademark detail in 1950 to distinguish real-deal M&M’s from imitations. The M&M’s name references the initials of the chocolate company’s two co-founders, Forrest Mars Sr. and Bruce Murrie (both the sons of chocolate company executives). Mars bought out Murrie’s share of the company in 1946, four years before the stamp was introduced, which means we can safely assume the “m” stands for Mars.
The Best Store-Bought Chocolate Ice Cream, According to Chefs
There’s one brand that consistently earns top marks from chefs, and it’s the same one that came out on top in the Allrecipes taste test: Häagen-Dazs Chocolate Ice Cream.
Why Military Chocolate Was Deliberately Made To Taste Bad
Giving soldiers delicious chocolate would pose a number of problems: They might eat it too soon, or they might use it as currency and trade it for other goods like cigarettes and magazines with pictures of scantily-clad women. The army wanted to avoid making these chocolate bars desirable because they were meant to keep soldiers alive in an emergency situation.