Ah, chocolate! It's craved by people of all ages, from toddlers wheedling their parents for candy at the grocery store to elderly receptionists . It can be light and fresh or dark and bittersweet. Lovers use boxes of the stuff to show their devotion; mysterious candy factory owners use it to teach moral lessons to horrible children, and Juliette Binoche used it to win over stuffy French townsfolk in that one movie your mom liked.
Simply put, it's one of the most beloved foodstuffs in world history. But what separates the good from the great, the inexpensive treats from the decadent indulgences? Price points, branding, and plain common sense are a start – give a girl you're trying to woo a 3 Musketeers bar from the corner store and see where it gets you – but they can only take you so far. If you truly want to discern high-quality chocolate, .
And the only way to find out that last part is to break the chocolate yourself. Snap your chocolate in half and listen One way to tell if you're dealing with a quality chocolate bar is to break it in half, or at least break off a piece. When you do so, listen carefully: you're looking for a sound that's not unlike a finger snap.
One, two, three, . Did you hear it? If you did, that means you've got a good piece of chocolate on your hands. If you're eating dark chocolate, that snap is going to be especially pronounced due to the high percentage of cocoa it contains compared to its milk and white counterparts.
(Dark chocolate is 50-90% .
