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[–] 7 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

That's because you think it's chocolate. It isn't. Approach is that way and it's pretty awesome.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

    Counterpoint-- it was heavily marketed as a chocolate substitute starting back in the 70's IIRC, so it's unsurprising consumers think it's like chocolate. And chocolate never needed a substitute anyway, IMO. Dark chocolate's a perfectly healthy treat, after all.

    Regardless, what would you use carob in?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (1 child)

    Here where it's native, a few companies make various products, like flavored cookies, crackers, rusks, teas, "carob honey" (viscous extract, like sweeter, less sour, but slightly tart balsamic), and sometimes just dried carob itself, as a snack.

    Most of these are kind of a novelty, mostly appealing to tourists as something new and weird, but some of them can be very tasty, and have extremely rich flavors.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    Carob made me cry as a child.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    My mama went on a hippie health food phase back in the day, it almost destroyed the whole family lol.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago

    Maybe I've only ever had good carob, but the carob cookies I made were delicious IMHO. The carob chips I used tasted like a cross between chocolate and raisins.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago

    My cousin got bad acne outbreaks when she ate chocolate, so she ate carob instead. The only time I had it was when she had a carob cake for her birthday. I almost barfed.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago

    Well, I, don't know

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago

    I love carob, it's so creamy when a chocolate bar is made of it properly. I also prefer making "chocolate" cakes with carob

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  • [–] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    I always thought it tasted pretty much exactly like Hershey chocolate, personally. 🤷‍♂️

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