[Aki]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/413099.stm

see, chocolate is good for you, it can reduce the risk of heart attacks and cancer

[orbsycli]

YES!!!!!!!!! i love chocolate.

[Biochemist]

Originally Posted by orbsycli

YES!!!!!!!!! i love chocolate.

Orb- You may recall that I accused you of being female before (I can't recall where I got the impression) but this post would have built on the impression if you had not identified your gender explicitly previously. I have NEVER heard a male exclaim the virtues of chocolate. I really thought this was a sex-linked characteristic. This would be a great poll.

[orbsycli]

hahahah yeah i figured that would happen. i just have a passion for good food, it's something that never lets me down.

[Biochemist]

Originally Posted by orbsycli

hahahah yeah i figured that would happen. i just have a passion for good food, it's something that never lets me down.

Well, my food-lust list would certainly be topped by 1) rare steaks, nicely charred 2) really fresh pesto 3) a short list of cream based soups and bisques 4) Ahi with wasabi (and most sushi) and 5) really good cabernets.

And I suspect that chocolate would not hit my top 10 (although cheescake might).

I have to admit I get a chocolate hankering around Easter. Must be family tradition or something.

[TeleMad]

Originally Posted by Biochemist

Well, my food-lust list would certainly be topped by 1) rare steaks, nicely charred...

Isn't that called Pittsburgh rare?

[Aki]

just to add something:
white chocolate isn't good because it does not contain cocoa, which really sucks, because I love hershey's cookies 'n cream chocolate.

[Biochemist]

Originally Posted by TeleMad

Isn't that called Pittsburgh rare?

I never heard that. And I worked in Pittsburgh for six months a couple of years ago.

It has a nice cachet to it.

[Qfwfq]

Originally Posted by Aki

white chocolate isn't good because it does not contain cocoa

S'far's I know, it contains cocoa butter but not cocoa powder. I guess the wonder drug isn't in the butter!

I haven't looked through this, but you gals might like to: http://www.icco.org/menuqa.htm

[TeleMad]

Biochemist: Well, my food-lust list would certainly be topped by 1) rare steaks, nicely charred...

TeleMad: Isn't that called Pittsburgh rare?

I never heard that. And I worked in Pittsburgh for six months a couple of years ago.

Many years ago I worked as a cook in Wilmington, DE and when a customer asked for his/her steak to be Pittsburgh rare we'd throw it on the grill then continually pour oil on the flames to make them flare up and engulf the steak. The outside would be charred but the interior would still be rare.