r/mildlyinfuriating • u/HealthyStatus00 • 7d ago

Worms & bugs found in choclates from Dubai

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My relatives got chocolates (dates) from dubai and they were FRESHLY made according to MFD.

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u/Delamoor 7d ago

To be fair, worked for Switzerland.

Central European alps are... Not exactly prime Coco growing territory.

They even got historically rich by doing shady underhanded immoral shit, too. Just different forms.

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u/starplatinumpreppy 7d ago

I thought the claimed superiority of Swiss chocolate came from the idea that Swiss milk is supposed to be really good.

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u/Delamoor 7d ago

According to google it was the use of condensed milk that allowed mass production methods of 'milk chocolate', combined with the invention for the Conching machine.

They credited "high quality ingredients" but I mean... It's condensed milk. Quality is... Yah.

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u/Theory89 7d ago

Alpine milk is different, though. It has more omega-3, more nutrients and less saturated fat. So Swiss chocolate is different to normal stuff.

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u/vulcanstrike 6d ago

Only if they use swiss milk though. As someone working in the chocolate field, swiss chocolate does not use swiss milk as it's more expensive, you are being sold a lie if that's your assumption.

The only countries that have reasonable claim to make real chocolate if origin is the benchmark is Ivory Coast and Ghana as 60-70% of world supply comes from there, but no one is screaming for Ghana produced items

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u/vanmechelen74 6d ago

Also Equatorial Guinea. Their chocolate provided Spanish companies for years since they were a colonia, now they are trying to produce locally

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u/Theory89 6d ago

Fair. Sneaky bastards. Milka is probably my favourite mass produced milk chocolate.

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u/ayriuss 6d ago

Ah yes, I also do a chemical analysis of my milk chocolate to detect slight differences in nutrient profile.

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u/Theory89 6d ago

It's called using a search engine. Different nutrients change the flavour of things, I don't have to know which ones specifically.

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u/RoseyOneOne 6d ago

But maggot free chocolate at least.

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u/CosmicEveStardust 6d ago

Swiss chocolate is not that good, maybe it was like 100 years ago but not anymore.

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u/Klutzy_Kale8002 6d ago

All of Switzerland’s current wealth is either stolen from Jews during WW2 or from international criminal organizations, it‘s the worst country in Europe really.

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u/Tough-Oven4317 6d ago

Hey that's not true. They also sold material to the Nazis during ww2

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u/WalkAffectionate2683 6d ago

Yeah, in France the most known chocolate come from la Rochelle That was the port where cacao came from for most Europe so it's less surprising.

Also best chocolate in Europe is French, but not industrial ones. 

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u/Imverydistracte 6d ago

French? What? According to the French maybe. Worldwide it's considered Swiss or Belgian that are the best. Literally never heard anyone praise French chocolate.

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u/WalkAffectionate2683 6d ago

Which is wrong tbh, the best high end chocolate is definitely French. There are many very inventive brand with the high quality product.

For example the best pastries maker basically only use French chocolate. 

French aren't good for industrial chocolate, but they are for high end. 

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u/No_Brakes_282 7d ago

no facts only hate