Is there any treat more decadent, more luxurious than chocolate? Well, it need not be a guilty pleasure - the chocolate you eat was almost certainly grown on small farms in poor countries. When you buy chocolate, you help poor farmers feed their families. It's a start, at least

*Now the bad news... picked by bingo 11 months ago

Do you love chocolate? Are you in the UK right now? If you answered yes then no you're doing it wrong for from 13th-19th October it is Chocolate Week - a glorious British tradition when eating anything but chocolate is against the law* and all chocolate is free**.



*Might be a lie.
**Y'know, I'm not sure about this one either. It is Chocolate Week though. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

Dars chocolate, a premium Japanese bar, now features a temperature sensing sticker that indicates when "high quality mouth meltiness" has been achieved. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

Two things that don't go together, Unlike the chocolate and peanut butter in "Reese's Peanut Butter Cups" picked by Hoosker 2 years ago

Chocolate By The Bald Man is a new chocolate restaurant opening in NY's Union Square. Everything in the restaurant is made of chocolate. The owner will be opening more in the future. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

Ingredients –
100 Live Black Ants (avoid red ants, their too spicy)
1 vanilla bean split and seeds scraped out
2 Egg Yolks
1 Tbsp. Sugar
1 tsp. Butter, melted
12 oz. Bittersweet Chocolate picked by sholom22 2 years ago

The rumour going around is that, nowadays, young people just aren't into Christianity. So you'd think that, when someone comes along and throws the Church a bone — kid-friendly Christian confectionary, say — they'd bite. Not so. On Tuesday, churches in Germany criticized a German businessman for his "tasteless" business endeavour: crafting delicious milk chocolate Jesuses. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

The unlikely hit Christmas gift is Mo's Bacon Bar, which contains chunks of applewood smoked bacon combined with smoked salt and milk chocolate. At ?5.99 per 3oz bar it is far from a cheap treat, but Selfridges – the only UK stockist – sold its entire stock of several hundred within 48 hours at its four stores and has urgently ordered more.

Where do you keep the stash, Pock? picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

If that craving for chocolate sometimes feels like it is coming from deep in your gut, that's because maybe it is.

A small study links the type of bacteria living in people's digestive system to a desire for chocolate. picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago

IBM, Mars Candy Company, and the US is working on sequencing the genetic code for cocoa trees. The work will be freely available so that no patents will be possible. Political unrest, fungus, and diseases have placed cocoa trees in grave danger. The work planned will ensure that no matter what happens you'll be able to enjoy your chocolate. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

As bizarre it may sound a university team in the UK has developed an eco-friendly race car designed to run on chocolate and vegetable oil. The new race car is the ecoF3 from WorldFirst, a small team from Warwick University in the UK, which envisages the car – or at least some of its technologies – one day being used in a FIA-sanctioned motorsport competition. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

"Larks' tongues. Wrens' livers. Chaffinch brains. Jaguars' earlobes. Wolf nipple chips. Get 'em while they're hot. They're lovely. Dromedary pretzels, only half a denar. Tuscany fried bats." Pigeons are often found in and around fountains, but usually the water variety rather than chocolate. Animal rescue experts had to be called in to save the bird from both the fountain and the gang... read full post picked by pocksucket 10 months ago

Cadbury's have come to the conclusion that for the most part, their target market already know what chocolate is and so don't need to waste expensive advertising time telling people.

Following on from the Gorilla here's some airport workers. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

The 11th Annual Chocolate Show is this weekend, including a chocolate fashion show! This year, former Project Runway designers and celebrity pastry chefs joined forces to create pieces under the theme of Superheroes!

More pics in comments picked by maven 1 year ago

The World's Only Life-Size Chocolate Moose! Made of 1,700 pounds of fine milk chocolate, unveiled July 1, 1997. picked by Neiako 3 years ago

Chocoholics can assuage any guilt they may feel after a new process was developed that turns the by-products of making chocolate into a biofuel -- meaning you can eat your chocolate and be eco-friendly. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Scientists from the University of East Anglia are searching for volunteers to eat chocolate every day for a year. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Many of life’s annoyances can be swept away in a sea of calm with a deep intake of breath in and a tasty chocolate pill. It will soon become one of your hand bag essentials. 30 delicious chocolate pills in a blister pack to keep each little pill as fresh as they day they were made, just for you, or a friend you know that may be feeling a little glum. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

It's chocolate egg season again, and sales of the pagan and Christian symbols of rebirth are as strong as ever. But the hunt for Easter eggs may truly be on next year, because chocolate trees are in increasing trouble. picked by bingo 8 months ago

Canadian women say there are some days they cannot survive without chocolate, while men say the same thing about sex, a survey found. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago