Hershey's Chocolate

CABLEDUDE · 11-06-2011, 19:11

I went to ASDA today and nagged my mum into buying some Hershey's chocolate for a try to see what it's like and I was shocked, I started eating and thought it's not so bad and then tasted what can only be described as sick thinking I'd burped sick or something (sorry if this sounds horrible

) I tried some again later and tasted sick again, so I searched Google and apparently its something many people have said that it does indeed taste of vomit.

I gave my mother some to try and she had to spit it out

CABLEDUDE · 11-06-2011, 19:19

Oops, I apoligise, I've just noticed a thread on the subject below. I feel very silly now.

LaChatteGitane · 11-06-2011, 20:57

Looks like Hershey's has made it's way - good & proper - to the UK

001_ATLANTIS · 11-06-2011, 21:12

Yes - it truly is the vilest 'chocolate' you will ever taste.

epicurian · 11-06-2011, 21:36

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CarolAn · 11-06-2011, 21:39

Yes its not nice. Although I do like the Hersheys cookies and cream which is white chocolate but it is very sweet.

Tumbleflumps · 11-06-2011, 22:33

I find the dark Hersheys chocolate is much nicer than the normal flavour.

TopManc · 13-06-2011, 20:09

Seems you have suffered the same expeirences as me my friend.

HollyC · 14-06-2011, 20:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by TopManc

Seems you have suffered the same expeirences as me my friend.

Me too - absolutely vile! I had some in New York, and it had the same 'sick' taste - apparently that's normal

It does explain why Americans rave about our chocolate when they're here!

scout35 · 14-06-2011, 22:27

Seriously? How many threads does it to take for someone to explain that Hershey's is not the only chocolate in the US?

HollyC · 14-06-2011, 23:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by scout35

Seriously? How many threads does it to take for someone to explain that Hershey's is not the only chocolate in the US?

Yup, seriously! I've only been to the States once, but, because I'd heard about Hersheys, I tried it and it tasted like sick! In my job before last, we used to get a lot of visitors from the States, a lot of whom used to take back loads of Galaxy! That's my experience, sorry if you don't like it.

Aerick · 14-06-2011, 23:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by scout35

Seriously? How many threads does it to take for someone to explain that Hershey's is not the only chocolate in the US?

They'll never believe it. lol. Apparently we only have one type in this big country, or either all chocolate in the US tastes like Hersheys because 'we rave about British chocoolate'.

epicurian · 14-06-2011, 23:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by HollyC

Yup, seriously! I've only been to the States once, but, because I'd heard about Hersheys, I tried it and it tasted like sick! In my job before last, we used to get a lot of visitors from the States, a lot of whom used to take back loads of Galaxy! That's my experience, sorry if you don't like it.

Next time tell them just to buy Dove when they're home, because it's the same thing as Galaxy.

My husband is British, and every time we go to visit the U.S. he buys loads of Reese's peanut butter cups. It's the novelty of it he likes.

badcompany3004 · 14-06-2011, 23:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by epicurian

Next time tell them just to buy Dove when they're home, because it's the same thing as Galaxy.

My husband is British, and every time we go to visit the U.S. he buys loads of Reese's peanut butter cups. It's the novelty of it he likes.

I am sure you can get them here in this country. Do the ones over here not taste the same? Or when you novelty do you mean the novelty of bringing the chocolate home from somewhere overseas?

Not trying to be antagonistic or anything by the way, just curious

epicurian · 15-06-2011, 00:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by badcompany3004

I am sure you can get them here in this country. Do the ones over here not taste the same? Or when you novelty do you mean the novelty of bringing the chocolate home from somewhere overseas?

Not trying to be antagonistic or anything by the way, just curious

I'm certain you can, but I've never seen them. But yeah, I think it's mostly the novelty of taking something back from overseas, as he buys other stuff too, like Junior Mints. I don't really rate Hershey's and I've yet to have a British chocolate I've wanted to write home about... Swiss chocolate on the other hand is pure joy. Ritter Sport is another favorite of mine, which, shock, horror, I used to buy in the U.S. as well.

Aerick · 15-06-2011, 05:52

you know, i just realiz(s)ed, our boss brought back some chocolates from Japan, sort of intricately wrapped, obviously packaged for a gift as there are about 30 in this box.

I have to admit, they don't taste spectacular, sort of a soft texture with a sort of aftertaste. I'm not entirely sure whether to pronounce them the epitome of Japanese chocolate, as I've not tasted the full gamut of that country's chocolates.

I, myself, would love to try other versions before deeming Japanese chocolate soft with an aftertaste.

mrs_buckley · 15-06-2011, 08:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by epicurian

I'm certain you can, but I've never seen them. But yeah, I think it's mostly the novelty of taking something back from overseas, as he buys other stuff too, like Junior Mints. I don't really rate Hershey's and I've yet to have a British chocolate I've wanted to write home about... Swiss chocolate on the other hand is pure joy. Ritter Sport is another favorite of mine, which, shock, horror, I used to buy in the U.S. as well.

My Tesco sells (peanut butter cups) them on the confectionery end-of-aisle, I love them.

Paradise_Lost · 15-06-2011, 08:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by badcompany3004

I am sure you can get them here in this country. Do the ones over here not taste the same? Or when you novelty do you mean the novelty of bringing the chocolate home from somewhere overseas?

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are quite hard to come by here. On a few rare occasions in the last few years I've seen the "miniatures" version retailed near where I live at small shops (and they were imports). Someone told me they saw them once at an ASDA in the London area (Ealing). But I've never seen them at Tesco or any of the major local retailers around here or in Bristol. Although it is a bit cheaper to order RPBC's online that it used to be.

badcompany3004 · 15-06-2011, 12:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by epicurian

I'm certain you can, but I've never seen them. But yeah, I think it's mostly the novelty of taking something back from overseas, as he buys other stuff too, like Junior Mints. I don't really rate Hershey's and I've yet to have a British chocolate I've wanted to write home about... Swiss chocolate on the other hand is pure joy. Ritter Sport is another favorite of mine, which, shock, horror, I used to buy in the U.S. as well.

Well I can understand that Novelty, so makes perfect sense. I am not a huge chocolate fan if I am honest, sometimes I fancy some but it is not often. But I do enjoy Galaxy Chocolate, to me it just tastes nice. I seriously can't stand Nestle chocolate - I used to like it but something has changed. Anyway I am babbling. So yeah I understand why you get them and bring them back.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paradise_Lost

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are quite hard to come by here. On a few rare occasions in the last few years I've seen the "miniatures" version retailed near where I live at small shops (and they were imports). Someone told me they saw them once at an ASDA in the London area (Ealing). But I've never seen them at Tesco or any of the major local retailers around here or in Bristol. Although it is a bit cheaper to order RPBC's online that it used to be.

I have seen them in both Asda and Tesco, Asda it is usually found near the tills on those shelves that are there just to tempt you into one last purchase. And Tesco there seems to be a chocolate and sweet section that is away from the confectionary aisle, on end of the aisle shelving, and this is where I always see them. This seems to be the case in various Asdas and Tescos that I have seen.

Sweet FA · 15-06-2011, 17:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by epicurian

I'm certain you can, but I've never seen them. But yeah, I think it's mostly the novelty of taking something back from overseas, as he buys other stuff too, like Junior Mints. I don't really rate Hershey's and I've yet to have a British chocolate I've wanted to write home about... Swiss chocolate on the other hand is pure joy. Ritter Sport is another favorite of mine, which, shock, horror, I used to buy in the U.S. as well.

They do them in my local Morrisons and at local newsagents - not seen them anywhere else though apart from on-line. Was browsing on Amazon the other day and there was a really good value box of the stuff but it was as much again to deliver! Think they were coming from abroad so I left it.

Paradise_Lost · 20-06-2011, 13:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by badcompany3004

I have seen them in both Asda and Tesco, Asda it is usually found near the tills on those shelves that are there just to tempt you into one last purchase. And Tesco there seems to be a chocolate and sweet section that is away from the confectionary aisle, on end of the aisle shelving, and this is where I always see them. This seems to be the case in various Asdas and Tescos that I have seen.

Interesting. I go out of my way to look out for them. Maybe we're just behind in the southwest. But any that we would find are imports as they're not manufactured for distribution here

crazychris12 · 20-06-2011, 14:24

Awful awful chocolate. Don't know how the Yanks can eat it!

Rogana Josh · 20-06-2011, 22:26

Some of my OH's relatives gave her some Hersheys chocolate after a holiday in the States, it was really vile

Talky Tiki · 21-06-2011, 08:08

Got a Hershey's bar from Asda the other night, absolutely vile. The only time I can remember spitting out food in disgust as an adult. Usually I'll eat something even if I don't like it, just on point of principle for having paid for it and not being wasteful. But this was just too horrible, like chewing on a mouthful of sick. It's hard to believe this is apparently so popular in America.

AppleJuice:) · 21-06-2011, 08:27

Well I liked it????

11-06-2011, 19:11	#1
CABLEDUDE Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,127	Hershey's Chocolate I went to ASDA today and nagged my mum into buying some Hershey's chocolate for a try to see what it's like and I was shocked, I started eating and thought it's not so bad and then tasted what can only be described as sick thinking I'd burped sick or something (sorry if this sounds horrible ) I tried some again later and tasted sick again, so I searched Google and apparently its something many people have said that it does indeed taste of vomit. I gave my mother some to try and she had to spit it out

11-06-2011, 19:19	#2
CABLEDUDE Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,127	Oops, I apoligise, I've just noticed a thread on the subject below. I feel very silly now.

11-06-2011, 20:57	#3
LaChatteGitane Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: stirring the cauldron Posts: 3,957	Looks like Hershey's has made it's way - good & proper - to the UK

11-06-2011, 21:12	#4
001_ATLANTIS Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 884	Yes - it truly is the vilest 'chocolate' you will ever taste.

11-06-2011, 21:36	#5
epicurian Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 15,890	...

11-06-2011, 21:39	#6
CarolAn Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 193	Yes its not nice. Although I do like the Hersheys cookies and cream which is white chocolate but it is very sweet.

11-06-2011, 22:33	#7
Tumbleflumps Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,542	I find the dark Hersheys chocolate is much nicer than the normal flavour.

13-06-2011, 20:09	#8
TopManc Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Manchester Posts: 82	Seems you have suffered the same expeirences as me my friend.

14-06-2011, 20:59	#9
HollyC Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: At home, on my computer! Posts: 5,442	Quote: Originally Posted by TopManc Seems you have suffered the same expeirences as me my friend. Me too - absolutely vile! I had some in New York, and it had the same 'sick' taste - apparently that's normal It does explain why Americans rave about our chocolate when they're here!

14-06-2011, 22:27	#10
scout35 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 454	Seriously? How many threads does it to take for someone to explain that Hershey's is not the only chocolate in the US?

14-06-2011, 23:16	#11
HollyC Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: At home, on my computer! Posts: 5,442	Quote: Originally Posted by scout35 Seriously? How many threads does it to take for someone to explain that Hershey's is not the only chocolate in the US? Yup, seriously! I've only been to the States once, but, because I'd heard about Hersheys, I tried it and it tasted like sick! In my job before last, we used to get a lot of visitors from the States, a lot of whom used to take back loads of Galaxy! That's my experience, sorry if you don't like it.

14-06-2011, 23:26	#12
Aerick Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii USA Posts: 1,428	Quote: Originally Posted by scout35 Seriously? How many threads does it to take for someone to explain that Hershey's is not the only chocolate in the US? They'll never believe it. lol. Apparently we only have one type in this big country, or either all chocolate in the US tastes like Hersheys because 'we rave about British chocoolate'.

14-06-2011, 23:45	#13
epicurian Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 15,890	Quote: Originally Posted by HollyC Yup, seriously! I've only been to the States once, but, because I'd heard about Hersheys, I tried it and it tasted like sick! In my job before last, we used to get a lot of visitors from the States, a lot of whom used to take back loads of Galaxy! That's my experience, sorry if you don't like it. Next time tell them just to buy Dove when they're home, because it's the same thing as Galaxy. My husband is British, and every time we go to visit the U.S. he buys loads of Reese's peanut butter cups. It's the novelty of it he likes.

14-06-2011, 23:59	#14
badcompany3004 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chester, PSN:Badcompany3004 Posts: 6,145	Quote: Originally Posted by epicurian Next time tell them just to buy Dove when they're home, because it's the same thing as Galaxy. My husband is British, and every time we go to visit the U.S. he buys loads of Reese's peanut butter cups. It's the novelty of it he likes. I am sure you can get them here in this country. Do the ones over here not taste the same? Or when you novelty do you mean the novelty of bringing the chocolate home from somewhere overseas? Not trying to be antagonistic or anything by the way, just curious

15-06-2011, 00:20	#15
epicurian Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 15,890	Quote: Originally Posted by badcompany3004 I am sure you can get them here in this country. Do the ones over here not taste the same? Or when you novelty do you mean the novelty of bringing the chocolate home from somewhere overseas? Not trying to be antagonistic or anything by the way, just curious I'm certain you can, but I've never seen them. But yeah, I think it's mostly the novelty of taking something back from overseas, as he buys other stuff too, like Junior Mints. I don't really rate Hershey's and I've yet to have a British chocolate I've wanted to write home about... Swiss chocolate on the other hand is pure joy. Ritter Sport is another favorite of mine, which, shock, horror, I used to buy in the U.S. as well.

15-06-2011, 05:52	#16
Aerick Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii USA Posts: 1,428	you know, i just realiz(s)ed, our boss brought back some chocolates from Japan, sort of intricately wrapped, obviously packaged for a gift as there are about 30 in this box. I have to admit, they don't taste spectacular, sort of a soft texture with a sort of aftertaste. I'm not entirely sure whether to pronounce them the epitome of Japanese chocolate, as I've not tasted the full gamut of that country's chocolates. I, myself, would love to try other versions before deeming Japanese chocolate soft with an aftertaste.

15-06-2011, 08:36	#17
mrs_buckley Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NE England Posts: 2,491	Quote: Originally Posted by epicurian I'm certain you can, but I've never seen them. But yeah, I think it's mostly the novelty of taking something back from overseas, as he buys other stuff too, like Junior Mints. I don't really rate Hershey's and I've yet to have a British chocolate I've wanted to write home about... Swiss chocolate on the other hand is pure joy. Ritter Sport is another favorite of mine, which, shock, horror, I used to buy in the U.S. as well. My Tesco sells (peanut butter cups) them on the confectionery end-of-aisle, I love them.

15-06-2011, 08:59	#18
Paradise_Lost Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cornwall Posts: 4,163	Quote: Originally Posted by badcompany3004 I am sure you can get them here in this country. Do the ones over here not taste the same? Or when you novelty do you mean the novelty of bringing the chocolate home from somewhere overseas? Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are quite hard to come by here. On a few rare occasions in the last few years I've seen the "miniatures" version retailed near where I live at small shops (and they were imports). Someone told me they saw them once at an ASDA in the London area (Ealing). But I've never seen them at Tesco or any of the major local retailers around here or in Bristol. Although it is a bit cheaper to order RPBC's online that it used to be.

15-06-2011, 12:08	#19
badcompany3004 Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chester, PSN:Badcompany3004 Posts: 6,145	Quote: Originally Posted by epicurian I'm certain you can, but I've never seen them. But yeah, I think it's mostly the novelty of taking something back from overseas, as he buys other stuff too, like Junior Mints. I don't really rate Hershey's and I've yet to have a British chocolate I've wanted to write home about... Swiss chocolate on the other hand is pure joy. Ritter Sport is another favorite of mine, which, shock, horror, I used to buy in the U.S. as well. Well I can understand that Novelty, so makes perfect sense. I am not a huge chocolate fan if I am honest, sometimes I fancy some but it is not often. But I do enjoy Galaxy Chocolate, to me it just tastes nice. I seriously can't stand Nestle chocolate - I used to like it but something has changed. Anyway I am babbling. So yeah I understand why you get them and bring them back. Quote: Originally Posted by Paradise_Lost Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are quite hard to come by here. On a few rare occasions in the last few years I've seen the "miniatures" version retailed near where I live at small shops (and they were imports). Someone told me they saw them once at an ASDA in the London area (Ealing). But I've never seen them at Tesco or any of the major local retailers around here or in Bristol. Although it is a bit cheaper to order RPBC's online that it used to be. I have seen them in both Asda and Tesco, Asda it is usually found near the tills on those shelves that are there just to tempt you into one last purchase. And Tesco there seems to be a chocolate and sweet section that is away from the confectionary aisle, on end of the aisle shelving, and this is where I always see them. This seems to be the case in various Asdas and Tescos that I have seen.

15-06-2011, 17:39	#20
Sweet FA Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: In my Opinion Posts: 10,057	Quote: Originally Posted by epicurian I'm certain you can, but I've never seen them. But yeah, I think it's mostly the novelty of taking something back from overseas, as he buys other stuff too, like Junior Mints. I don't really rate Hershey's and I've yet to have a British chocolate I've wanted to write home about... Swiss chocolate on the other hand is pure joy. Ritter Sport is another favorite of mine, which, shock, horror, I used to buy in the U.S. as well. They do them in my local Morrisons and at local newsagents - not seen them anywhere else though apart from on-line. Was browsing on Amazon the other day and there was a really good value box of the stuff but it was as much again to deliver! Think they were coming from abroad so I left it.

20-06-2011, 13:15	#21
Paradise_Lost Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cornwall Posts: 4,163	Quote: Originally Posted by badcompany3004 I have seen them in both Asda and Tesco, Asda it is usually found near the tills on those shelves that are there just to tempt you into one last purchase. And Tesco there seems to be a chocolate and sweet section that is away from the confectionary aisle, on end of the aisle shelving, and this is where I always see them. This seems to be the case in various Asdas and Tescos that I have seen. Interesting. I go out of my way to look out for them. Maybe we're just behind in the southwest. But any that we would find are imports as they're not manufactured for distribution here

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Hershey's Chocolate

20-06-2011, 14:24	#22
crazychris12 Guest Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 23,649	Awful awful chocolate. Don't know how the Yanks can eat it!

20-06-2011, 22:26	#23
Rogana Josh Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wee Highland Cottage Posts: 19,836	Some of my OH's relatives gave her some Hersheys chocolate after a holiday in the States, it was really vile

21-06-2011, 08:08	#24
Talky Tiki Forum Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 208	Got a Hershey's bar from Asda the other night, absolutely vile. The only time I can remember spitting out food in disgust as an adult. Usually I'll eat something even if I don't like it, just on point of principle for having paid for it and not being wasteful. But this was just too horrible, like chewing on a mouthful of sick. It's hard to believe this is apparently so popular in America.

21-06-2011, 08:27	#25
AppleJuice:) Inactive Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Playing with Lego Posts: 2,660	Well I liked it????