Mrs. Camera Guy wrote, "So ... where's my chocolate?"
Mrs. Camera Guy wrote, “So…where’s my chocolate?” Then Rabble of Redheads wrote, “Yeah…where’s her chocolate?” Then andreacro wrote, “So, where is her chocolate?” And Madalina wrote, “…but… the Chocolate? Where is it?” So what should you know about chocolate, you know, besides the whole insert-into-mouth, chew-and-swallow thing… ’cause you’ve probably already got that down. Well, first of all, not all chocolate is created equal. Hard to believe, I know, but if you go to Belgium and get a healthy helping of what real chocolate’s supposed to taste like and then you pop a Hershey’s Kiss in your mouth, *Pop* you’ll spit it out faster than you can say, “Yeaghch!” Hershey’s kiss of death…well, it’s just not good chocolate. You see, you think it tastes good, but that’s because you’re a cultureless chocobarbarian who’s never had really good chocolate.
So, what makes good chocolate good chocolate? Surprisingly enough, a lack of other things. Most of that buy-a-bar-for-a-buck supermarket chocolate has a wax stabilizer added to it to keep it in solid form. Why? Because real chocolate is fluid at 85 degrees! So real chocolate melts in your hand, and in your other hand, and then in your mouth, and your car, and in your cupboard, and that makes it a little more difficult to transport, and store, and save for later. Save for later? Nobody saves it for later! Well, I don’t save it for later. Unless of course you mean the part that melts to my fingers while I eat it. I save that for later… like 4 seconds later.
Really good dark chocolate should only contain a few things: cocoa mass, cocoa butter, vanilla and lecithin (That’s an emulsifier. It helps hold all that sweet stuff together). In really good chocolate, sugar is not the number one ingredient. That’s because it doesn’t have to be…you see, it tastes good already. Now if you’re really into brown ambrosia, you’ve likely heard of single source chocolate. They get all their beans from one area. Single source is fine, and it can be good chocolate [rubs chocolate box] Good chocolate… But it doesn’t mean that other chocolates from mixed beans aren’t. The real qualifier is the quality of the beans, and that’s usually reflected in the price. Good beans leads to good chocolate leads to good relationship, and interestingly enough, I just read that high quality semi-sweet or dark chocolate is not necessarily as bad for you as some people might think. It’s actually classified like nuts or olives or avocados, things that have healthier fats. You should just eat chocolate in small amounts. This shouldn’t become the staple of your diet, I mean, if you eat chocolate everything, you’ll probably grow up to be a beach ball… that’s insensitive, let’s rewind.
So where does Camera Guy go when he really needs some really good chocolates for Mrs. Camera Guy? Jack Fisher. Jack’s a renowned pastry chef here in San Diego, and according to Camera Guy, it’s some of the best chocolate he’s ever had, and yes, he’s been to Belgium and France, and he’s eaten a lot of chocolate. It’s pretty much required when you’re an American living in Belgium and France to eat a lot of chocolate. It’s like part of their culture; you have to absorb the culture…and all the calories that come with the culture. So if you’d like to try out some of the best chocolate we’ve ever had, like hazelnut feuillitine, meyer lemon, basil blackberry gelee, or brown butter caramel, you can order some off of Jack’s website. We’ll post a link below…for really good chocolate. Camera Guy’s wife really likes the rosewater and white chocolate flavored ones, so I think I’ll eat them all before she shows up. Where’s that box anyway… Oh! You wanna know where her chocolates are? These are her chocolates! Ah, that looks good! I’m guessing this is the one I’m supposed to eat, right here. She’ll never know they were gone, except that there’ll be a space where it’s supposed to be. You got any Hershey Kisses I can sub in here? [an arm takes the chocolate box] I guess they were hers anyway, oh well. There ya go, she got her chocolates. I’m just gonna lick the top of the box.
Don’t eat it in large quantities. Just a little bit of chocolate. It’s like love… you don’t want tons of it.
Transcribed by: Shannon*
Great Gourmet Chocolates
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meggiebean
Ooh! those are pretty chocolates! those are some pretty impressive designs too.kjeracarroll
mmmmmmm belgium chocolate!! You know it is the best! I can taste the wax in the american chocolate its hard to eat it after eating the real stuff.Nospinplease
CHOCOLATE!!! hehe! I love dark chocolate and I try to buy the exspensive kinds because they are worth the price.Teagan [22]
Couldn't they transport it in coolers? Chocolate in the frozen foods section! Right next to the frozen pizza.Ingrid [22]
WHAHAHA Belgium chocolate... mjammmm. Thinks of the old days, when I lived with my parent's 15 minuten from the belgium border with a REAL good "praline" shop near the border (the belgium word for chocolat :P ) hmmmmz... those were the good days. I live a little more north now, ... morenick
Sorry but I don't like chocolate that much, It's still good but there are better things to eat.haleymathiot
Im alergic to chocolate... but that doesn't stop me from eating it... it makes me cough and gag and my eyes water really bad and i'm like "mom" *gag cough gag* "can i have some more pleeeeeezzzzzz" *gag gag* hehejjf+4.5
Wow!!! I am more impressed that the whole box of chocolates made it into Mrs. Camera Guy's hands before the Bros. Winn (and the groupies who linger in the office) attacked and devoured. mmmm... chocolate.... oh wait... that's because i gave Camera Guy a salted caramel while he waited for ... moresteph {207}
<3 dark chocolate <3edthemanily
sigh...I'm a beachball. Chocolate is an addiction. Thanks for the reminder!Meandering {207}
Is it a sin that I am not the biggest fan of those fancy chocolates? I'd rather have an oatmeal cream pie. Plus you know that it is healthy because it has oatmeal in it ... right. However, Mrs. Meandering does like fancy chocolates, so I guess ... moresygirl101
I went to chocolate tasting not too long ago and they told me, good quality chocolate can last 3-6 months. How on earth is that possible? My good quality chocolate lasts maybe 2 days. Before I eat it all.Drecon
Just to clear up this small thing: There is no such thing as a little bit of chocolate. It's just not possible. And I'm pretty sre my girlfriend would object to that little bit of love thing...kristina
*grins* I so want some of that chocolate. Unfortunately, I live in Australia, so aquiring some might be a tad tricky... kristinakahrytan
Winn, You're right. Dark Chocolate is healthy. (http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20030827/dark-chocolate-is-healthy-chocolate) Dark chocolate -- but not milk chocolate or dark chocolate eaten with milk -- is a potent antioxidant, report Mauro Serafini, PhD, of Italy's National Institute for Food and Nutrition Research in Rome, and colleagues. Their report appears in the Aug. 28 ... moreSnowmanincave [22]
Thanks for making everyone seem just a little bit more 85, Rabble. Slightly more related: Mmm, candies.Rabble of Redheads [22]
For all those avid watchers I must warn ye...there be ten days till we must tip the brothers winn the black spot!! Arrgghh for they will be one year old!!! Shiver me timbersJennifer McKenzie
I'm a heathen. Even the Hershey's kisses taste good to me. Great link. I love how there's no price until you're ready to check out. I just couldn't click "buy". Yeah, I'm cheap like that.Rabble of Redheads [22]
Way to go Camera Guy...now she [camera guy's wife] can say you got an "A". And hurrah for Jack Fisher and his gourmet sweets. I am a believer...for I have tasted of his gourmet masterpieces. Now about those waffles...Grace
There's a place up here in Idaho (of all places) that has European-quality chocolates as well. They're not quite as stylish as Jack Fisher, but for some reason whenever I go into the store there are always German tourists buying chocolate. I figure they know more about great chocolate than ... moreThe WYOTK Stalker
Dude, where's our chocolate?! We're good subscribers, we watch every show, we comment, we love (and some of us basically stalk the website)! Is our love going unrewarded? This makes me sad. :(thorondor {207}
Belgium . . . France . . . Hey! What about Switzerland?The Lady [22]
Thanks for the chocolate torture... [Day 22 of my Body-for-Life Program, and not a free day] I'm going to go eat a 'not even remotely close to chocolate-even by Hershey standards-chocolate Myoplex bar. The 're still pretty tasty, and as expensive as FINE chocolate!Mrs. Camera Guy
Yes, I do have chocolate! Thank you. I'm not saving any for later.The Brothers Winn
Okay the link is up. And no, you didn't see the Camera Guy's skin. You saw the Camera Guy's wife's skin. Yes. She really did come to the studio and collect the chocolate.Geoff
Heidi is right... where is the great link you promised us? I want really, really good chocolate, too... T*_T*Geoff
Wait a minute, did we actually see Camera Guy's skin? Is this the first time, or am I just not caught up with all the videos yet? I am working my way through April right now. Also, why isn't there a public society link for 207? I want some cool stuff, too, ... moreAlex
Wheres her chocolate you ask? I ate her chocolate...haCurtis
How timely. My family went to a Chocolate Exhibit yesterday. Many many centuries ago, chocolate was used for barter/trade like money. Of course, I had to buy a Triple Chocolate Brownie Slab and use real money, but it was worth it. Thanks for another delicious show.Heidi
So where's my chocolate....link.John
i want that fancy schmancy chocolate in my belly. now-like. yay first comment! woot.Heidi
Awesome...