Comments on: Mmmmmm…. chocolate http://www.zurika.com/2007/02/mmmmmm-chocolate.html Adventures in travel and serial expattery at zurika.com. These are the tales of two Americans currently based in Munich, Germany. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:30:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Kirk http://www.zurika.com/2007/02/mmmmmm-chocolate.html/comment-page-1#comment-3280 Kirk Tue, 06 Feb 2007 19:53:25 +0000 http://www.zurika.com/2007/02/mmmmmm-chocolate/#comment-3280 Boy, that sure makes me excited to go back to Hershey chocolate. (((SIGH))) Boy, that sure makes me excited to go back to Hershey chocolate. (((SIGH)))

]]> By: Beth http://www.zurika.com/2007/02/mmmmmm-chocolate.html/comment-page-1#comment-3281 Beth Tue, 06 Feb 2007 18:29:45 +0000 http://www.zurika.com/2007/02/mmmmmm-chocolate/#comment-3281 I think I gained weight just by looking at that picture. I still want to devour them though! I think I gained weight just by looking at that picture. I still want to devour them though!

]]> By: CanadianSwiss http://www.zurika.com/2007/02/mmmmmm-chocolate.html/comment-page-1#comment-3282 CanadianSwiss Tue, 06 Feb 2007 17:33:41 +0000 http://www.zurika.com/2007/02/mmmmmm-chocolate/#comment-3282 Actually, "cru" does mean "raw", but I think in this configuration, it's a mix of raw and also associated to wines, like a "grand cru" (literally meaning great growth). It's the highest level of classification of AOC wines from Burgundy or Alsace, when they have the highest potential for greatness.<br /><br />You ate some; you tell us ;)<br />If you can associate that to the taste of the chocolates, then that is what the term was probably used for in this case: The best of a wild/savage/raw taste. Actually, “cru” does mean “raw”, but I think in this configuration, it’s a mix of raw and also associated to wines, like a “grand cru” (literally meaning great growth). It’s the highest level of classification of AOC wines from Burgundy or Alsace, when they have the highest potential for greatness.

You ate some; you tell us ;)
If you can associate that to the taste of the chocolates, then that is what the term was probably used for in this case: The best of a wild/savage/raw taste.

]]> By: Jessica http://www.zurika.com/2007/02/mmmmmm-chocolate.html/comment-page-1#comment-3283 Jessica Tue, 06 Feb 2007 14:44:04 +0000 http://www.zurika.com/2007/02/mmmmmm-chocolate/#comment-3283 It means Raw Wild, literally. oh my, knowing french does have its uses! It means Raw Wild, literally. oh my, knowing french does have its uses!

]]> By: Sara http://www.zurika.com/2007/02/mmmmmm-chocolate.html/comment-page-1#comment-3284 Sara Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:07:07 +0000 http://www.zurika.com/2007/02/mmmmmm-chocolate/#comment-3284 mmmm those look good! mmmm those look good!

]]> By: Jul http://www.zurika.com/2007/02/mmmmmm-chocolate.html/comment-page-1#comment-3285 Jul Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:30:03 +0000 http://www.zurika.com/2007/02/mmmmmm-chocolate/#comment-3285 How thoughtless of me! I shall punish myself by not eating any more truffles until after dinner. How thoughtless of me! I shall punish myself by not eating any more truffles until after dinner.

]]> By: zandria http://www.zurika.com/2007/02/mmmmmm-chocolate.html/comment-page-1#comment-3286 zandria Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:16:13 +0000 http://www.zurika.com/2007/02/mmmmmm-chocolate/#comment-3286 It is so mean -- so, so mean to publish pictures of Swiss chocolate when it's a regular, boring Monday morning here in the States and all we want to do is indulge along with you. Well, at least I do. :) It is so mean — so, so mean to publish pictures of Swiss chocolate when it’s a regular, boring Monday morning here in the States and all we want to do is indulge along with you. Well, at least I do. :)

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