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Think Chocolat. Think France or Italy and paper lanterns and small village chocolate shops. (edit: and Aztecs!) Think dark chocolate and cream. Think Mmmm.
For those of you who are Starbucks-goers, and even for those of you who are not and refuse to pay exorbitant prices for fancy drinks, consider Chantico, Starbucks' new drink (or rather, in this case, beverage or 'liquid').
Despite the fact it has a typically-Starbucksian* name and comes in very small doses (what? no "venti"?) Chantico is...
Well, it's the hot chocolate served in Chocolat; it's thick, it tastes of dark chocolate and cream, it comes in small cups because truly, you could not drink any more Chantico than they give you. It's delicious.
Disclaimer: If you don't like super-thick, heavy, chocolately, creamy drinks this drink is not for you. Otherwise...
No, I am not being paid by Starbucks .
* (edit) I now know that Chantico is the name of the Aztec god(dess?) of the hearth, and not silly at all, considering the origins of this chocolate drink. I apologise.
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Gluttony is eating to excess, I'd say a teeny tiny drink that has more fat and calories than a value meal at McDonalds qualifies as an excess.
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Unless you're allergic, or it's actually contaminated, no single food item can damage your health. If you normally keep a healthy, balanced diet, you can easily afford to have a Big Mac or a Chantico once in a great while, and it won't hurt you in the slightest. Once a year is not "excess". It's only excess if you have it frequently.
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I'd never get it no. I think it's unnecessary. A large hot chocolate would suffice.
Yeah, once a year won't hurt you or kill you in any way, shape, or form, but that isn't the point. It sort of represents one of my major issues with America. We don't need a Chantico anymore than we need Hummers. And I think that yes, when one item is so OVER the top then it can be considered an excess. I think one person eating an entire Bloomin' Onion at Outback is an excess, that's like 10,000 calories or something. Disagree with me if you want, and drink a Chantico if you want, it's your body, I don't care. But I'll never get one (three bucks for SIX ounces of chocolate?! Come on!), too expensive, too over the top, and just for the sake of making a point.
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There's no Starbucks in Poland????? I find that so unbelievable. Strange. Poor Kama.
I am actually not much of a Starbucks person, I prefer individually owned coffee bars.
But six ounces of sin...mmmmm....
About gluttony and excess and etc: While I understand your point, Lyrhawn, I don't think a chocolate drink (yes, even a three dollar chocolate drink) is the end of the world. Lots of things aren't "necessary". Having a pet is not "necessary". Having the internet (in most cases) is not "necessary". Going to the movies is not "necessary". My exorbitant cable bill is not "necessary".
So. What.
I give to charity, I help others, I work hard, and I don't kick my dog.
I deserve a three dollar chocolate drink (provided I am not allergic and can afford it, etc).
quote: Lots of things aren't "necessary". Having a pet is not "necessary". Having the internet (in most cases) is not "necessary". Going to the movies is not "necessary". My exorbitant cable bill is not "necessary".
I didn't mean to speak out against things that aren't absoultely necessary in life. I meant to refer to things that are excessively unnecessary. I have a dog (the coolest cocker spaniel on earth!), LOVE going to the movies ( saw Flight of the Phoenix yesterday and thought it was decent), I'm using the internet right now, and I don't even want to THINK about the family cable bill. No, those things aren't necessary, and I still like them.
Maybe I'm just not presenting my argument the best way I could be. What I mean is I don't like things that are over the top, way above what people could settle for. I drive a Ford Focus, in theory I don't NEED a car at all, I could walk seven miles to work, or twenty miles to school or try and catch a ride with a friend. But having a car is easier so I bought one. But I got a reasonable car. I didn't get a Hummer or an Excursion, which is so big it won't even fit in most parking spaces or drive ways. I dislike these things, and I dislike the way they paint American culture and posion the minds of otherwise sensible people.
But like I also said, you can still do what you want, and I won't hold it against you. It's just my personal opinion, and the way I like to live my life Posts: 21898 | Registered: Nov 2004
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This sounds like a drink for me!! It's all chocolate without any coffee in it? That seems amazing that Starbucks would do so much PR on a new drink without coffee in it.
But if there's no coffee, I can justify my gluttony. Posts: 6415 | Registered: Jul 2000
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In the whole "Americans and excess" vein, the other day I broke a bowl, and finally broke down and went to buy a new set of dishes. My god, the plates that are available these days are *huge*! The little side plates in the set I ended up buying are only a little smaller than the main plates from my old set, and the new set's big plates are so freaking huge that I had to rearrange my cabinet to get them to fit. A normal sized portion looks ridiculously small on these plates. It's fairly disgusting how our culture nudges us in the direction of excess. I thought about taking the plates back, but I really like the design, and they were no bigger than anything else that was on the shelf.
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I think I'm just going to melt some chocolate one day and drink it. You think that might work?
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"A normal sized portion looks ridiculously small on these plates."
This is actually a pet peeve of mine. I made us some sensibly-portioned steak and squash last night, and was rather disappointed to discover that our regular dinner plates dwarfed the meal. I was tempted to haul out the salad plates instead.
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O_o That sucks. But I understand. Grahh.. Damns the dinner plates.
Anyway, that drink sounds like chocolate fondue! o_O I'd like to try it, someday off in the far distance.
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quote:I think I'm just going to melt some chocolate one day and drink it. You think that might work?
You mean, like, melt a chocolate bar in a cup and just drink it? Well, to most people, I'd say that I doubt it would work very well. But you live in Europe, so you can easily get hold of some pretty good chocolate bars. So . . . maybe. Give it a try and tell us how it goes. Posts: 1814 | Registered: Jul 2004
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Kama, you might need to thin it out with a little cream or half-and-half, sort of like a liquid ganache.
Yeah, plates have really gotten outrageous in size. Dave and I sometimes just share a plate when it's one of the big ones.
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quote: I think I'm just going to melt some chocolate one day and drink it. You think that might work?
Does Poland have lindts or some other chocolate truffle equal in goodness? You can melt down chocolate truffles and add light or heavy cream until it gets to about the consistency of a nice, thick hot chocolate. Mmmmmmm...
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