The Real Reason Why American Chocolate Tastes So Terrible
29th January 2017
American chocolate tastes distinctively different from the kind made in Belgium, Switzerland or the UK – and most of the time, British people agree that the taste is inferior.
But why does it taste so terrible? The secret lies with a chemical that is also found in parmesan cheese, rancid butter – and vomit.
American chocolate is renowned for its slightly sour or tangy taste.
And some experts believe that’s because some companies such as Hershey’s puts its milk through a process called controlled lipolysis.
This breaks down the fatty acids in the milk and produces butyric acid – the chemical that gives vomit its very distinctive smell and acrid taste.