Let’s start by making one thing very clear: candy and chocolate are not the same thing.
Chocolate is special. It’s unique. Chocolate is smooth and rich and sweet and delicious. Chocolate speaks to the soul. From the basic Hershey’s Kiss, all the way to gourmet designer chocolate truffles from the Swiss Alps, there is nothing else like it. There is chocolate syrup, chocolate bars, chocolate spread, hot chocolate, and there is always something to fill that craving.
Think for a second about candy. People will tell you that candy is too sour. Some think it is too sweet. Some don’t like the consistency or the flavor and the especially the disgusting way it gets stuck in the back of your teeth. Everybody likes chocolate though. And for those who don’t, well they’re just weird...
Chocolate is also important because it has more practical purposes than for just savoring. You don’t make skittles cookies or gummy bear cookies. Sure there are butterscotch cookies, but like... it’s butterscotch. The best kind of cookie is hands down the chocolate chip cookie. It’s the steak and potatoes of the cookie world. Why is that? Because it has chocolate in it.
It’s the same way with ice cream. Yes, it is true that your six-year-old cousin swears by Baskin-Robbins’ blue raspberry sherbet with Nerds in it. Ask any normal person though, and you’ll find that the most popular flavors, all of which contain that one special ingredient, are Mint Chocolate Chip, Cookies and Cream, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Rocky Road, Mocha, and wait for it... What is arguably the most popular flavor of ice cream? CHOCOLATE!
Not to mention, chocolate has special chemicals in it that release endorphins into the brain. It actually makes you happier. It’s science. Candy can’t compete with science. All candy does is give you cavities. At least with chocolate you’ll be happy while you get cavities. Chocolate can also lower blood pressure and be used as an aphrodisiac. After all this knowledge I bet I know what you’re getting your girlfriend for this Valentine's Day. Let’s just say she won’t be licking any lollipops...
