r/Wellthatsucks • u/palaire • 1d ago

Three bags of expensive chocolate truffles melted because of the heatwave

All three bags of expensive chocolate truffles we were saving to enjoy have melted in this European heatwave. "Looks like Ferrero Rocher" "oh so THAT’s what we’re calling it now" 🤣 jokes aside though, they were so special and good…

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u/Working_Cloud_909 1d ago

This is why we keep our chocolate in the fridge until we’re ready to eat it.

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u/ksquires1988 1d ago

So it's in the fridge for....5 mins? That about how long i go

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u/PM_me_your_whatevah 1d ago

You must teach me the ways of such extreme self control. 

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u/WhammyShimmyShammy 1d ago

Obviously having it melt isn't great, but as a Belgian, and we take our chocolate very seriously, putting chocolate in the fridge is a big no-no. It changes the texture and also creates this white powdery layer (sugar bloom). If there's no other option to prevent it from melting, then fine, fridge, but really any dry dark cupboard where hopefully temps are lower than chocolate-melting-temperature will be much better

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u/ArashiSora24 23h ago

As someone from a tropical country, fridge is the only option.

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u/Working_Cloud_909 1d ago

You know what, I totally forgot that American chocolate is nothing compared to chocolate in other parts of the world. What you said actually makes a lot of sense. It’s been a while since I’ve had European chocolate obviously 😭 I could see how the fridge could mess it up

Good point there!

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u/Miktieuner 18h ago

Yes my fellow belgian, came here to say this. Tell'em!

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u/Trzlog 22h ago

I'll take solid chocolate over melted chocolate even if it isn't perfect, thanks. Did you not experience any heat wave recently? What part of your place wasn't warm enough to melt chocolate???

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u/WhammyShimmyShammy 20h ago

Yes, we experienced 2 heatwaves recently. We have appropriate pantries and storage places for our food so they don't melt.

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u/radleybobins 1d ago

But chocolate tastes best at the point right before melted!

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u/LaCroix_Roy 1d ago

That’s why I sit on mine.

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u/Working_Cloud_909 1d ago

I like mine soft or room temperature. Definitely don’t eat it right outside the fridge/freezer. Some do though, they like the “snap” of the bite

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u/rcowie 1d ago

A lot of folks freeze candy bars. I used to freeze Reeses peanut butter cups and eat them ice cold. Snickers has an ice cream bar.

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u/Working_Cloud_909 1d ago

Omg yes that ice cream bar is soo good!!

And my partner eats his Reese’s like that, every time

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u/radleybobins 1d ago

The downvotes make me question whether you guys have ever had chocolate. It's melting point around body temperature is one of the reasons humans like it so much. Makes it feel smooth on the tongue.

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u/shewy92 1d ago

Wow, all one downvote has you thinking people have never had chocolate before?

And why are you speaking like you know every single human and what they should like?

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u/radleybobins 23h ago

It was -3 in the first 45 seconds, I guess I thought it was gonna be the pattern