Not too long ago, in the land of Cache Valley, there lived a young girl named Andria. Andria was a simple child in the matters of food; meat and potatoes were her usual fare, and the occasional cassarole. This was not entirely her fault; her family was filled with picky eaters, and her parents served what seemed to please a wide audience. Unfortunately, her narrow-mindedness extended to candy as well; all she knew was the world of Hershey's Chocolate.
This fact was the bane of her father's existence. No child of his should grow up satisfied with mediocre chocolate! He knew that he would have to correct his daughter's dreadful ignorance, or else her world would never be filled with the joy that he himself had partaken of. One day he pulled her aside for a lesson in quality. He placed a small chunk of Hershey's in her little palm, and instructed her to eat it slowly, and to notice its qualities.
"Mmm, chocolate!" she said, popping it in her mouth and chomping down unceremoniously. Father shook his head in distress.
"No, no, no....pay attention to the texture. Feel the waxiness? The ultra-high concentration of sickeningly sweet sugar?"
"Uh....I dunno. It just tastes like regular old chocolate to me."
He sighed as she swallowed contently and patted her belly. Father dropped another piece of chocolate in her hand.
"Now, try this. Just savor it, notice the texture and flavor."
Andria put the chocolate in her mouth, ready to devour it in second, but something stopped her. This candy was....different somehow. There was no waxy residue on her tongue as it dissolved, only sweet, creamy, silky bliss. She savored the morsel of pure golden delight, not noticing the triumphant grin on her dad's face nor the sound of the angelic choir singing. Her eyes closed, the universe shuddered to a halt, and she understood. This, this was the reason people lived!
"That, my child, is European chocolate," called her father's voice, drifting into her mind from some far-off land.
Her father succeeded; Andria has never looked back since.
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5 comments:
European chocolate kicks American chocolate's trash!
I love Euro chocolate... oh, and your writing is really good, very fun to read!
Wow, Andria you are an amazing writer! I do like Hershey's quite a bit though... although Toblerone is also very delicious.
I really like that you put your blog in story form. I love European chocolate!
how down right un-american of you! I guess i need to try some European Chocolate, but good storytelling and it was entertaining to read.
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