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Have you ever eaten a Terry's Chocolate Orange?

(112 Posts)
Riverwalk Mon 30-Mar-20 19:42:28

As a rule I don't have a sweet tooth but for some strange reason, I blame the virus, I bought one of the pesky orange-shaped blobs, which are made with real orange oil.

I'm about to eat the last 2 segments and have only just idly checked the calorie count! shock

Tomorrow's walk is gonna have to be a long one!

Sarahmob Tue 31-Mar-20 10:58:53

I love chocolate orange (although I usually manage to spread it over a couple of nights)

MamaCaz Tue 31-Mar-20 08:48:51

Will you lot shut up!

I am one item short of the maximum of 80 on my online delivery order. If you don't stop,, I will be adding a chocolate orange and it will be all your fault! ?

mumofmadboys Tue 31-Mar-20 08:47:17

I agree with nannylovesshopping . A box of Maltesers is a great treat! My favourite of all chocolates!

Riverwalk Tue 31-Mar-20 08:34:55

Right I've done the maths - I ate 822 calories in my moment of madness and it takes about 4 hours to walk off shock

I'm heading out soon ... I may be some time hmm

crazyH Mon 30-Mar-20 23:43:13

Never fancied it -

annodomini Mon 30-Mar-20 23:37:03

This thread is making my mouth water. I haven't had anything chocolate for almost two weeks now and a chocolate orange would fill the gap nicely.

Chestnut Mon 30-Mar-20 23:36:59

I always used to eat a whole one on Christmas Day in the evening as my supper. These days I can only manage half, and the second half on Boxing Day. ?

annep1 Mon 30-Mar-20 23:18:14

Oh yes, the best egg ever. I haven't had one for ages. Having high blood sugar is the pits.
I remember tapping them on the table to loosen the segments. I think I might add one to my next order and hide it in my bedside drawer but will only eat one segment at a time.

fatgran57 Mon 30-Mar-20 23:09:59

I didn't know there was a plain version, that would be nice. To answer your question I have eaten many many many of them but not all in one go - I have to be very strong and just break off a few segments each day.

I also like the solid piece in the middle as a final treatsmile

Maggiemaybe Mon 30-Mar-20 23:05:40

I'm surprised that people don't eat them in one sitting. I wouldn't consider eating one any other way. I ate a whole box of Mother's Day Roses in one sitting last Sunday.

Which is why I never ever buy chocolate for myself and don't get my hands on it very often. grin

Unfortunately (and I do mean that) I have fourteen Easter eggs sitting here that I wish I'd handed out when I had the chance. Only one of them is technically mine. They're in date till the end of July, so I'll hang on as long as I can.....

JuliaM Mon 30-Mar-20 23:04:39

I like the Plain Chocolate version, but rarely get any in the local shops except for around Christmas time, then DH cannot resist eating a whole one to himself given a chance!

Nannylovesshopping Mon 30-Mar-20 22:52:23

No Riverwalk but I can eat a whole box of malteesers in one sitting without really trying?

annsixty Mon 30-Mar-20 22:01:17

My C ,now both in their 50’s always had one at C.......S .
I was allowed a couple of segments from each.
If I had had my own I probably could have eaten a whole one.

Grannynannywanny Mon 30-Mar-20 21:32:56

I had one lurking in the cupboard a while back approaching it’s use by date. Melted it and made yummy rice crispie cakes with the grandkids . They took great delight in taking a few home to their parents and asking them to guess the secret ingredient

Grammaretto Mon 30-Mar-20 21:28:39

notanan grin
Of course i am an expert on chocolate. Not had that particular one for several years but british choc tends to be over sweet in my opinion.
Cadburys changed their formula years ago so their bars are mostly sugar and very low cocoa content.

Grannybags Mon 30-Mar-20 21:21:32

Yes but never managed a whole one! Respect Riverwalk!

Alima Mon 30-Mar-20 21:17:04

Love ‘em, found it very easy to eat a whole one though reformed character now. Remember the Dawn French advert, “they’re not Terry’s they’re mine”?

SueDonim Mon 30-Mar-20 21:03:23

Yuk! I don’t like them. You can all share mine. grin

arosebyanyothername Mon 30-Mar-20 21:01:00

Love them! They were £1 each in Tesco just before the shutdown. It’s a tradition at Christmas that everyone gets one.
I will look on my next online order and see if they still have them.
Ps @Grannyben I like the bit in the middle too ?

notanan2 Mon 30-Mar-20 20:58:55

Only at Christmas. But lockdown is sorta like Christmas eh?

LullyDully Mon 30-Mar-20 20:58:06

We have a two Easter eggs to give to the younger grandsons , should we see them any time soon.

At least we have ONE after this evening. Did consider sending them by post but maybe not now. Will ask our son to buy them one each from us.?

BlueBelle Mon 30-Mar-20 20:53:41

Yuk don’t like them at all

MamaCaz Mon 30-Mar-20 20:48:31

You know that they count as one of your five a day, don't you? It has to be a whole one though - just eating a couple of segments does you no good at all! grin

Gingster Mon 30-Mar-20 20:07:12

MyDH loves them. I hate them. He buys them when they are on offer for £1. You can pay anything up to £2.99 for one. He buys two or three at a time, and has a stash of them . Last count he had twelve. When all the family are around, he hands them out . He has a couple a week himself. Just the thought of a chocolate orange makes me nauseous.

Grannyben Mon 30-Mar-20 20:05:41

I always find that if you pick the segments off carefully, it leaves a chunky bit in the middle which is very nice to finish off with