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Cheese or chocolate?

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MawsRosie Sat 29-Aug-26 12:43:45

I have just finished making a very rich chocolate pudding (Nigella’s Salted Chocolate Tart for reference) for a family lunch I am off to tomorrow and there has been (just!) a bit of spoon and spatula licking!
Desperate for something savoury to counteract the sweetness, I’ve had a little piece of Stilton and like the Very Hungry Caterpillar, feel much better.
If I had to choose between them though - cheese or chocolate and could never have the other again… after much reflection I think it would have to be cheese.
There are so many wonderful cheeses, but then, handmade proper chocolatier origin chocolate?
Hard choice.
Which one would you choose?

MissAdventure Sat 29-Aug-26 15:15:52

Shinamae

Cheese…. vintage cheddar..🤨

Yes!!!! My favourite.

silverlining48 Sat 29-Aug-26 15:20:35

Dark chocolate anytime. Even better with hazelnuts / praline.

Calendargirl Sat 29-Aug-26 15:54:36

Chocolate, always.

Greenfinch Sat 29-Aug-26 16:00:08

Cheese especially feta and Stilton. I cook with cheese a lot, not so much chocolate.

JoyBloggs Sat 29-Aug-26 16:03:43

Dark chocolate without a doubt!

AGAA4 Sat 29-Aug-26 16:14:36

Another fan of vintage cheddar. Cheese is much more useful than chocolate which is just a sweet treat now and again.

MartavTaurus Sat 29-Aug-26 16:32:23

Difficult choice.
For me, chocolate.
Nigella always has good chocolate recipes! 😋

Casdon Sat 29-Aug-26 16:42:32

I’m a floating voter, I love blue cheese, particularly blue Stilton and Gorgonzola, but I also love dark chocolate - I’d find it impossible to choose between them, it depends on the day.

Fallingstar Sat 29-Aug-26 17:35:03

Sadly dark chocolate can trigger a migraine so I don’t indulge but do prefer less bitter chocolate. A good milk chocolate like Lindt or the bars you can buy in Lidl/Aldi. Also any Belgian chocolate.

Frenchgalinspain Sat 29-Aug-26 17:41:30

Big fan of a wide variety of Cheeses ..

( I am allergic to chocolate and avoid ) ..

Harris27 Sat 29-Aug-26 17:42:04

Chocolate. But I do love cheese.

Frenchgalinspain Sat 29-Aug-26 17:46:24

Several French Cheeses, a Cheese Sommelier friend had given us to taste.

NotSpaghetti Sat 29-Aug-26 17:50:44

Cheese!!

valdali Sat 29-Aug-26 20:05:47

Cheese although I love both - but chocolate only works as a treat for me, cheese is a staple & when I splash out on some expensive cheese, that's a lovely treat.

Grannybags Sat 29-Aug-26 20:09:22

Cheese please! Couldn’t live without it 😁

Deedaa Sat 29-Aug-26 20:40:51

Cheese every time for me. I like chocolate, but I can go for days without having any. I couldn't go without cheese.

CanadianGran Sat 29-Aug-26 20:50:26

I'm with the majority; cheese please!

Just had a bit of brie with my lunch today; it was delicious. Yesterday's lunch was a grill cheese sandwich.

But I also love chocolate, every day I have a few squares of Lindt dark with sea salt after dinner. As much as I love a chocolate cake, tart or pudding, they are treats saved for occasions.

nanna8 Sun 30-Aug-26 00:37:01

No - I thought about it but I just couldn’t choose. How’s about a nice piece of cheese followed by 4 squares of Aldi dark chocolate?

Redhead56 Sun 30-Aug-26 01:22:38

I used to quite like chocolate but I can live without it as my preference is savoury so cheese.

Esmay Sun 30-Aug-26 07:19:44

That tart looks wonderful.
Hard pressed to choose between cheese and chocolate-both delicious and so fattening.
Perhaps cheese .

mumofmadboys Sun 30-Aug-26 07:29:44

The chocolate tart looks great Maw. Was it straightforward to make?

MartavTaurus Sun 30-Aug-26 07:43:59

It's pretty easy to make, I've done it. It's in her book, Simply Nigella. You have to blitz one of our posters to smithereens. Guess who!?

I think the photo shown by the OP is Nigella's original one in the book, or else OP has the same plates and worktop?

MartavTaurus Sun 30-Aug-26 07:45:12

By the way, best to cut it into small slices, it's very rich.

Whingey Mon 31-Aug-26 08:56:26

Belgian chocolate 😀 just found out you can get Leonidas online ❤️

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Mon 31-Aug-26 09:04:24

A friend and I were discussing this (similar) topic the other day. Sweet -v- savoury. She doesn’t drink alcohol therefore chocolate gives her that sugar hit. I like my wines and malt whisky so my sugar craving is already catered for - hence savoury food (cheese in this question) would be my preference.