American expat: This is the one food I stopped eating when I moved to Australia
- American expat Brooke Laven used to eat chocolate several times a day
- But since she moved to Australia, she barely touches the sweet treat
- She shared why Aussie chocolate tastes different
An American expat has shared the ‘weird’ reason why she hasn’t eaten chocolate every day since moving to Australia.
Back home in the US, Brooke Laven admitted that she loved eating chocolate with “every meal” because of the “addictive” high amounts of sugar it contained.
But since living Down Under, she doesn’t eat much of the sweet treat because it’s made with less sugar and an “unappealing” compound – shea butter and palm oil.
This is to ensure that Aussie chocolate has a higher melting point compared to confectionery in the UK and US.
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American expat Brooke Laven (pictured) explained why Australian chocolate tastes different
“Australian chocolate has a higher melting point and an extra substance that makes it slightly more waxy,” she said in a clip. Aussie chocolate contains shea butter, palm oil and cocoa for this
“The weirdest thing that’s happened to me since moving to Australia has to do with chocolate,” Brooke said in a TikTok video.
“American chocolate is high in sugar and very addictive in that sense, so we’re used to eating chocolate literally like every meal.”
She jokingly added that she “just had to as part of her diet.”
‘But Australian chocolate not only doesn’t have that much sugar. It also has an extra compound that makes it not so appealing,” Brooke continued.
“Australian chocolate has a higher melting point, and an extra substance that makes it slightly more waxy.”
She also referred to an article on science blog Distilled Thoughtsexplaining why Aussie chocolate tastes different.
Brooke then pulled out a block of chocolate that had been in her pantry for a month.
“I just realized I’ve had this chocolate for a month now and I literally haven’t eaten any chocolate here yet,” she said.
The video has since been viewed over 21,000 times and many Aussies said their chocolate is superior to others.
‘Chocolate in Australia also has a much higher cocoa content than American chocolate. That adds to the taste difference,” one commented.
“I was in the US, your chocolate, sorry to say, is terrible! You must try some Haighs chocolate in Australia, it’s amazing,” said another.
A third added, “So Aussie chocolate is waxy, while American chocolate tastes like puke.”
“You’re addicted to the sugar in American chocolate, not the real chocolate,” another commented, and Brooke agreed.