Describe your dream chocolate bar.

My dream chocolate bar already exists.

In fact, it exists twice.

One is chilli chocolate. The other is sea salt chocolate. Both are handmade by the Benedictine monks at the local abbey, and both are absolutely delicious. If you’ve never tried proper handmade chocolate, you’re missing out.

But let’s pretend they don’t exist and we’re all auditioning for a role in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

In that case, I’d invent a liquorice-infused chocolate bar that’s permanently frozen at room temperature.

I know.

It’s a bit odd.

Then again, anyone who knows me will tell you that “a bit odd” is pretty much my default setting.

You see, I like my chocolate frozen. Not just chocolate bars either. Creme Eggs, pretty much anything chocolate-based tastes better after a stint in the freezer. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll happily eat it at room temperature, but chilled chocolate just hits differently.

Maybe it’s the texture. Maybe it’s the extra crunch. Maybe I’m simply strange.

Actually, scratch that last one. We already know I’m strange.

So yes, if Willy Wonka ever phones and asks for ideas, frozen liquorice chocolate is what I’m bringing to the table.

The world may not be ready for it.

But I certainly am.

Stay safe,

Bc