In a message dated 3/16/2007 9:21:44 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
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One of the things that really gets me is that the stuff is damn near 
revolting unless you add sweetness to it.  It's bitter in its natural form.  

I do not find it revolting at all -- on the contrary.  But I also do not find 
bitter vegetables to be bitter -- my husband on the other hand is very 
sensitive to bitter tasting foods and finds things like bitter greens or unsweetened 
cocoa or cocoa beans or espresso nearly inedible.  I also like extremely hot 
spices and curries and he finds dishes I do not consider hot at all to be very 
hot -- his face turns red, he tears up -- weird.  I read something about some 
people being super-tasters -- maybe that explains why some find unsweetened 
chocolate inedible and others do not.



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