Chocolate

[Georgiesmum]

Ive been listening to the Chris Evans breakfast show this morning on radoo 2.He said its in all the papers today that the worlds chocolate will run out in 6 years time. Would you miss chocolate if we couldnt buy it anymore? Do you eat a lot of chocolate yourself? Ive never been much of a fan of it myself, id rather have some nice fruit, but i know a lot of people really love it.

[Old_Geezer]

Is it April the 1st already ?

[Svejk]

^Hope not. There'll only be 3 days left to buy an Easter-Egg and the shops are running out.

[lady-janine]

i'm sure that was said about bananas (devil's food) and that they would all be gone sometime in 2014. not long to go.

[Old_Geezer]

Ah. Well that'll be temporary and affect prices more than availability. Supply & demand and all that nonsense.

[mallyh]

whenever i hear chocolate mentioned i dream of doing a dawn french into a choc fountain ,not allowed to eat it though sob !!!

[ummmm]

Rarely eat chocolate.

[Old_Geezer]

To answer the question, partly miss it. I don't eat much of it, if I am honest. If I buy a bar there's a good chance it'll start going white before I get around to opening it, but I enjoy it when I do have some. Have a vending chocolate at work more. Maybe two of those a week as a substitute for another vending coffee. (Fruit if fine but isn't a substitute. I eat fruit but again not much. I'll be good and buy a pack of four apples expecting to eat them over the next week, and by the time I've got to the forth it's rather dry and unappetising.)

[HansUrbancka]

I doubt that chocolate will 'run-out', however there could be less supply available to meet demand.

Substitute chocolate can be made using Vegetable Oil instead of Cocoa Butter and can taste the same.

Hans.

[Ric.ror]

As you all know (cause I have bored you with it often enough) I have given up chocolate and alcohol for November - cause I missed Stoptober
Its a joyless life without both those - I have treated myself to a Thorntons Continental Advent Calendar to compensate

[mccfluff]

i'd certainly miss it but i cant see it running out completely, less availability/high demand will mean prices will rise but.......

[pastafreak]

//Substitute chocolate can be made using Vegetable Oil instead of Cocoa Butter and can taste the same//
Noooo! That is so not chocolate! I'd never eat that...blehh.:-(

Yes..I'd miss chocolate. But only very dark,or 100%. It actually quite high in some minerals including magnesium.

[cazzz1975]

Surely they can grow it somewhere else? the world is a big place

[pastafreak]

Quite a bit is grown in south America,where it originated.
According to wiki,the Ivory Coast is the largest producer followed by Indonesia... no Ebola there I don't think. Maybe other countries will see this as chance to increase production.

[cazzz1975]

the worst that will happen is it will become more expensive and the cheaper stuff will become even more sugary/fructosy and processed

[Booldawg]

No different to other little luxuries that I use to enjoy but are no longer on the menu. What you don't have, you don't (eventually) miss......

[mallyh]

oh yes you do lol

[janbee]

My favourite chocolates are Fortnum and Mason Champagne truffles. They are VERY expensive ... so, if chocolate were to run out in 6 years time, my bank balance might be better , not to mention my teeth and waistline!

[marval]

I can't remember the last time I ate chocolate. So I could live without it.