Suvrit > wrote in message >...
> a faint smile in appreciation of 'rational' defense of chocolate enjoyment
> preferences creeps onto my lips......the duration/intensity curves for
> various experiences in life varies greatly for me .... i also preferred my
> chocolate slow becoz of the self-imposed restraints of not more than 2
> pieces from Lindt 85%, per day.
>
> -s.i think so chocolate is enjoying in a proper temperature in cold countries
not in hot ****ries.because in hot countries in could be melt. and i think
no one can enjoy the melt one.

countries it would be ment and
>
> Alex> at Mon, 08 Dec 2003 02:36:02 GMT in
> Alex> >, (Suvrit)
> Alex> wrote :
>
> >> i prefer my chocolates frozen --- gives them more time in my mouth and
> >> thus a longer span of enjoyment
>
> Alex> Interesting. I think there may be 2 leanings: those who prefer the "maximum
> Alex> intensity" approach to sensory experience, and those who prefer the
> Alex> "maximum duration". Proponents of the first approach would try to condense
> Alex> all the sensation into the shortest time at the greatest strength, those of
> Alex> the second to spread out the sensation at lower power into a longer time.
>
> Alex> I know I'm definitely of the former school. Not just in chocolate, but in
> Alex> essentially any other pleasant sensation, I'd find complete contentment in
> Alex> experiencing infinite strength for the briefest instant, while a continual
> Alex> experience of the sensation at a low level for eternity would be entirely
> Alex> unsatisfying. In a similar vein, unpleasant sensations to me are much worse
> Alex> if they're intensely unpleasant for a short time as opposed to somewhat
> Alex> unpleasant for a long time. I can withstand a dull pain for hours without
> Alex> it bothering me, while a sharp pain that lasts only a moment is torture.
> Alex> For instance, for me the pain of a twisted ankle is far better than the
> Alex> pain of a hypodermic needle, so that I'd rather put up with that pain for a
> Alex> day or so than get an injection of anesthetic to make it go away.
>
> Alex> With chocolate, it makes sense you'd prefer frozen chocolate if you were of
> Alex> the "duration" school because it diminishes the intensity of flavour but
> Alex> spreads it out over a longer time. Likewise, since I'm of the "intensity"
> Alex> school, I prefer slightly warm chocolate that lasts less but packs more of
> Alex> a punch. I wonder if this might also have an effect on choice of chocolate,
> Alex> e.g. for the same amount of total cocoa solids intake, might a duration
> Alex> person prefer milk chocolate where an intensity person would head for
> Alex> bittersweet?
>
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