Prandial Conversations (was Re: Chocolate Search)

[Tiffany B. Clark]

> ***Katie:
>
> As a (sometimes ashamed to be...) American, I have to insert that 
not every American is raised on Hershey's chocolate and crappy 
cheddar cheese. I love European chocolate, both milk and dark, and I 
am a cheese fiend. I hate any kind of processed cheese, and I have 
been known to travel 50 miles or more for a good cheese shop...and 
then spend lavish amounts of money on the kind of cheddar that burns 
a hole through the tongue. I own books about cheese...and while in 
England, I always seek out the local cheesemonger to show me the 
promised land. 
    
A cheese and chocolate loving American, Katie

Tiffany:

When I took my vacation to Germany in 2005, I sampled a lot of the 
local cheeses there & German cheese is really good, esp. the Swiss 
they make.  I brought home 5 boxes of chocolates with me because of 
how good it was over there.  I was raised on American cheeses & 
chocolates, but I've also been used to European cheeses & chocolates 
for almost 10 years before I went there.