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JamesTheJerk t1_iufiarv wrote

Reply to comment by zholo in TIL that in ancient times, the carob seed was used to measure the worth of gems and gold since the seeds have a general uniform weight. This is where the word "karat" comes from. by kkoolook

They press it into bars just like chocolate and it looks identical. If doing a blind test with dark chocolate and carob I wouldn't be able to tell which was which.

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Socky_McPuppet t1_iug2c9l wrote

> If doing a blind test with dark chocolate and carob I wouldn't be able to tell which was which.

That's crazy, they taste totally different to me. Carob doesn't taste anything like chocolate to me.

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