grating t1_iugoyjm wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:41 AM

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

It's about as tasty as sawdust. One of the more revolting hippy fad foods. I've even seen it sweetened with stevia, which is a revolting fad sugar substitute. The food equivalent of hairshirts and flagellation,

jaggervalance t1_iuh83vf wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:20 AM

Really? As a kid I loved eating wild carub when in the country.

Kevin_Wolf t1_iuhy3ak wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:56 PM

We're complaining about carob being substituted for chocolate. Carob is fine, but it doesn't work as chocolate.

jaggervalance t1_iuhys3n wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:01 PM

It doesn't, but OP was saying it tastes like sawdust. It has a great taste, but it's way different from chocolate.

BattleBull t1_iuifrhq wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:59 PM

Maybe OP just has the world's best tasting sawdust and never knew it! :D