Is This Chocolate Bar Worth $450?

[@juztranny5169]

Let's be honest the box is more expensive than the chocolate itself

[@YakultEnjoyer22]

@Luv&Passione lmao

[@misterminutes4504]

@Luv&Passione Me and your mom think aslike. I don't even own a sewing kit but sure

[@kentguiller]

@@misterminutes4504 my mom would use that as a sewing kit and make 500 cotton shirts in a day

[@goochpanooch7160]

You're paying for the brand / design more than the chocolate. That's a huge lesson for life. Remember that

[@testme242]

$400 for the box and packaging and $50 for the actual cacao chocolate 🍫 😊

[@FeoshiaHDavis]

How much of that do the farmers get?

[@jacobnair6707]

Good joke

[@thelambsauce490]

They get to have breakfast the next day

[@nejitenfan]

I agree if the farmers aren't getting much for it then why should it cost so much if they arent making anything from it

[@glipk]

Lol

[@snehatom3979]

@@jacobnair6707 its not a joke actually......it's d reality

[@MasonsTurtle]

You know what else is rare? My toe nails. Can only get them in one place in the world and that place is constantly moving. Selling them for $50 a clip.

[@Kevin-sm8pn]

That's too,low! I will pay you a billion! Omgz!

[@specy_]

If you were a girl maybe that would work

[@evilhutdug4665]

@@specy_ true

[@AbhisarRawat]

Ill buy your entires stock. Or wanna trade the for my pubes?

[@puffer_fish58]

i do not think there is any demand for your product 😂😂

[@PeterBilzerian]

I'm sticking with my Reeses cups for 60 cents and I ain't looking back

[@mtalhaawais]

That's how it should be. I'd love to know what percent the farmers are getting paid.

[@PeterBilzerian]

@@mtalhaawais Exactly my point, I don't want a piece of art that I'll eat and never be able to replicate again

[@joceline8096]

@@mtalhaawais i agree

[@stevemartini470]

@@mtalhaawais they sell ot to them dair and square they dont make the bars they dont yave stock in the business

[@alishaanimations3058]

@@PeterBilzerian ye ;(

[@ew2645]

“When you buy chocolate, you buy it like you would jewelry.” Yeah I don’t remember the last time I turned jewelry into poop.

[@mars9399]

They are referring to those fancy chocoate shops that display chocolate below a glass pane like they do for icecream and cakes. People pick what they want and they fit every type of chocolate thats picked into a box and people take that home. Those chocolates are almost always hand made with special fillings inside or decorated with fancy food colouring.

[@aishwaryarosarin8612]

@@mars9399 bon bons 😅

[@mars9399]

@@aishwaryarosarin8612 the shops I'm used to seeing sells bonbons alongside truffles and thin chocolate bars. So I think of them as chocolate stores. Nowadays, they have been adopting different marketing practices and I see them selling ice-cream coated in chocolate, or chocolate themed drinks.

[@allisonterrania46]

or dog poison either

[@cathl4953]

There is poop jewelry, dried camel poop sold as earings

[@WhoIsAmaze]

So basically these guys are exploiting these farmers so extreme profits... sweet!

[@vegannigeria9218]

Right. What percentage of the $450 do the farmers get?

[@jasminebernardeau4]

exactly. this was my first thought.

[@vvmn9442]

@@vegannigeria9218 cocoa farmers averagely get paid £1.4k-2.8k annually. They earn average £0.36-0.60 a day which is supposed to feed more than 6 people. What google says🤷🏻‍♀️

[@3daysandotherlies776]

This isn’t about huge profits. If you are mad about that blame large corporations like Cadbury.. This is about saving the species. The producers are working with the farmers and conservation groups to save the Nacional species. There are some fascinating articles about the process.

[@paxundpeace9970]

But your fine with the 2$ one in the store?

[@JewelsView]

I find that if you market something as expensive, some rich person will buy it

[@jayoils123]

That’s all it is just marketing tactics and speaking in away like we have been duke ofcnot trying real chocolate

[@dertythegrower]

Right on JewerlsVIew. And the uneducated poor who find money in life, they buy what is sold for a high price and only known for a high price, just like Apple XR iphone, or a Rolls Royce car.. it is priced high, which makes it the only reason talking about it. These type of things are what in economics is called a (Veblen Goods economics)

[@paxundpeace9970]

So what so is luxury

[@daryl602]

Juicero: affirmative

[@aditsuskianditapratama1720]

@@maximusfreeman7140 Elon Much

[@davidwaguespack6324]

My disappointment when I open package and find original art print instead of Wonka Golden Ticket 😞

[@nellysandoval9582]

Oswaldo Guayasamín paintings are great, dude

[@m1a1abramstank49]

@@nellysandoval9582 So is a golden ticket.

[@Meow-pe2nr]

Ayeee twas pretty rude but idk

[@pashauzan]

@@nellysandoval9582 I'd rather go to a chocolate factory than that

[@100Mmore]

“Delicate” = doesn’t taste like anything

[@BadButNotSad]

No, but it's a quality :)

[@BadButNotSad]

Taste is quantitative and qualitative :) (!!!!)

[@mrjoe332]

They didn't even bother telling how much the farmers get, because it's obviously a revoltingly small amount

[@ezechieldzimeyor4541]

That's how business works🤷‍♂️. The farmers are important yes, but they don't have the same overhead as this company. If your crop fails you maybe effect 6 people. If that company makes less money then it should, it can't pay rent on buildings, can't maintain the expensive machinery, can't pay for advertisements etc. The company has a lot more on the table than the farmer. Would it be nice if farmers got paid more? Yes. Is it realistic for then to get paid a lot? No. That's how business works, under capitalism, socialism, or communism. All have flaws, and none can pay the farmer as much as you wish they could. It is what it is...

[@eldritchomen]

@@ezechieldzimeyor4541 company don't deserve to pay rent if workers can't have a living wage.

[@ezechieldzimeyor4541]

@@eldritchomen You're not listening are you. The company has to pay for more than just rent. If you think the company doesn't deserve to pay rent because it doesn't pay the farmers enough. You're naive. If that company fails, it will not just effect 6 people. It will affect thousands, will put the company into large debt, and will leave the farmers without someone to sell to. Does that sound better than their current situation? The company NEEDS to make extra money as a buffer in case something goes wrong. If batches of that chocolate don't turn out right they'll be working at a HUGE loss. Which will affect not only the company but the farmer aswell. Use ur head bozo

[@Ninja_Bryden]

@@ezechieldzimeyor4541 He didn't even mention paying them LOTS. Just a livable wage. Also, if a company fails just because it has to pay livable wages, then they have 0 reason to be operational since they clearly only operate on exploitation. Even then, farmers can find new buyers. This also does not have much standing of the company makes VERY large profits which would allow them to afford to not exploit poor farmers (I especially hate this practice in the tech industry exploiting cheap asian labor)

[@ezechieldzimeyor4541]

@@Ninja_Bryden Alright, simple enough. If you don't like it, change it. Remember seeing these two western brothers who thought wool farmers were getting paid enough in the middle east( if I recall correctly). So they set out to make a company that sells their wool, while also paying the farmers much more. The owners and farmers are all friends and everyone is happy. Only issue is each sweater is $120+. It's hard to base a company of being compassionate, they managed to do it. Lots of people act as if those two brothers are what the world needs more of. So I say go do the same, start your own company and pay the farmers a livable wage. I'm not sure you'll find the success those two brothers did. But at least you can say you tried🥂

[@MRMT2000]

so you're telling me it just tastes like a Walmart's Ghirardelli's bar lol

[@mars9399]

Yeah they seemed underwhelmed but didn't want to believe it.

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

Really, that's about the best chocolate can taste. After that, the improvement is marginal.

[@sady1139]

Cheria it’s not that they seemed underwhelmed, they went it with wrong expectations. They assumed it would have fruity notes and be kind of sour (this sounds weird but if you’ve had cacao Barry 64% Guayaquil, like that) but this tree doesn’t produce that type of flavour.

[@mars9399]

@@sady1139 ooh i see : ) it would have been interesting if they talked more about that

[@nellysandoval9582]

Try Pacari, is cheaper but it has a really good quality

[@gold9994]

I'll just say: I've tasted it and I don't feel that anything is complex or whatever. You better buy Kobe A5 for the money, that's legit.

[@roastingnerd8545]

Well, that's depressing.

[@trapezius77]

So you are rich or have rich friends or did a video/article for them and they let you taste it?

[@ariaa.9428]

What’s a Kobe A5?

[@HaHa-gg9dl]

@@ariaa.9428 Expensive cattle breed beef

[@ariaa.9428]

@@HaHa-gg9dl thanks, have a nice day, you’re awesome.

[@dracula5505]

Why they just made chocolate with it, they would have replanted the seed

[@kengeorge2226]

Then it wouldn’t be as “rare” hahha

[@3daysandotherlies776]

They are working on saving the tree species by propagating the seeds but to not be a hybrid tree they must also be pollinated by a Nacional tree. It takes years for the tree to mature and in the mean time they are working with the farmers and conservation groups to save the species.

[@seabass8154]

@@3daysandotherlies776 very interesting comment

[@gold9994]

@@3daysandotherlies776 yeah, but it's not a particulary hard to grow or anything else. Wasabi and Truffle are another story because of the extreme growth condition.

[@nellysandoval9582]

Bc there aren't good conditions for the seed to germinate

[@darkrobroy14]

His reaction: tells me its a 10 dollar chocolate bar tops

[@Saffrone221]

Reasonable. Fermented, stored a year then stored again 5 years. If im a business man this will hemorrhage alot of missed profit for that duration. Like caviar where they have to wait a decade to mature 1 sturgeon to make a $100k. Caviar batch

[@fakeandgay9592]

There doesn’t seem to be a reason for the 5 year ageing, like if it takes that long to mix the flavours through and remove the “off” flavours then it’s not really that high quality

[@Drum8888]

"It tastes delicate and has subtle flavour" Translation: It's Bland

[@steventan7420]

It has aged for God knows how long lol. Chocolate loses all the flavor.

[@blank888]

That's what I thought. Why buy it when all you're getting is a bland chocolate

[@blank888]

@@Lotus_River Man guess i can't have an opinion. "It tastes delicate and has subtle flavor" literally translates to "It's Bland"

[@fakeandgay9592]

@@Lotus_River probably because they didn’t add butyric acid to it

[@yahunatan7263]

It is not like that, I have tried chocolate made with cocoa from Ecuador 🇪🇨🍫 and it is exquisite,😋 rather it means that it is not so bitter

[@Mr1wd]

Whether something is worth the money depends on the person. To an average person...no. Billionaire...why not.

[@michellikelly5455]

I agree the monetary cost of an item is out weighed by the person and it doesn’t matter if they are average or billionaire, everyone is unique so the comparison may not be very valid. It is more about refinement and the things a person is exposed to in life. I am not a billionaire and I would never consider myself average; however, I’m ordering 2 so I can experience it for myself.

[@gold9994]

@@michellikelly5455 I had it and I tasted nothing complex or anything. I'm pretty sure that my taste buds aren't broken. I can differentiate between good wine and average wine. For me, you better spend the 450 bucks for Wagyu A5 beef. That's legit, compared to a overly expressed chocolate bars.

[@degeneratewithasideoftidep6795]

@@gold9994 agreed, Wagyu is actually worth the money.

[@joltsy4935]

@@gold9994 Different Value I guess 1 is you tasting years worth of effort while the other one is mass produced and made for social expectation of what a chocolate should taste like, that doesn't mean the one that take years to make is better tho I think it's more of sentimental thing for people who haven't tasted that kind of choco in years since u know said in the vid it's almost instinct or just just curiosity... Preference

[@joltsy4935]

@@gold9994 Different Value I guess 1 is you tasting years worth of effort while the other one is mass produced and made for social expectation of what a chocolate should taste like, that doesn't mean the one that take years to make is better or tastier tho I think it's more of sentimental thing for people who haven't tasted that kind of choco in years since u know said in the vid it's almost instinct or just simply curiosity... Preference

[@snowflake5921]

The packaging alone looks like it costs 400 dollars. 🙄

[@dahoodinie3950]

That pfp tho.. you look like you're offended because people like white chocolate more than black chocolate..🤣🤣 Sorry if it's offensive

[@kianaone2610]

Your likely paying for the box the chocolate came in, and the gold foil. Lol

[@SamSam-im1hi]

I feel like the art is just to earn more money, who wants art when their buying chocolate.

[@e.sstudios1015]

@@dahoodinie3950 ok, wait wha-

[@Y.H.W.H]

Correction: 440$

[@stephdep8825]

If it's so rare and almost extended... Let it grow instead of keeping harvesting it.. omg

[@gloobglob45]

It's basically an endangered species so to help it we decided to turn it into chocolate and sell it 😋 they should be thanking us

[@noscope1244]

do you even know how this works?

[@mrjoe332]

You see, if it wasn't rare, it wouldn't be unreasonably expensive

[@nellysandoval9582]

The plant can still give pods, but is really hard to plant the seed and hope it will germinate

[@alecxander9573]

Then the cacao fruit will be wasted. You know that they can grow another by planting the seed, right?

[@VioletsOnMars]

"-so rare, it was thought to be extinct". Turns it into chocolate bar.

[@C5ndle]

What else do you use cacao for?

[@fakeandgay9592]

@@C5ndle i mean, I’d probably plant a couple million of them before turning them into chocolate

[@blueturtle3623]

They... they don't turn the tree into a chocolate bar.

[@twaynewade2544]

​@fakeandgay9592 thats not how these whites make money.

[@PatipanWongkleaw]

Oh great, taste like chocolate. Congratulations, sir, you're not infected with covid-19.

[@jaysee5397]

I don’t know why I find this so funny 😂😂

[@IsaacWassom]

Well, we DID see him wearing a mask 😷.

[@thatonejerry9092]

@@ortegaperu8510 this comment is sad but funny because some people actually believe that COVID isn’t real lol

[@thatonejerry9092]

@@ortegaperu8510 wait.. so you aren’t joking huh

[@ortegaperu8510]

@@thatonejerry9092 Are you joking? Do you REALY belive the lies of the elites? Sheep

[@Maple-Sizzurp]

Deep in the jungle we found this ellusive blah blah blah it's all marketing.

[@christhopervargas2275]

nah its true for some things made out of plants, like wine, as it is another kind it taste different and if its scarce then it have a high price

[@frizzttymto]

It’s true.

[@nanodesu9031]

@@christhopervargas2275 but can you taste the difference from a regular chocolate if youre not being told? A huge part is still marketing.

[@bacquivaguidelava]

@@nanodesu9031 it does taste different. Maybe, we are too poor to even make a review

[@BlueV205]

@@nanodesu9031 For poor people, wagyu would taste like that unbranded meat you bought on the supermarket.

[@caedes5276]

You all are getting scammed I leave in the Caribbean and we got hundreds of this

[@trapezius77]

You got hundreds of these bars? There are only 150 of them to begin with. Oh, you mean you got hundreds of those trees? How do you know they are the same variety?

[@neoleomedia1676]

.

[@nobilesnovushomo58]

Hundreds of trees isn’t a lot, especially to fight a parasite in terms of genetic diversity. We used to have chestnuts so plentifully, nearly 1 in four trees in North America was a chestnut, making quality wood and food so plentiful in the form of nuts, they were culturally iconic and emblematic of one region on earth and that was North America before a Diseased Chinese chestnut tree decimated them to the point of near extinction. If what he says is true and it is distinct and it was actually sought after for its particular qualities and this isn’t some hipster scam, The bars would be worth it but I’d also tell him to start investing in genetic diversity research or else it’s pretty much going to become extinct the moment somebody plants a certain tree with a certain disease their... but it really wouldn’t shock me if it was just a scam.

[@djjamique6036]

Yeah there is alot of trees where I live

[@pedroroque8681]

Dude who cares 😂😂😂 it’s just marketing at the end of the day. People would not tell a difference if any other chocolate had the same “brand experience”. It’s all on the sales pitch

[@denimili7659]

Save your time... Obvious Answer: NO

[@christhopervargas2275]

or if you elaborate: only if you know a lot about chocolate an care too much about details, if not then NO

[@miathapapaya]

Sounded like.... they weren't as impressed as they hoped theyd be.

[@deedumeday518]

Well yea its just chocolate, theres a limit to how good it is. 450 bucks isnt worth a piece of really good chocolate LOL

[@Mickeycuatropatas]

The world's experts in cacao cultivation and varieties is CATIE where they have the world's biggest cacao repository. It is located in Turrialba, Costa Rica. There is a master's thesis from a CATIE student on how cacao growers can avoid exploitation and receive their fair share of the final chocolate sales by processing cacao from tree to bar/bonbon.

[@theprimest]

If you're reading this you have potential to create great things. Yes. You.

[@fabulousimcatbulous690]

Thanks, you too.

[@dahoodinie3950]

I'm going to create a haft cut apple and put it in an expensive box and say it comes in the deepest forest

[@efthymiosn3381]

this is so cringy I cant but thanks

[@nusrarahman7181]

Thank you, you've reminded me about my maths exam on Thursday

[@Jackraiden500]

The only "great thing" I have done in recent memory is fill my toilet bowl after a number 2 🤭

[@bakugoukatsuki209]

I would like to see their reactions if they didn't know which was the expensive one or the cheap one. People's judgements get clouded when they're amazed of the background history or the price

[@Idkidkidkidkidkidkidkdude]

Hmmmm 5 minutes of delight or 1 Month without electricity 🤔

[@serpentines6356]

Haha. 🤪 Chocolatier has some To'ak here. It's currently $50. Not too bad. Maybe I'll try it sometime.

[@pooh4025]

I'm consider myself a chocolate connoisseur but Im not paying $450 for nobody's chocolate I don't care how long it aged.

[@dertythegrower]

This is a wannabe for a ''Veblen Goods'' product.

[@danielmoura9421]

I had the impression it was too subtle and they were afraid to say it. Borderline bland. And that’s not totally surprising as cacao flavor is volatile and this chocolate ages for 6 years. You can buy chocolate that’s probably much better than this one for less than 10 dollars.

[@Torpito0]

Fun fact: The word "chocolate" comes from the word "xocolatl" in Nahuatl. The Mexica believed that cacao seeds were the gift of Quetzalcoatl, the god of wisdom.

[@guffingtonreal]

booba

[@tashikoweinstein435]

And it is native too SOUTH AMERICA!!!! WE, SOUTH AMERICANS, CULTIVATED IT!!! WE SOUTH AMERICANS DOMESTICATED IT!!!! Mexico, The Atzec, The Mayans, The Olmecs, would have no Choloclate if not for us, SOUTH AMERICANS! Choloclate is our crop, not Mexico! Mexico got through trade, yet they get all the credit we, SOUTH AMERICANS like always get NOTHING!

[@Torpito0]

@@tashikoweinstein435 really? Who were the tribes that traded it to the Aztecs, olmecs, & Mayans?

[@akapilka]

@@Torpito0 do your studies. Huancavilcas, Puna and a lot of tribes from current coastal Ecuador had intensive trade with mesoamerican peoples, via sea routes. It's something already heavily investigated and published that seeing this question made my rise one eyebrow from the sheer ignorance showed by you on this subject.

[@Torpito0]

@@akapilka I was just sharing a fun fact? I know in other indigenous tribes they have other names for it & also have used it for many uses. I am aware it wasn't specifically in Mexico cacao was discovered but wide spread through the America's

[@boarbot7829]

It’s literally just a ripoff.

[@x3oy]

Of what?

[@mason3229]

@@x3oy would understand that a 450$ piece of chocolate is a COMPLETE ripoff of your money.

[@giantsfan714]

@@mason3229 It's not for the average person.

[@giantsfan714]

@Harrison Tran I'm trying to say that it is probably a rip off for the average person, but not for chocolate enthusiasts who are willing to pay for it.

[@slu77y]

the cost is in the process

[@lalisadragqueen6783]

Imagine the company buy the cacao for cheap and then sold it for hundreds... The farmers should increase the price

[@sindisol]

No One The people when they were sniffing the chocolate: *PUTS CHOCOLATE INSIDE NOSTRIL*

[@ZDXNeru]

Enters the nose and comes out of the mouth

[@akshatsharma8787]

I think they mistook it for the other type similarly named (but a completely different plant) of cocoa derivative.

[@dsz1195]

Lol I just love how they took the time to make cacao chocolate look expensive and how exclusive it is while I'm eating it daily lol

[@danielmartins6650]

Ahhh as per usual taking off others to feed their economy

[@fuego5350]

If I was rich or stupid: Yes If I'm not either of those: No

[@Paula-bn8oe]

Wow my grandpa is ecuadorian. I’m gonna ask him about this hope he knows about this rare cocoa

[@nishantahvan]

Aha, also ask him on my behalf, I want to jump on that business.

[@neutraltbr2146]

so does he know?

[@nellysandoval9582]

But where is he from? Highland, Amazon, Coast or Galápagos islands?

[@bonasuh3614]

Why does the “original print” look like the cart titan

[@justinfromdietweeb3553]

Exactly my thoughts when I first looked at it

[@akshatsharma8787]

I'm a simple man. I see an aot reference and I yell, SHINZO VA SASAGEYO!!!!

[@javiergarcia4533]

*original doodle

[@C5ndle]

@@akshatsharma8787 no offence but that was cringe.

[@akshatsharma8787]

@@C5ndle It's for the future of humanity.

[@rhaegartargaryen9315]

I'd offer $4.50, heck I'm feeling rich today so lets make that $5. Deal, yeah?

[@cainabel615]

File this story under “I have so much money I don’t know what to do with it.”

[@ashigarashimo]

I find it incredible that the chocolate expert spent so much time talking about the experience and packaging rather than the chocolate and the taste itself.

[@loui7210]

It probably didn't taste that great

[@ashigarashimo]

@@loui7210 Haha IKR.

[@nellysandoval9582]

@@loui7210 Excuse me?? You should taste it first, our chocolate has a really hard process and it tastes amazing

[@nellysandoval9582]

It tastes great

[@bluet00th91]

I'd rather eat my creamy, delicious, and sweet dairy milk

[@_nexus5943]

i salute that

[@downrightannoying3922]

I'm lactose intolerant and I'd rather that, too

[@moonwalker4eva712]

The packaging is the real star 💵💵💵

[@fwuuton]

You can feel the disappointment and their struggle to make pretty words to compliment it just for the show lol

[@aadhyachintala8532]

A chocolate is a chocolate is a chocolate. And I refuse to believe that this bar is as expensive as a bar of gold.

[@yahunatan7263]

Why? Ecuadorian chocolate its very good

[@koyotekola6916]

One thing any business major should remember is it is not the seller that determines the price of something. It is the buyer. If the buyer thinks he's getting sufficient value for what he's paying, then it's worth it to him to buy it. I just got back from Ecuador. I went to two plantations and sampled their chocolates. One was a Republica de Cacoa. They had the best chocolate I've ever tasted. I learned a lot from this video, though. I never knew there was such a thing as the arbol nacional.

[@Will-jg2zs]

Even if me and the boys all chipped in for this, we still couldn't afford it.

[@dertythegrower]

Boys? You are a weeb with no true friends in real life. The life of an anime icon youtuber forever in the digital world, never in the real one.

[@undefined879]

@@dertythegrower lol dumb angry normie

[@crozraven]

NO, another typical overpriced BS where not even the actual farmers get the proper profits.

[@lucasm7781]

Overpriced or not the farmes never get the salary they really reserve for their work, all the money goes straight to multinational companies and the Land owners, it doesn't matter if it is cacao, sugar, soy or crop.

[@frantherat8174]

So youre telling me that this bs costs more because it takes more time and tastes the same? Honestly only thing expensive is the box smh

[@chibimoon1432]

I just want to say, I was lucky enough to get this for my birthday today, and Oh. My. God. Words can't describe the feeling. The taste, is something you wouldn't expect from a chocolate bar, and it really captures the work that was put in to it. If anyone gets the chance to try this, you won't be disappointed.

[@damian246]

Wahaha ik you buy cheaper chocola you can het the same feelings. You Will be sorry hen you spend so much money and find out you have could have the same sensation for much cheaper. I have seen experts taste this and they agree with me, only the rich and fools pay for this

[@generalSarbina]

There is some amazing market chocolate out there. My favourite by far are the Mexican style chocolates. Such powerful and complex flavours with a much different texture.

[@Mindmartyr]

5:37 >“most beautiful craftsmanship I’ve ever seen” >Shot of air bubble on the side

[@infirna5333]

All this and I can still bet it tastes like any other chocolate.

[@yumiko523]

Buy it

[@javiergarcia4533]

No no no no no, it's delicate and subtle. Or bland in Layman's terms

[@ezBlu.]

Imagine being the owner of that premium chocolate brand and being in the news for easy clicks as "a 450$ candy bar" 🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@leverite6127]

"Lemme call our chocolate specialist to price this thing"

[@Sol-ec8qz]

Title: "Is this Chocolate Bar worth 450$" Seconds into the video: "This is a 450$ Candy Bar" *Problem solved.*

[@sendouharuka1004]

Why everyone isn’t talking about the drawing. What kind of creature is that?! Looks like a titan or something.

[@nishhx_x]

SASAAAAGEYOOOO

[@steventan7420]

Looks like a sloth to me 🙄

[@vladodobleja748]

Chocolate is still chocolate after all and even if this kind of chocolate has some subtle aromas I don't think it justifies the price!

[@yahunatan7263]

In addition, there is a whole project for the protection of the environment and honest trade behind it, and Ecuadorian chocolate is one of the best in the world

[@르네-d8s]

so expensive but has a same taste like a normal chocolate.. so its not worth buy it.. the box is much more expensive than the chocolate..

[@Hero.S]

I got an ad about chocolate thinking it's the real video lol

[@alexcholagh8330]

They should save the seeds and preserve the cacao trees.

[@3daysandotherlies776]

They are working very hard to do so, but it isn’t just about propagating the seeds. They need to also be pollinated by a Nacional tree. There are some articles on it. It’s a fascinating read.

[@matousplacek6699]

Farmers in Ecuador did that. These people should be keeped as far as possible from the trees so they can't exploit it.

[@krystalchristensen3555]

I just came here for the comments. Wow. I haven't laughed that hard a long time. Y'all are so funny 🤣😂

[@blupyxi5669]

In other words: Completely bland and flavorless.

[@dahoodinie3950]

It is rich.. well rich for the company, not the consumer

[@yumiko523]

Me, someone living in a third world country, hissing at people like you for being ignorant about things. Just because it seems overpriced doesn't mean it's bad in every way, to call something disfunctional and bad just because it's overpriced is dumb. You never tasted it, and likely never will because of that mindset. So you'll go ahead and rag on it instead.

[@dahoodinie3950]

@@yumiko523 idk if you believe this but my uncle bought that chocolate to share with my family... Kit kat is better

[@yumiko523]

@@dahoodinie3950 And taste is different to other people, for someone who isn't a person specializing in food that can't differentiate tastes, it's gonna be just the same as others. There's also preference, some people like other tastes better, some dont. And the main part of kit kat is the wafer anyway.

[@dahoodinie3950]

@@yumiko523 I like how your comment gave so much detail and reasons and it isn't too long or too short. Just perfect for any readers to read it

[@pranavbelgaonkar8634]

A chocolate bar has been lying in my fridge for the last 5 years, anyone interested?

[@PresidentFunnyValentine]

Ah, the expensive price of child labor. They don't want to pay for it so they made their customers.

[@yumiko523]

What child labor

[@skelitonking117]

@@yumiko523 you really have zero idea how Cocoa beans are farmed do you? Most of the times the farmers don’t even know what westerners do with the beans. We’re talking about people who make .60 cents a day only to have the product they made be sold for nearly 500 dollars, more then 500 times what they’re paid daily

[@yumiko523]

@@skelitonking117 Where's the child labor

[@pashauzan]

I hate humanity sometimes

[@kikimo5558]

If you've ever eaten a cacao seed (like the white stuff surrounding the seed) lemme tell y'all it is the sweetest thing ever but it doesn't taste like chocolate you actually have to dry and grind the cacao seed to make cacao powder

[@alexmiotke8016]

You can dry it over a fire

[@kwfown]

Chocolate is chocolate is chocolate. My uneducated low society taste buds cannot differentiate them. I’ll spend $5 on a bar to make hot chocolate ($10 if I’m feeling fancy) and save the other $440, thank you very much!

[@pashauzan]

Exactly! Like why wasting money in some rare chocolate

[@nellysandoval9582]

U can try Pacari, it's cheaper, but it tastes great

[@michaelh4227]

Me eating a piece of the world's most expensive chocolate: "It's alright."

[@TLSH12]

Haven’t watched the video, the answer is no

[@williamm8069]

I live in Southern Colombia near the Ecuadorian border. The cacao growers receive $6,000 COP per kilo (USD $1.64 per kilo at the current exchange rate) from the local distributors who then resell it at $10,000 per kilo (USD $2.74 per kilo) to the large chocolate companies in Bogota and Medellin.

[@Larc3069]

That expensive and a cadbury would still taste better

[@tsukkiamaru4654]

This chocolate bar better play Spiderman at 60fps 4K to cost this much.

[@FinancialShinanigan]

... that'll get flushed down the toilet like the $1 chocolate bars

[@shawnli9775]

@@chuckscott4661 the more accurate question if you will buy 1x400 or 400x1

[@blueturtle3623]

Including the bean with the bar is a really nice touch. It gives the consumer something to display, and if people are paying so much due to the rarity of the tree, that's really what they want. Also depending on their geographic location, maybe they can make their own.

[@snuffs.]

So how’s the $450 chocolate? “Eh, it’s alright I guess”

[@user-kh1ro6wv3t]

If 450 of you pitch in a dollar. I can buy and tell you how good it is. 😂

[@nellysandoval9582]

Lol, buy Pacari instead, is one of our best chocolates and is cheaper

[@steventan7420]

Better buy 4 boxes of La maison's chocolate tho if you're in Europe.

[@DefnotAjay2k4]

Filipinos : welp time to make some money bois

[@DefnotAjay2k4]

Panahong uso pa tigpipisong chocolate HAHAHA

[@DefnotAjay2k4]

@John Gee yah for real , imagine spendin' that much money on a chocolate

[@DefnotAjay2k4]

@John Gee oh i remember that , yung parang goya yung shape nya . Naalala ko parang may mocca payung nakalagay sa baba

[@DefnotAjay2k4]

@John Gee sergs ata yun e

[@DefnotAjay2k4]

@John Gee exactly ! These guys dont know the importance of money

[@thetrashtrain3774]

So basically: its just a fancier version of regular chocolate. Go buy some cadburys and move on

[@net343]

Visited ecuador and got a bar of dark chocolate from “Cacao Nacional” for 10 bucks(its really good) on a farm with a visitor store, these guys are ripping them off

[@Mickeycuatropatas]

The most prudent measure would've been to NOT ferment those cacao seeds to convert to chocolate and NOT claim how special they are, but instead, plant new Nacional varieties and thus preserve this rare variety for future generations.

[@diamondyolo9010]

It does look delicious!

[@BlackMamba-lt8oe]

Like u

[@haelscheirs_haven]

Just letting folks know that you can get these bars for as "little" as $33 CAD or $72 CAD for their "cask aged" bars per their "Signature" line that they released about a year ago. That's definitely still quite more than the price for a bar of Amedei Porcelana, but my point is that the hype from the past few years was for a price figure that probably primarily comprised the cost of the _packaging_ and presentation. Anyways, I guess it may have indeed been an effective marketing strategy to have made people conflate the price of the chocolate itself with that of the presentation, then to surprise them with the ability to get the same bar sans frills for a "fraction" of the price. So if you paid $270 for the bar with collectable handcrafted box, you would probably be happy knowing that you don't have to pay as much to experience the bar again. As for this $450 price tag, perhaps in addition to more frills added to the _presentation_ , maybe these bars also use some of their rarer beans that you won't find in their Signature line.

[@uvwxyzero]

Chocolate story teller 🥴🥴😂😂 can't believe he kept a straight face.

[@fyz4919]

They should have add some Caviars,Truffles and Edible Golds to make it more expensive

[@drewconway7135]

I can’t imagine anyone buying this for themselves. This is meant to be shared with someone. Maybe several someones. I would love to have the artwork that came with it.

[@paxundpeace9970]

Definitely

[@arandomguywithagreenprofil5075]

What will you choose 1. A chocolate that you will wat once 2. A ps5 that you will use alot

[@callmeplez813]

this guy sounds like the foot lettuce guy

[@TSOP2020]

With a cigar, some wine, I could make a cool celebration experience with this. The Art along with it is just awesome too.

[@colt0110]

In conclusion, the price is not worth it ur buying a fancy box with history notes n a picture....n a piece of chocolate.

[@Levi4084]

“The reason it’s so expensive is because the packing”.

[@ToxicSocks24]

You could literally buy a PS5 with that money...

[@dante_ala_carte]

it looks like a gaming chocolate

[@TechWithJayMcCall]

Until I saw this video, I was pretty sure chocolate was not an appreciating asset 🤔

[@kaitygrace5326]

Their description of the bar is like they are trying to not hurt a kid's feelings

[@Emmanuelsam123]

👆👆👆His the best when it comes to delivery of all trippy 💯sure plug and ships discreetly 💊🍄🍄💊🍄….

[@wolf7292]

Make sure things are “aged” so it’s worth more ✍️

[@poporikishin4922]

pretty sure aged chocolate and non aged chocolate taste the same. only wine make taste better when aged or some meat.

[@KOKOBC]

watching this while enjoying Hershey's chocolate

[@ortegaperu8510]

Hershey is bad

[@tchaffman]

This $450 chocolate bar was buried with $0.50 worth of child labor

[@DMG118]

If it was that good, the big chocolate companies would been growing those trees industrially and selling the chocolate

[@onzbrau]

I absolutely love dark chocolate... But this is a level of pretentious I would never pay for

[@johngore3364]

CRUNCH will always be my love.