American equivalent for British chocolate terms

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When the British recipe calls for plain chocolate do they refer to cocoa powder, chocolate syrup, cooking squares, or Nestle style chips? Is it unsweetened, semi-sweet, or bitter?

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The closest US equivalent to British plain chocolate is semi-sweet. If a recipe calls for, say, 5oz of plain chocolate, it will mean chocolate in bar form (unless chips are specified of course).

Obviously if the chocolate is for melting it doesn't matter what form it comes in.

Cocoa powder and chocolate syrup mean the same thing in Britain as they do in the US, incidentally.



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Is there a difference between British and American chocolate?

American chocolate is sweeter and uses a smaller variety of added extra ingredients such as nuts and caramels. British chocolate is smoother and richer and has far more potential added extras. If you want to decide for yourself, why not try both.

Why is UK chocolate better than American?

The incredible taste differences between North American and British chocolate are real. British chocolate has more cocoa and fat while our chocolate simply has more sugar. The reality of good flavour is the idea behind Aaron's Sweet Shop's The British Invasion Box.

What does plain chocolate mean in British?

Plain chocolate is dark chocolate, ie not milk or white chocolate.

What is bittersweet chocolate in the UK?

Bittersweet has a higher proportion of cocoa solids (and hence a lower proportion of sugar) than semisweet so it tastes slightly more bitter. Nigella, and may other cooks, prefers to cook with chocolate with a high proportion of cocoa solids as this chocolate tends to have a deeper flavour.


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British plain chocolate would be broadly equivalent to the US bitter-sweet chocolate.

Bitter or unsweetened dark chocolate has high cocoa solid percentage and little to no sugar added.

Bitter-sweet has about 70/30 cocoa solid/butter to sugar ratio.

Semi-sweet has about 50/50 cocoa solid/butter to sugar ratio.

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