plain chocolate

Unsweetened cocoa confection

Plain chocolate is the British term for what Americans call dark chocolate—chocolate made with cocoa solids, cocoa butter, and sugar, without added milk.

The "plain" distinguishes it from milk chocolate rather than suggesting anything basic about it: a bar of plain chocolate, plain chocolate digestives.

Related
  • barDrinking establishment
  • darkAbsence of light
  • cocoaGround cacao seed powder
  • bitterSharp, unpleasant taste
  • richHaving much of something

decadence · unsweetened · dessert · snap · British English · gourmet · cacao beans · smooth · ganache · cocoa solids · pure · truffles · confectionery · fondant · Easter egg · melt · antioxidants · tempering

Opposites
chocolate type by milk content

plain chocolatemilk chocolate

Cocoa sweetened with dairy

white chocolate · Swiss chocolate · ruby chocolate

chocolate flavor additions

plain chocolatepraline

Nut and sugar candy

mint chocolate · orange chocolate · chocolate truffle · caramel chocolate · hazelnut chocolate

Family

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