chocolate

A tough leg day may have an unexpectedly simple boost: the smell of chocolate.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

The other day, I grated two enormous zucchini into a bowl containing a quarter-can of pumpkin, brown sugar, cocoa powder and enough chopped bittersweet chocolate to make the whole operation look suspiciously like brownie batter.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

"We don't think chocolate is entirely unique, though it is a food cue with incredibly strong, universally recognized reward associations," Nashrudin Naharudin concluded.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

The zucchini disappeared almost immediately, leaving behind only a few green flecks and the vague knowledge that somewhere beneath all that chocolate was a respectable amount of produce.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

“You’re telling me you like rum raisin as much as double chocolate fudge?”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Then he discovered chocolates in his pocket, and managed to get some melted ice to drink.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

With U.S. bombing paused, Iran has reopened its airspace and resumed flights, allowing some pilgrims to fly directly to Medina, where they were welcomed by Saudi volunteers with flowers and chocolates, Saudi television showed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026

In exchange, the EU will give access to Mexico to the bloc's market for products like coffee, fruits, chocolates and agave syrup.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

Lately, she’s making a feast of roles that all remind me of that old sitcom episode in which Lucille Ball gobbles chocolates on a conveyor belt.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

I leave a twenty-dollar bill on the table for Kasim, but he slides it back to me when he comes to pick up the mugs from our second set of hot chocolates.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi