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Daniel Gross of Slate has been over here reporting on the controversial Three Gorges Dam project. And while we can't say anything too bad about his coverage of that - which, while it reads more like a disgruntled travel piece than actual hardhitting journalism, is generally close enough to what little facts we know about the dam that it makes it impossible for us to nitpick - we were surprised by one of his pronouncements:
Daniel Gross can't find chocolate bars in China. In fact, he asks WHY he has yet to see a chocolate bar in China.
Hm. Really? Granted, we're not in Wanzhou, which may be provincial enough to contain a Wal-Mart that doesn't sell a single chocolate bar (pretty surprising, but whatever). Even so, should Wanzhou actually be chocolate bar free, Daniel could always keep in mind that China's a large country and maybe head east to Shanghai.
And here, we guarantee, he'll not only find candy bars at every single convenience store in the city, he'll also find gourmet chocolate shops, housefuls of desserts and a frickin' HERSHEYS CHOCOLATE WORLD.
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No chocolate bars in China? Even if this was true, I'd like to have Mr Gross' problems. So would China, I think. Very gross, hah!
View photo of chocolate bar found in rural China in 2002 here. (I wouldn't recommend eating it, however.)
I have found Snickers and Dove chocolate bars to be pretty ubiquitous in my travels throughout China, unless traveling in very rural areas. Even then, there are still usually "chocolate" bars to be found, but mostly local brands.
See also: Chocolate theme park set to open in Beijing, China complete with Great Wall and an edible Terracotta Army
Edible Terracota Army? How fittin' - don't you all know, that chocolate bar was invented in China 4999 years ago?
As for the Chum bar in #2, you wouldn't eat a historical treasure that old, would you?