Toblerone

[Teddy_boy]

Why is it triangular? I dont know about you , i love toblerone, but when i try to bite more than one chunk it seems to dig into my palate.
Why isnt it square?
Does anyone know why its triangular?
And i dont mean , because its made that way.
Is there/was there a reason for its shape initially ?

[Slapshot]

The Swiss did just to iritate the hell out of you....

[Teddy_boy]

i was wondering if there was a real reason or if it just happened?

[Quassia]

Teddy,
Theodore Tobler has a lot to answer for ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toblerone

[Quassia]

Not a definitive answer then really ... two possibles?

[joggerjayne]

Surely nobody either ...

(a) bites off chunks of Toblerone (you break them off by hand), or

(b) eats more than one chunk at a time (unless you're in a real hurry).

=0)

[rowanwitch]

from triangular chocolate from triangular trees

[joggerjayne]

Oh, Mr confectioner pleeeeese ... give me Toblerone.

=0)

[joggerjayne]

I'm not eating any chocolate at the mo.

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[venator]

Good morning from pedantry corner - Rowanwitch - wasn't it "from triangular beans"?

and surely the picture of the Matterhorn on the package suggests where the shape cane from?

[hippyhoppy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMfCL5rX2fk

it is indeed Triangular trees...

[joggerjayne]

Aah ... so it's a little row of mountains.

So just HOW did Toblerone find it's way into so many duty free shops?

You just know, if someone didn't buy you a holiday pressie, and then felt guilty about it, that you're going to get a Toblerone (unless you're a smoker).

[gingejbee]

It comes in lots of sizes,too. There's small, medium, large and very large and even one piece of the latter is difficult to get in your mouth - you have to gnaw smaller bits off it. Very awkward.

[joggerjayne]

... and not very elegant.

[mccfluff]

i remember dad buying us one of the massive ones, we needed a hack saw to get through it

[gingejbee]

Yes, that too! In fact, it has so many negatives that I'm surprised anyone buys it.

[RATTER15]

JJ, there is no such thing elegant or dignified when it comes to eating chocolate, just eat it!!

[erin-x]

Oh I love Toblerone! JJ is right though.. you break the bits off, not bite it! No wonder it hurts! haha x