When Did Caramel Become Salted?

[lankeela]

I love caramel chocolates, and recently bought some Magnum ice creams which were salted caramel flavour - yeuk! Now everything seems to be 'salted' caramel - why do they do this and when did it start becoming the in thing?

[Prudie]

I agree lankeela, it really irritates me. Think it became the rage about 3 or 4 years ago (pure guess) and now it seems to be all you can get. I was given some expensive salted caramel chocolates for Mother's day, they are literally like Rolos that have been covered in salt. Not nice.

[pastafreak]

I rather like salted caramel. But it's got to be subtle. Good quality chocolate only. Not the Cadbury version.

[Mamyalynne]

It's been round quite a while - I agree it isn't always well handled.

https://www.chateaurouge.uk/blogs/gourmet-discoveries/salted-caramel-history

[lankeela]

Magnum do a double caramel version and I thought that was the same as the salted caramel ones but they are definitely not.

[tiggerblue10]

I wasn't sure when it first came out but I really like salted caramel products now. I love sweet and salty popcorn too.

[cashier]

I've not yet had any salted caramel where I can taste salt in the caramel. I've got fed up with trying and being disappointed, I just stick to plain caramel now.

[Atheist]

Salt caramel, salt liqorice, touch of sea-salt on Charentais melon. All delicious. If you don't like salt, just try cooking without it; no salt in the boiling water for spuds, carrots, cabbage, pasta etc. I never add salt to cooking; that way you can taste the vegetables, not the universal saltiness which seems to be everyone's addiction. When I need a salt hit I go for crisps or peanuts or soy sauce or anchovy.

[lankeela]

tigger I had some popcorn probably a couple of years ago at a village fete and spat it out - I couldn't remember it tasting so bad before but if it was salted popcorn that would explain it!

[cashier]

Would you recommend the double caramel Magnum, lanleeka?

[barry1010]

We love those Magnums, I only have a little bite but the family really enjoy them.

[barry1010]

Cashier, try the new Billionaire Magnums, they are fabby

[tiggerblue10]

We all have different tastes I guess. Weirdly, I'm not keen on Chinese sweet and sour but sweet and salty I like. I've been known to eat a packet of ready salted with a bar of chocolate and also cheese and jam toasted sandwiches.

[barry1010]

The double caramel magnums are very nice, too.

[jourdain2]

I agree, Lankeela. Salted Caramel is sort of OK, but it's not Caramel and I don't buy it.

[Mozz71]

I like salted caramel, but then again I like salted popcorn too.

[lankeela]

cashier the double caramel are wonderful, but my favourite is the ruby ones. In Sweden a couple of years ago we had some raspberry ones but I've not found them over here yet.

[DJHawkes]

It’s taking over from real caramel chocolate and that’s just ridiculous, it’s the Batak Obama of chocolate, fails in every level and makes you want to vomit

[TonyV]

lankeela are these similar?

https://groceries.morrisons.com/products/magnum-double-raspberry-ice-cream-sticks-360412011

[calmck]

Baileys Xmas salted caramel delish

[roopower]

I had a nasty shock when the caramel chocolate in my box was salted. Wont buy those again! Hopefully its a fad. I know some people like it but not in my box of chocs, thanks.