Your taste buds aren't deceiving you. The chocolate in your advent calendar does, in fact, taste different — and there's a reason why.

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From its humble beginnings of chocolate treats for kids in the runup to Christmas Day, to the indulgent skincare and luxury surprises seen today, advent calendars have significantly evolved since ...

ALDI's 2024 advent calendars hit shelves this week. The popular holiday gifts include cheese, coffee, chocolate and more are known to sell out fast.

I drew on decades of experience receiving and giving Advent calendars, from when I was a child enjoying my chocolate Santa calendar to the LEGO Advent my children loved in elementary school.

And it wasn't until 1958 that the Advent Calendar's little doors began to have a small piece of chocolate, thanks to British chocolatier Cadbury.

Another reason for the discrepancies in flavor, however, could just be placebo. Advent calendar chocolate tends to be thinner than regular kinds, according to Mental Floss, meaning it will melt ...

And it wasn't until 1958 that the Advent Calendar's little doors began to have a small piece of chocolate, thanks to British chocolatier Cadbury.