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  I’ve not tried mint with chocolate, only mint which… clearly not a fan of… I only thought of posting this here because I was at an ice cream shop and posted this soon after leaving (I didn’t get mint)
context: if your mint ice cream tastes like toothpaste, your ice cream shop just sucks. >
  
  Or their toothpaste-choices are a bit questionable... on the other hand I'd try it. >
  
  I like mint ice cream, but some people experience mint with a metallic aftertaste and the flavor seems to change. The first bite is excellent, but the 20th bite of a mint food can taste strange. Anyone who has gotten drunk off strong mint juleps can tell you that they start to taste just fucking weird after a while.
  I think this is because mint will saturate receptors and your brain decides to discount the sensation. It's the same thing that happens when you eat really spicy food. Capsaicin in peppers and menthol in mint can cause a temporary loss of chemesthesis. If you've ever watched the show Hot Ones, you know that jumping straight to the hottest hot sauce is a very bad idea. It seems like this is purely psychological, but I think at least part of it is building up a temporary chemical tolerance with increasingly hotter sauces. I'm just guessing, though.
  By the way, one of the reported aftereffects of COVID-19 is a lingering loss of chemesthesis for mint and peppers. You might consider that if your aversion to mint is recent. >
  
  You sound like my SO.
  Lol meanwhile, I love it… >
  
  Mint chocolate chip used to be better 30 years ago...especially Bryer's and Edy's.  These days Godiva is not too bad. >
  
  What is it with all the mint hate recently, in particular with mint and chocolate?