Fruits and chocolate

One of our friends is adamant that fruits and chocolates should never mix. I'm not that kosher, but I've come to appreciate her point of view after I picked up "Chocolate-covered bananas" at Trader Joe's.

I'd forgotten that the bananas you get in America are sickly sweet -- in my mind, I was imagining Indian bananas and the thought of a tart, green banana with dark chocolate makes my mouth water. But that's not what Trader Joe's had in mind -- instead, they're selling sweet, icicle-laden mush covered with milk chocolate.

The box came with four pieces -- three-and-a-half are going into the garbage.