Chow Take note, nonbelievers
`Drippings beneath vat at chocolatier bear resemblance to mother of Jesus’
Workers at Angiano’s gourmet chocolate company, Bodega Chocolates, discovered under a vat a 2-inch-tall column of chocolate drippings that they believe bears a striking resemblance to the Virgin Mary.Since the discovery Monday, Angiano’s employees have spent much of their time hovering over the tiny figure, praying and placing rose petals and candles around it.
It’s heartwarming to know that while some religious fanatics foam themselves silly over the apocalypse, other, more benign and adorable fanatics take comfort that God still reveals Himself in the details (specifically, junk food).
Chocolate drippings usually harden in thin, flat strips on wax paper, but Jacinto said she froze when she noticed the unusual shape of this cast-off: It looked just like the Virgin Mary on the prayer card she always carries in her right pocket.“I have big problems right now, personally, and lately I’ve been saying that God doesn’t exist,” she said, pulling the dog-eared prayer card out of her pocket. “This has given me renewed faith.”
Confidential to God: Some people take comfort in divine chocolate drippings, but my faith will continue to suffer until Mary reveals herself in the shape of a mole on my ass.
So is it la virgen de Guadalupe or la virgen Maria? The Italian owner sees the Madonna and the Mexicano workers see la virgen de Guadalupe. Frankly, it looks just like a misty turd.
Man, my people love their Roman Catholic nonsense. It breaks my heart to read about workers kneeling and praying to a piece of chocolate.