Chocolate fish
 Two chocolate fish by side | |
| Type | Confectionery |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | New Zealand |
| Main ingredients | milk chocolate, optional Pink or white marshmallow filling |
In New Zealand, the chocolate fish is a popular confectionery item, and in Kiwi culture a common reward for a job done well ("Give that kid a chocolate fish").[1][2][3][4][5]
Chocolate fish have a conventional fish-shape and a length of 5 to 8 centimetres. They are made of pink or white marshmallow covered in a thin layer of milk chocolate with the ripples or (scales) on the fish created simply by the fish moving under a blower; this slides the unset chocolate back, creating the illusion of scales on the fish. Several manufacturers make the fish, but the most well-recognised is Cadbury.[citation needed] Smaller, or "fun-sized" variants of the chocolate fish are colloquially referred to as "sprats". For a short period, in the late 1990s - early 2000, there was a Tip Top brand chocolate fish ice-cream.[6]
In 2016 the [[Chocolate Fish Company [1]] conceptualised a New Zealand native fish design, solid milk chocolate version - designed and manufactured in New Zealand. Some of the profits of the sales contribute to cleaning up the waterways of New Zealand.
References
- ^ "...each presented with a large chocolate fish", 1933, Evening Post
- ^ "I'll Buy You A Chocolate Fish If...", 1973
- ^ "The food we love – the tastes of New Zealanders"
- ^ "...for many years a brand of chocolate fish was known as “Pelorus Jack”.", 1966, A Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
- ^ "...Sir Geoffrey Palmer offered the audience a chocolate fish for anyone who could define privacy.", Privacy Commissioner
- ^ "Marshmallow ice-cream conquered", 04/06/2010, stuff.co.nz