Pihlaja

Pihlaja
	Pihlaja candies
Alternative names	Kettukarkki, Pihlajanmarja
Type	Marmalade candy
Place of origin	Finland
Created by	Karl Fazer
Invented	1895; 129 years ago

Pihlaja (Finnish for "rowan"), also called kettukarkki ("fox candy") is a marmalade candy produced by the Finnish food corporation Fazer. Fazer started producing the candy in 1895 at the patisserie on Kluuvikatu, Helsinki, making it the oldest candy produced by Fazer still on the market. The candy's recipe has changed over time^[1] The candies are wrapped in a yellow-red paper with a red illustration of a fox. Pihlaja is lactose free and mostly gluten free (less than 0.02% gluten).^[2]

The candy originally contained Sorbus aucuparia berries, but the recipe has since changed to contain palm oil and the candy is now called "Pihlaja".^[2] Until 1982 the candy was also known as "Pihlajanmarja" (rowan berry). The candy is produced in a factory in Lappeenranta.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Makeiset, Fazer. Accessed on 16 August 2013.
^ ^a ^b Pihlaja Archived 2014-01-08 at the Wayback Machine, Fazer. Accessed on 14 July 2013.

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[makeiset-1] Makeiset, Fazer. Accessed on 16 August 2013.

[pihlaja-2] Pihlaja Archived 2014-01-08 at the Wayback Machine, Fazer. Accessed on 14 July 2013.

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