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}}'''Jos. Louis''' are a delicious plastic wrapped [[dessert]] consisting of two chocolate [[sponge cake]] rounds with a cream filling in between, within a milk [[chocolate]] shell. They resemble a chocolate version of the [[May West]] dessert.
}}"Jos. Louis" is a somewhat tasty (if very artificial) plastic-wrapped confection consisting of two chocolatey [[sponge cake]] rounds with a cream filling within a milk [[chocolate]] shell. It resembles a chocolate version of the [[Mae West]] dessert.




== Variations ==
== Variations ==
The Jos. Louis is also available in a 30 grams half moon shape, called the 1/2 Jos. Louis. The Jos. Louis is also made in a bar shape version called the Jos. Louis choco-vanilla bar. The bar contains the normal cream filling found in the jos. Louis and also has a chocolate filling, the bar weighs 53 grams. The ''Half Moon'' cake produced by Vachon is essentially a Jos. Louis, but has a smaller portion size of 51 grams. Many people call it the half "loon" moon, due to the packaging which has the fraction 1/2 beside both the words lune, and moon (French and English, respectively). The Half Moon is available in either chocolate or vanilla flavours.
The Jos. Louis is also available in a 30-gram half-moon shape, called the 1/2 Jos. Louis. The Jos. Louis is also made in a bar-shaped version called the Jos. Louis choco-vanilla bar. The bar contains the normal cream filling found in the jos. Louis and also has a chocolate filling and weighs 53 grams. The "Half Moon" cake produced by Vachon is essentially a Jos. Louis, but has a smaller portion size of 51 grams. Many people call it the half "loon" moon, due to the packaging, which has the fraction 1/2 beside both the words "lune" and "moon" (French and English, respectively). The Half Moon is available in either chocolate or vanilla.


A Super Jos. Louis exists in individual format only, that increases the portion size from 68g to 100 grams. It has two layers of cream filing.
A Super Jos. Louis exists in individual format only, with an increase in portion size from 68 to 100 grams. It has two layers of cream filing.


In 2006, [[Entenmann's]] began distributing a duplicate of the Half Moon in America, with '''Enten-Mini's Chocolate Half Rounds'''.
In 2006, [[Entenmann's]] began distributing a duplicate of the Half Moon in the US, with "Enten-Mini's Chocolate Half Rounds".


The Jos. Louis is now available in 100 calorie individual packages, with 16 individual packages in a box.
The Jos. Louis is now available in 100-calorie individual packages, with 16 individual packages in a box.


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 18:30, 12 August 2009

Jos. Louis
OwnerVachon Inc. a division of Saputo inc.
Country Canada
Markets Canada United States
Previous ownersArcade Vachon and his wife Rose-Anna Giroux
later bought by Saputo Inc.
Websitehttp://www.vachon.com/

"Jos. Louis" is a somewhat tasty (if very artificial) plastic-wrapped confection consisting of two chocolatey sponge cake rounds with a cream filling within a milk chocolate shell. It resembles a chocolate version of the Mae West dessert.


Variations

The Jos. Louis is also available in a 30-gram half-moon shape, called the 1/2 Jos. Louis. The Jos. Louis is also made in a bar-shaped version called the Jos. Louis choco-vanilla bar. The bar contains the normal cream filling found in the jos. Louis and also has a chocolate filling and weighs 53 grams. The "Half Moon" cake produced by Vachon is essentially a Jos. Louis, but has a smaller portion size of 51 grams. Many people call it the half "loon" moon, due to the packaging, which has the fraction 1/2 beside both the words "lune" and "moon" (French and English, respectively). The Half Moon is available in either chocolate or vanilla.

A Super Jos. Louis exists in individual format only, with an increase in portion size from 68 to 100 grams. It has two layers of cream filing.

In 2006, Entenmann's began distributing a duplicate of the Half Moon in the US, with "Enten-Mini's Chocolate Half Rounds".

The Jos. Louis is now available in 100-calorie individual packages, with 16 individual packages in a box.

References