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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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chocfish.co.nz/pages/fishtory|title=Chocfishtory|website=The Chocolate Fish Company|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref> 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 (icecream)|Tip Top]] brand chocolate fish ice-cream.<ref>[http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/3776709/Marshmallow-ice-cream-conquered "Marshmallow ice-cream conquered"], 04/06/2010, stuff.co.nz</ref> |
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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chocfish.co.nz/pages/fishtory|title=Chocfishtory|website=The Chocolate Fish Company|access-date=2019-01-23}}</ref> 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 (icecream)|Tip Top]] brand chocolate fish ice-cream.<ref>[http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/3776709/Marshmallow-ice-cream-conquered "Marshmallow ice-cream conquered"], 04/06/2010, stuff.co.nz</ref> |
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The chocolate fish is based on New Zealand's largest freshwater fish, the [[giant kokopu]], which is an endangered species. A portion of each chocolate fish's profit will go towards protecting the giant kokopu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chocfish.co.nz/pages/the-giant-kokopu|title=The giant kōkopu|website=The Chocolate Fish Company|access-date=2019-01-27}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| Type | Confectionery |
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| Place of origin | New Zealand |
| Main ingredients | Pink or white marshmallow, milk chocolate |
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.[6] 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.[7]
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
- ^ "Chocfishtory". The Chocolate Fish Company. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
- ^ "Marshmallow ice-cream conquered", 04/06/2010, stuff.co.nz