Orange jelly candy are finger-sized sticks of soft jelly candy generally sold in food specialty stores in
Hong Kong
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A great deal of candy available in Hong Kong is imported from
Europe
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,
mainland China
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,
United States
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and other regions around the world. Orange jelly candy is one of the few that have historically been manufactured locally in Hong Kong.
History
The 1980s version of the candy came with a thin transparent layer that is basically an edible wrapper. The candy is made at Smith's confectionery factory (史蜜夫糖果廠) at
Kwun Tong.
[Orange Jelly candy wrapper label 2007.] The jelly sticks are very soft and sweet. It does not have much of an orange taste despite the name.
Related products
In the early 1990s, the company produced a hard candy named Orange Arm-Cicle (a play on the words
icicle
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Formation and dynamics
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and
arm
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because of its pointed shape and use of locomotion, much like a spinning or rotating
lollipop
A lollipop is a type of sugar candy usually consisting of hard candy mounted on a stick and intended for sucking or licking. Different informal terms are used in different places, including lolly, sucker, sticky-pop, etc. Lollipops are ava ...
). The actual candy, like the jelly candy, does not taste like orange; it does, however, come in a variety of flavors, often changing color during certain
Public holidays in Hong Kong.
See also
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Jelly bean
Jelly beans are small bean shaped sugar candies with soft candy shells and thick gel interiors (see gelatin and jelly). The confection is primarily made of sugar and sold in a wide variety of colors and flavors.
History
It has been clai ...
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List of candies
Candy, known also as sweets and confectionery, has a long history as a familiar food treat that is available in many varieties. Candy varieties are influenced by the size of the sugar crystals, aeration, sugar concentrations, colour and the typ ...
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White Rabbit Creamy Candy
White Rabbit Creamy Candy () is a brand of milk candy manufactured by Shanghai Guan Sheng Yuan Food, Ltd. (), in China. It is an iconic cultural brand and has been in production since 1943.
Ingredients and varieties
White Rabbit candies are ...
References
Chinese confectionery
Gummi candies
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