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White Rabbit Creamy Candy

Eat every piece of paper!? The "blue and white rabbit candy" loved by all Chinese people

None (Contains gelatin)

Description

A national milk candy (nougat) loved by all Chinese generations since its birth in Shanghai in 1959. Marked by a retro blue, white, and black rabbit package. Its greatest feature is the candy being wrapped in 'oblaat (edible transparent paper)'; tossing it in the mouth paper and all slowly melts out a rich condensed milk sweetness.

Classification: Everyone, Snack, Dessert, Candy, White Rabbit, Milk Flavor, Shanghai, Retro, Edible Rice Paper

Shops selling White Rabbit Creamy Candy

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How to use

Ingredients

  • Maltose syrup
  • Whole milk powder
  • Butter
  • Sugar
  • Gelatin
  • Flavoring
  • (Oblaat is starch)

Instructions

  1. [Typical Uses]
  2. [Daily Snack / Nostalgia]: Open the wrapper, toss it in your mouth WITHOUT peeling the thin transparent oblaat inside (the sensation of oblaat melting from mouth moisture is fun).
  3. A secret trick is dissolving it in hot water/milk to drink as 'White Rabbit Milk'.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips

Key spices

Stronger 'condensed milk feel' than JP Milky、with a caramel-like texture that slightly sticks to teeth

Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets

Similar to JP 'Milky' or 'Bontan Ame (texture)'

Pairing

Unsweetened Chinese Tea / Oolong Tea (to reset the overly sweet mouth)

Trivia

Recently re-evaluated as a 'retro emo' item among Chinese youth; perfumes, lip balms with the White Rabbit logo, and collab drinks with Boba milk tea shops create massive lines, becoming a social phenomenon.

Eating tips & etiquette

Holds a historical episode of being gifted by Premier Zhou Enlai to US President Nixon during his 1972 visit to China, representing China's sweets.

Allergen

Dairy

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