Orange jelly candy
Encyclopedia
Orange Jelly Candy are finger-sized sticks of soft jelly candy generally sold in food specialty stores in Hong Kong
. A great deal of candy available in Hong Kong are imported from Europe
, mainland China
, United States
and other regions around the world. Orange jelly candy is one of the few that has historically been manufactured locally in Hong Kong.
. The jelly sticks are very soft and sweet. It does not have much of an orange taste despite the name.
and arm
because of its pointed shape and use of locomotion, much like a spinning or rotating lollipop
). 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
.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. A great deal of candy available in Hong Kong are imported from Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, mainland China
Mainland China
Mainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and other regions around the world. Orange jelly candy is one of the few that has historically been manufactured locally in Hong Kong.
History
The 1980s version of the candy came with an ultra thin transparent layer that is basically an edible wrapper. The present day version are just packaged in typical candy wrappers. The candy is made at Smith's confectionery factory (史蜜夫糖果廠) at Kwun TongKwun Tong
Kwun Tong is an area in Kwun Tong District, situated at the eastern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, and its boundary stretches from Lion Rock in the north to Lei Yue Mun in the south, and from the winding paths of Kowloon Peak in the east to the north coast of the former Kai Tak Airport runway in...
. 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 icicleIcicle
An icicle is a spike of ice formed when water dripping or falling from an object freezes. Typically, icicles will form when ice or snow is melted by either sunlight or some other heat source , and the resulting melted water runs off into an area where the ambient temperature is below the freezing...
and arm
Arm
In human anatomy, the arm is the part of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow joints. In other animals, the term arm can also be used for analogous structures, such as one of the paired forelimbs of a four-legged animal or the arms of cephalopods...
because of its pointed shape and use of locomotion, much like a spinning or rotating lollipop
Lollipop
A lollipop, pop, lolly, sucker, or sticky-pop is a type of confectionery consisting mainly of hardened, flavored sucrose with corn syrup mounted on a stick and intended for sucking or licking. They are available in many flavors and shapes.- Types :Lollipops are available in a number of colors and...
). 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
Public holidays in Hong Kong
Public holidays in Hong Kong are holidays designated by the Government of Hong Kong. They allow workers rest from work, usually in conjunction with special occasions.-Public holidays:...
.