{"id":2531,"date":"2010-08-05T11:30:17","date_gmt":"2010-08-05T15:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/apanews.si.edu\/?p=2531"},"modified":"2014-12-30T21:59:18","modified_gmt":"2014-12-30T21:59:18","slug":"candy-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/now\/candy-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"Candy Bars from across the Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>APA Collections<\/em><\/strong><em> Update from Noriko Sanefuji:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I would like to share some discoveries made on my recent trip to Northern Europe. One fun activity that has become somewhat of a ritual whenever I arrive in a new city is to check out the supermarkets to see what the local people eat.\u00a0Being surrounded by the sea, both in Sweden and Finland, fish was in abundance\u2014fresh, pickled and smoked.\u00a0Since it was summer time, lots of vegetables and fruits were available as well.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"'Geisha' is a brand of milk chocolate candy in Northern Europe.\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2010\/08\/candy_Geisha_500px.jpg\" alt=\"'Geisha' is a brand of milk chocolate candy in Northern Europe.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nothing in particular stood out until I walked down the snack and candy aisle.\u00a0First, I saw a product named \u201cNippon,\u201d which is a chocolate-covered rice puff, then I saw \u201cGeisha\u201d which is a milk chocolate candy. I didn&#8217;t really give much thought to the names, other than &#8220;interesting branding.&#8221;\u00a0There were lots of Asian food branding, such as &#8220;Blue Dragon,&#8221; with products such as ramen noodles, soy sauce, and teas\u2014pretty much any kind of Asian food product.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"'Kina' is a chocolate bar by Fazer, and 'Filipinos' are chocolate-covered cookies.\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2010\/08\/candy_kinaAndFilipinos_550px.jpg\" alt=\"'Kina' is a chocolate bar by Fazer, and 'Filipinos' are chocolate-covered cookies.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then, I discovered candy bars with more intriguing names, such as, \u201cFilipinos,\u201d which look like donut-shaped chocolate-covered cookies.\u00a0Hmmm, where does the product gets its name?\u00a0Even more astonishing was \u201cKina\u201d chocolate bar by Fazer, one of the oldest Finnish chocolate companies.\u00a0<em>Kina<\/em> means China and also comes with the caricature of an Asian girl in cartoon face. At this point, I thought nothing will startle me\u2026. until I saw the ultimate bar\u2026. named \u201cJapp.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"'Japp' is a candy similar to Milky Way.\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/now\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2010\/08\/candy_Japp_500px.jpg\" alt=\"'Japp' is a candy similar to Milky Way.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I <em>had <\/em>to try it!\u00a0I was curious to know what a \u201cJapp\u201d tastes like.\u00a0I must say it is very similar to a Milky Way both in taste and appearance. It makes you wonder what is the motivation behind racially\/ethnically-based naming of candy bars.\u00a0Whatever the motivation, I always remind myself that I am a guest in <em>their<\/em> country, and try my best to be a non-judgmental, inquisitive tourist with an open mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>APA Collections Update from Noriko Sanefuji: I would like to share some discoveries made on my recent trip to Northern Europe. 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