Chocolate is one of the best-loved foods everywhere in the world. It is
one of life’s little pleasures. The attractive tastes and textures of
chocolate and chocolate products delight the senses of all ages. No
doubt everyone loves it. Kit-Kat is my all time favourite chocolate.
I am going to present you with some unknown facts about my favourite
chocolate. Here are they:
Origin:
Did you know that Kit Kat was never originally called Kit Kat? The bar
was made and originally launched in London and the south east of England
in September 1935, and was called Rowntree?s Chocolate Crisp. It only
became Kit Kat in 1937, just 2 years before the second world war.
No one actually knows where the name KitKat came from but it is believed
to be from the famous 1920’s KitKat Club in South East
London which had some influence. As the building had very low
ceilings, it could only accommodate paintings which were wide and not
very high. In the art world, these paintings were known as ’kats’. It’s
believed that KitKat derived its name from paintings, which had to be
snapped off to fit into the rooms with the low ceilings.Within two years
of launch KitKat was established as Rowntree’s leading product, a
position that it has maintained ever since. During the Second World War
Rowntree KitKat was seen as a valuable wartime food and advertising
described the brand as ’What active people need’.
For most of its life Rowntree KitKat has appeared in the well-known red
and white wrapper. It did, however, change to a blue wrapper in 1945,
when it was produced with a plain chocolate covering due to a shortage
of milk following the war. This blue packaging was withdrawn in 1947
when the standard milk chocolate KitKat was reintroduced.
Why I like Kit-Kat:
Well strictly speaking Kit Kat isn’t just another chocolate bar, but
actually crisp wafer biscuits covered in chocolate.The balance between
the wafer biscuit and the milk chocolate is such that the bars do not
feel too heavy to eat. The biscuits are crispy and snap quite easily,
they are also very crumbly in the mouth and blend very well with the
chocolate covering.
Kit Kat is available in a four-finger bar or a two-finger bar. Recently
a single chunky bar version has also been produced. There are also
orange flavoured and mint flavoured versions available.
Also the new packaging of 4 finger bar with aluminium foil keeps the aroma &
the quality intact.
Nutritional Value(100g pack):
Energy 2117kJ/506kcal
Protein 6.7g
Carbohydrate 60.6g
Fat 26.3g
Ingredients:
Milk chocolate (66%)
Wheat Flour
Sugar
Vegetable Fat
Cocoa Mass
Yeast
Sodium Bicarbonate
Salt
Calcium Sulphate
Flavouring
Did you know that in UK every 47 seconds one Kit Kat is relished.
It is UK’s no.1 chocolate