Carambar facts for kids
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| Type | Caramel candy |
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| Place of origin | France |
| Region or state | Hauts-de-France |
Carambar is a super chewy caramel candy from France. It is famous for its fun flavors and the silly jokes found inside its wrappers! This sweet treat is owned by a company called Eurazeo.
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History of Carambar
How Carambar Started
In 1954, two people at the Delespaul-Hazard company, Mr. Fauchille and Mr. Gallois, had extra cocoa. They decided to invent a new candy recipe to use it up. The story says that one of the factory machines was a bit broken. It started making long bars, which is how Carambar got its unique shape! This new bar was first named Caram'bar.
Points and Jokes
At first, Caram'bar wrappers had "Carambar points." You could collect these points to get different Carambar-related prizes. In 1961, something even more fun happened: the points were replaced by jokes! These jokes are often a bit silly or childish. In France, people even say blague Carambar (which means "Carambar joke") to describe a simple or funny joke.
Name Changes
The candy's name changed a couple of times over the years. In 1972, it became "Super Caram'bar." Then, in 1977, the apostrophe was removed. Since then, it has simply been known as "Carambar."
Carambar Flavors
Today, Carambar comes in many exciting flavors. You can often find them in packs with different tastes.
Classic Flavors
Drink-Inspired Flavors
Other Fun Flavors
- Cherry
- Candy floss (also called Cotton Candy)
- Caranougat (a mix of caramel and nougat)
- Lime
- Bigoouu / Pomme Cassis (Apple Blackcurrant) - a double flavor!
- Passion fruit
Special Carambar Types
There are also special Carambar candies like Carambar Atomic. These have a fizzy sherbet powder inside! They sometimes have funny names like Green Cactus. You can also find Titeuf Carambars. These have pictures of the Swiss comic strip character Titeuf and his friends on them. Titeuf Carambars are often blue on the outside and yellow inside, or the other way around.
See also
In Spanish: Carambar para niños
