Dracula Piller facts for kids
Dracula Piller (which means "Dracula Pills" in English) are a type of candy that tastes like salty liquorice. They are very popular in countries like Denmark and Finland.
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What Are Dracula Piller?
Dracula Piller are hard, round candies. They have a strong salty liquorice flavor. Unlike some other candies, they don't have a powder filling inside. The taste is strongest on the outside of the candy. When you bite into one, the flavor becomes a bit weaker.
Where Do These Candies Come From?
These candies were first made by a company called NCI Nordisk Chokolade Import A/S in Denmark. Later, in 2011, another Danish company named Scan Choco A/S took over NCI. Scan Choco A/S continues to make Dracula Piller today.
The Famous Dracula Bag
The bag of Dracula Piller candy has a picture of the famous fictional vampire Dracula. His name is written on the bag in big, red letters that look like dripping blood.
Even though the Danish bags no longer say "Dracula Piller," people still call them that. You might see the name on receipts or in advertisements. It's a name that everyone knows!
One or Many?
The name "Dracula Piller" is for more than one candy. If you are talking about just one piece of this candy, you would call it a "Dracula Pille."
Other Dracula Candies
The companies NCI and Scan Choco also make other candies related to Dracula Piller. These include Dracula Mega, which is a larger size. There's also Dracula Soft, which is a softer version. Other products are Dracula Blod, Dracula powder, and Dracula lollipops. For the German market, they even made a candy called Ghost.
A Prize-Winning Candy
Dracula Piller are considered a "classic hard salty liquorice candy." A Finnish author named Jukka Annala described them this way in his 2001 book, Salmiakki. In 2002, the Finnish Salty Liquorice Association gave Dracula Piller the Salmiakki-Finlandia prize. This shows how much people love these candies!
