Kvikk Lunsj facts for kids
Kvikk Lunsj (which means Quick Lunch in English) is a popular chocolate bar from Norway. It was first made by a Norwegian company called Freia in 1937. People have been enjoying it ever since, except for a short time during and after WWII. Production stopped between 1941 and 1949 because there wasn't enough sugar or good quality flour.
This tasty chocolate bar has four rectangular wafers. These wafers are covered in delicious milk chocolate. Between the wafers, there are thin layers of a special chocolate mix. This mix helps the chocolate break easily into pieces. Kvikk Lunsj is known as a "hiking chocolate" in Norway. It's often eaten during skiing trips, especially around Easter vacation. Many people pack it in their packed lunches for extra energy. Today, Kvikk Lunsj is owned by Mondelez International. You can buy it in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
Kvikk Lunsj in Norway
The average person in Norway eats about nine Kvikk Lunsj bars each year. About three of these are eaten during Easter. Around 50 million Kvikk Lunsj bars are made every year. A huge amount, between 400 and 500 tons, are sold during Easter alone! Many bars are also sold in special duty-free shops in Sweden and Denmark.
For many Norwegians, Kvikk Lunsj is a symbol of their culture. So, people were quite upset in 2005 when Freia changed the wrapper. The old wrapper had been almost the same since 1938. When the new airtight packaging came out, many people joined online groups to show they didn't like the change. In the 1960s, Freia started printing the famous Norwegian "mountain code" (called Fjellvettreglene) on the back of the wrapper. This code gives important safety rules for hiking in the mountains.
Different Kinds of Kvikk Lunsj
You can find Kvikk Lunsj in a larger size called Kvikk Lunsj XXL. Over the years, there have also been special flavors like blueberry and orange. But mostly, the chocolate has stayed true to its original recipe. When Kvikk Lunsj was first made, it was covered in dark chocolate. However, people didn't buy much of it. The product was almost taken off the market. Luckily, it was brought back with milk chocolate, and that's when it became very popular!
Kvikk Lunsj and Kit Kat
The chocolate bar Kit Kat is quite similar to Kvikk Lunsj. Kit Kat is sold all over the world. It was first introduced in England in 1935 by a company called Rowntree Limited. Back then, it was called "Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp." Later, in 1988, Nestle bought Rowntree.
See also
In Spanish: Kvikk Lunsj para niños
