Charleston Chew
Freeze it, then snap it.
- CategoryAmerican
- First appeared1920s
- CountryUnited States
- How it is madeAerated or foamedEnrobed or coated in chocolate
What it is
A long bar of aerated nougat covered in chocolate flavoured coating, in vanilla, chocolate or strawberry. Chewy at room temperature and shatters if you freeze it, which is how most Americans eat them.
Taste
Where it comes from
The Charleston Chew was created in 1922 in Massachusetts and named after the Charleston, the dance that was sweeping America at the time. It has been made ever since and belongs to the same era of American nougat bars as the Milky Way and the Zero bar.
What it's made of
Corn syrup, sugar, palm oil, nonfat dry milk and egg albumen whipped into a light nougat with soya lecithin, cut into bars and covered in a chocolate flavoured coating.
Ingredients and allergens
Ingredients
Corn Syrup, Sugar, Palm Kernel and Palm Oil, Nonfat Dry <strong>MILK</strong>, Cocoa, <strong>Lactose</strong>, <strong>MILK</strong> Protein Concentrate, <strong>EGG</strong> Albumen, <strong>SOYA</strong> Lecithin, Enzyme Modified <strong>SOYA</strong> Protein, Artificial Flavor, Sodium Citrate, Salt. Allergy advice: contains <strong>MILK</strong>, <strong>EGG</strong>, <strong>SOYA</strong>.
Allergens
Contains: Milk, Eggs, Soya
