Hedgehog slice
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| Type | Square |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Germany |
| Region or state | Europe |
| Main ingredients | Crushed biscuit, or rice puffs |
A hedgehog slice is an uncooked flat, square or bar-shaped chocolate snack/dessert, similar to rocky road but with alternating lighter and darker areas. The darker areas are chocolate flavoured. The lighter areas are originally complete biscuits, outside of Germany possibly alternatively crushed ones,[1] or even crushed rice puffs, or similar. Nuts may also be added.[1] It usually has a topping of chocolate icing, upon which may be sprinkled coconut, hundreds and thousands, or other kinds of sprinkles or raisins (e.g. chocolate or coffee flavoured, etc.).[2]
The dish goes by a variety of names. In German it is called Kalter HundCategory:Articles containing German-language text (cold dog), Kalte SchnauzeCategory:Articles containing German-language text (cold snout) or KellerkuchenCategory:Articles containing German-language text (cellar cake). In some languages it is named after its appearance, such as Swedish radiokakaCategory:Articles containing Swedish-language text (named for both its resemblance to old-time radios and its ability to be eaten soundlessly so as to not disturb radio broadcasts), Turkish Mozaik PastasıCategory:Articles containing Turkish-language text or Greek MosaicoCategory:Articles containing Greek-language text. The Danish kiksekageCategory:Articles containing Danish-language text and Serbo-Croatian keks tortaCategory:Articles containing Serbo-Croatian-language text simply mean biscuit cake. The Dutch name ArretjescakeCategory:Articles containing Danish-language text comes from a promotional recipe book published by Calvé and is named after its mascot character,[3] while the Norwegian DelfiakakeCategory:Articles containing Norwegian-language text refers to the Delfia deep-frying fat mentioned in this recipe.
The dish is derived from chocolate salami which was invented in the beginning of the twentieth century and which in turn traces its heritage to various kinds of fake sausage confectionery without chocolate from the start of the nineteenth century.
Many German histories refer to a 1920s recipe from baking firm Bahlsen that combined chocolate with packaged cookies.[4][5] The name "Kalter Hund" has been theorized to have passed into German through the Slovakian word hyntowCategory:Articles containing Slovak-language text (box-shaped trolley), which might have been a reference to the rectangular pans in which the dessert is often made.[4] In Germany, it is often described as a retro food that conjures nostalgic associations of the 1950s.[4] In 2019, inhabitants of Ronneburg made a 994.9 meter long cake, the longest to date in Germany.[6]
See also
- Batik cake, Malaysian version of hedgehog slice
- Chocolate biscuit pudding, Sri Lankan version of hedgehog slice
- List of desserts
References
- 1 2 "Hedgehog slice". womansday. Archived from the original on 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
- ↑ "C1990: The Time We Created Hedgehogs, Yaaas | Purdys Chocolatier". Archived from the original on 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
- ↑ "Arretjescake". Albert Heijn. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
- 1 2 3 Weber, Silke (2012-01-08). "Kuchenrevival". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Archived from the original on 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-02-28.Category:CS1 German-language sources (de)
- ↑ Jörg (2014-01-08). "Aus dem Kochstudio: "Kalter Hund"". Radio Kreta (in German). Retrieved 2022-02-28.Category:CS1 German-language sources (de)
- ↑ "Weltrekord! Dieser "Kalte Hund" ist fast einen Kilometer lang". TAG24 (in German). 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-02-28.Category:CS1 German-language sources (de)
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