 Bars of bird's milk confectionery | |
| Place of origin | Poland (confectionery), Soviet Union (cake) |
|---|---|
| Created by | Jan Wedel (confectionery), Vladimir Guralnik (cake) |
| Main ingredients | Sugar, chocolate, powdered milk, gelatin/agar-agar |
Ptasie mleczko (Polish: [ptaɕɛ mlɛtʂkɔ] ) or bird's milk is a Central European confectionery originating in Poland. It is a small, chocolate-covered bar with a soft marshmallow-like interior.[1]
E. Wedel is one of the most recognized chocolate confectioneries in Poland, having exclusive rights for the name Ptasie mleczko. Other confectionery producers also make similar candies named differently (e.g., Alpejskie mleczko, "Alpine milk"). Nonetheless, Ptasie mleczko is often used to refer to similar candies with vanilla, cream, lemon or chocolate flavour.[2]
In Russia, ptichye moloko (птичье молоко) is both a popular candy and a famous soufflé cake. The brand was introduced in the 1960s during the Soviet era, and continues to be used by companies operating the factories which produced these candies and cakes since that time. The confectionery is also produced in other post-Soviet states.
- ^ Goldstein, Darra (2015). The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets. Oxford University Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-199-31339-6.
- ^ Magdalena Kasprzyk-Chevriaux (2016-07-11). "Polish Food 101 ‒ Iconic Sweets". culture.pl.