Chocolate bullets
.jpg) Packaged chocolate bullets | |
| Type | Chocolate |
|---|---|
| Course | Snack |
| Place of origin | Australia |
| Main ingredients | Liquorice, chocolate |
Chocolate bullets (also known as liquorice bullets) are a confectionery sold in Australia and New Zealand[1][2] by companies such as FYNA,[3] Darrell Lea,[4] RJ's Liquorice[2] and Cadbury (the latter formerly as The Natural Confectionery Company).
The elliptical, oval-shaped, or cylindrical candy consists of a liquorice "bullet" coated with milk or dark chocolate. Traditionally, the bullet is made using black liquorice.[5] However, varieties using red liquorice and white chocolate coatings are now also sold.[1][6] Australian chocolate-coated bullets differ from similar liquorice bullets available in Ireland, which have a hardened sugar coating surrounding the liquorice centre.[7]
Darrell Lea alone produce more than one billion chocolate bullets per year.[8] In 2023, the company invested $45 million to expand its Sydney production facilities to export liquorice and chocolate bullets to the United States.[9]
In competitive sailing, the term "bullets" is sometimes used to refer to race wins. This is an idiom in Australian English that refers to chocolate bullets.[10]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Claudia Poposki (21 February 2026). "$6 item shoppers searching for at Woolies". news.com.au. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Sweet Success". johnbishop.co.nz. Capital Magazine. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ Ben McKimm (29 June 2023). "40 Best Australian Lollies, Candy, and Sweets". Man of Many. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ↑ Hayley Goddard (5 April 2019). "Darrell Lea releases ruby chocolate bullets in Woolworths". PerthNow. The West Australian. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ "Darrell Lea's Top 10 Contributions To Confectionery". Pedestrian. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ Bronte Gossling (28 August 2024). "Fresh twist on Darrell Lea's staple chocolate bullets hits grocery store aisles". nine.com.au. Nine Network. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ "Matter of Taste:Like it or lump it, the bittersweet history of liquorice takes all sorts". Newstalk. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
- ↑ "Prime Minister celebrates expansion of iconic Darrell Lea factory". Retail World Magazine. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ Eli Greenblat (1 November 2023). "Darrell Lea hits licorice and chocolate payday in US as Anthony Albanese opens expanded Sydney plant". The Australian. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ↑ John Curnow (19 February 2017). "Brisbane Etchells – Chocolates over boiled lollies anytime". Sail World. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
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