Polkagris [SEP] country of origin
Polkagris
Polkagris (plural: "polkagrisar") is a Swedish stick candy that was invented in 1859 by Amalia Eriksson in the town of Gränna, Sweden, and remains a popular candy tradition in the town. The traditional polkagris candy stick is white and red, and is peppermint-flavoured.
Etymology.
The name "polkagris" refers to a lively Slavic swirling dance, polka, which was still a novelty when the polkagris was invented. The dance originated in the middle of the 19th century and is still
, Gränna has arranged an annual world championship in polkagris making as a tourist event. The candy is handmade, and the perfect polkagris should weigh exactly 50 grams. The championship is held every year on 25 July, outdoors, at the Lake Vättern's shore.
A number of polkagris-related records have been registered for the Guinness Book of World Records. The world's longest polkagris (1989) was long; the highest polkagris (1993) was ; the world's heaviest polkagris stick (2003) was .