The Idaho Spud is a candy bar

Candy bar

A chocolate bar is a confection in bar form comprising some or all of the following components: cocoa solids, cocoa butter, sugar, milk. The relative presence or absence of these components form the subclasses of dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and white chocolate. In addition to these main...

 made by the Idaho Candy Company

Idaho Candy Company

The Idaho Candy Company is a candy manufacturer in Boise, Idaho, United States.-History:The Idaho Candy Company was founded in 1901 by T.O. Smith. He began by making chocolates in his garage, and then selling them door-to-door. In 1909 he opened a factory in Boise which still operates today...

. It has been produced since 1918 and is distributed throughout the Pacific Northwest

Pacific Northwest

The Pacific Northwest is a region in northwestern North America, bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains on the east. Definitions of the region vary and there is no commonly agreed upon boundary, even among Pacific Northwesterners. A common concept of the...

 region of the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The wrapper of the product bears the slogan "The Candy Bar That Makes Idaho Famous."

The candy bar consists of a cocoa-flavored marshmallow

Marshmallow

The marshmallow is a confection that, in its modern form, typically consists of sugar, corn syrup, water, gelatin that has been softened in hot water, dextrose, vanilla flavourings, and sometimes colouring, whipped to a spongy consistency. Some marshmallow recipes call for egg whites...

 center which is covered with compound chocolate (a chocolate replacement made from cocoa, sugar, and vegetable fats) and sprinkled with coconut flakes. The oblong shape of the candy bar resembles a potato

Potato

The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family . The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber. In the region of the Andes, there are some other closely related cultivated potato species...

. The product has 160 calories and weighs 1.5 ounces or 43 grams.

In popular culture

It was featured in Steve Almond

Steve Almond

Steve Almond is an American short story writer and essayist. He is the author of eight books.-Life:He was raised in Palo Alto, California, and graduated from Henry M. Gunn High School. He received his undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University. He spent seven years as a newspaper reporter,...

's book, Candyfreak

Candyfreak

Candyfreak : A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America is a non-fiction book written by Steve Almond. It is about a trip that he took in which he searched for candy bars made by small companies. He traveled to factories across the country. It was widely reviewed...

, as one of the few successful candies made by a small company.