ZotZ (Candy)
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ZotZ is a candy
Candy
Candy, specifically sugar candy, is a confection made from a concentrated solution of sugar in water, to which flavorings and colorants are added...

 with a fizzy, sour center. It is a hard candy
Hard candy
A hard candy, or boiled sweet, is a candy prepared from one or more syrups boiled to a temperature of 149 °C . After a syrup boiled to this temperature cools, it is called hard crack, since it becomes stiff and brittle as it approaches room temperature...

that contains a sour powder comprising malic and tartaric acids mixed with sodium bicarbonate. When the powder dissolves the acids and sodium bicarbonate react to produce carbond dioxide bubbles and fizzing sensation. ZotZ flavors include apple, cherry, watermelon, lemon, grape, and orange. Many children were victim to lots of pranks involving the fizzy ZotZ.

ZotZ were introduced in 1968 and are manufactured by G.B. Ambrosoli SPA in Ronago Italy. .
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