The food company Orion is credited with “inventing” the Korean chocopie in Seoul in 1974. To be more accurate, Orion was inspired by American moonpies, and the small cake-like treats were first made to supply US soldiers stationed in Korea. Today, Orion supplies chocopies to the South Korean military.
I bought this box containing 4 individually packed chocopies at HK Supermarket for the price of just 69 cents!
The label is in English, Russian, Japanese, Vietnamese, Uzbek, Arabic, Bahasa and Spanish. In fact, Orion has gone on the record as saying that the company is targeting the Hispanic market in the United States as buyers of chocopies.
Ingredients: wheat flour, sugar, corn syrup, shortening, hydrogenated vegetable oil, cocoa powder, whole milk powder, gelatin, sodium bicarbonate, ammonium bicarbonate, salt, calcium phosphate, soy lecithin, vanillin and milk protein.
Free from pig products and its derivatives. (Probably for the Muslim market.)
Nutrition Facts. One pie is one serving. 120 calories. 4.5 grams fat, 2 grams of which are saturated. No trans fat. Less than 5 milligrasm of cholesterol. Sodium 65 milligrams. Total Carbohydrates 19 grams, 10 grams of which are from sugars. Dietary fiber is less than 1 gram. Protein 1 gram. No vitamin A, vitamin C or Calcium. Iron is 2% of DV.
Store in a cool, dry place. Keep away from sunshine. Temperature: under 22 degrees centigrade. Eat soon after opening.
Made in China under Trademark License of Orion Corporation, Seoul, Korea.
