Kinder Happy Hippo

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Italian Kinder Happy Hippo in wrapper

Italian Kinder Happy Hippo

Kinder Happy Hippo is a cookie/candy made by Ferrero SpA, the same company that makes Nutella, Kinder Surprise and Tic Tacs, among other candies.

1 Taste
2 Trivia
3 Location
4 External links

[edit] Taste

The sweet itself consists of a wafer cookie, shaped roughly like a hippo. Inside are two pastes; depending on the flavor: in the original one is milk flavored and the other is hazelnut flavored. In the new cocoa flavor, the hazelnut has been replaced by chocolate paste. The bottom of the wafer is dipped in a frosting/meringue mixture and is crumbly.

[edit] Trivia

Happy Hippo were made famous by a smash-hit commercial where a CGI-animated Hippo sang The Lion Sleeps Tonight while a CGI dog tried to distract it/catch its attention by dancing to the music in increasingly funny and bizarre ways. It has an unusual name for a biscuit, stemming from the character "Happy Hippo" (a cartoon hippopotamus) created by the French designer André Roche for the Ferrero chocolate hit "Kinder Surprise Eggs".^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Location

Kinder Happy Hippos can be purchased in parts of the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Portugal, and other countries. They are also available in Germany Spain, and they have been found in Morocco. In Australia, Kinder Happy Hippos started appearing in petrol stations and supermarket chains and have become more popular since, developing somewhat of a cult following amongst many adults and children alike.