Twin Bing

The original Bing was introduced in 1923. The Bing originally came in four flavors: cherry, pineapple, vanilla, and maple. It is still made by hand today. According to Marty Palmer, parents of newborn twins give out Twin Bings, and fans of the Minnesota Twins are known to request them often. The current owner showed his creation in the 2004 National Confectioners Association's All Candy Expo. In 2014, a Twin Bing ice cream was created when the NAIA basketball tournament came to Sioux City, at the Tyson Events Center. ==Description==

The inside of a Twin Bing is a mixture of nougat and fondant, which combines into a cream. Author Steve Almond described the candy as "two brown lumps, about the size of golf balls, roughly textured, and stuck to one another like Siamese twins". Almond also stated that his favorite candy bar is the Twin Bing. William Grimes, the author of Eating Your Words, wrote that the Twin Bing "narrowly beats out the Idaho Spud as the strangest candy bar still in production". The Twin Bing was listed among ten candy bars in an article from Chowhound titled "Candy Bars Worth Crossing State Lines For". The article describes the Twin Bing as "Two brown-gold balls of sweet cherry cream covered with crushed peanuts and chocolate". The Sioux City Journal, which refers to the candy as "one of Sioux City's quintessential treats", noted in 2016 that a bar in a local hotel makes a signature drink with the Twin Bing: the "Twin Bing Martini" contains Godiva Chocolate Liqueur, cherry-flavored Dr. McGillicuddy's, Frangelico, and splashes of Coca-Cola and grenadine. Ingredients Sugar, peanuts, corn syrup, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, cocoa powder, whey, invert sugar, salt, egg whites, soy lecithin, artificial flavors, FD&C Red 3, FD&C Red 40, citric acid, invertase, cream of tartar. ==See also==