Pawełek

Name: Pawełek
Pronunciation: paˈvɛwɛk
Translation: a hypocoristic form of a given name Paul
Producer: Wedel/LOTTE
Weight: 45 g/1.59 oz
Price: 1.30 PLN/$ 0.38/€ 0.31/£ 0.25
Energy: approx. 470 kcal

Ingredients (Advocaat): dark chocolate 50% (sugar, cocoa mass, fat-reduced cocoa powder, cocoa butter, milk fat, emulsifiers: soya lecithin and E476, salt, flavour), sugar, sweetened condensed milk, partially hydrogenated vegetable fat, glucose syrup, spirit (2.4%), dried whey, dried skimmed milk, milk fat, flavours, enzyme: invertase, emulsifier: soya lecithin, lactose, colour (curcumin). Chocolate: Cocoa solids min. 50%.

Ingredients (Cream): milk chocolate 50% (sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, dried whole milk, dried whey, milk fat, emulsifiers: soya lecithin and E476, flavour), sugar, sweetened condensed milk, partially hydrogenated vegetable fat, glucose syrup, spirit (2.1%), dried whey, dried skimmed milk, milk fat, enzyme: invertase, flavours, emulsifier: soya lecithin, lactose, dried cream (0.01%). Chocolate: Cocoa solids min. 29%, milk solids min. 14%.

Ingredients (Chocolate): milk chocolate 50% (sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, dried whole milk, dried whey, milk fat, emulsifiers: soya lecithin and E476, flavour), sweetened condensed milk, sugar, chocolate 8% (cocoa mass, sugar, fat reduced cocoa powder, cocoa butter, emulsifier: soya lecithin, flavour), glucose syrup, humectant: sorbitol, spirit (2.0%), enzyme: invertase, flavours. Chocolate: Cocoa solids min. 29%, milk solids min. 14%.

Ingredients (Toffee): milk chocolate 50% (sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, dried whole milk, dried whey, milk fat, emulsifiers: soya lecithin and E476, flavour), sugar, sweetened condensed milk, glucose syrup, partially hydrogenated vegetable fat, spirit (2.3%), dried whole milk, dried whey, enzyme: invertase, flavours, emulsifier: soya lecithin, lactose. Chocolate: Cocoa solids min. 29%, milk solids min. 14%.

Pawełek is an immensely popular dark or milk chocolate rectangular bar with alcohol-flavoured filling. It comes in various flavours: advocaat (the only one enrobed in dark chocolate), cream, chocolate and toffee. It is manufactured by the cult company Wedel.

Jacek

Name: Jacek
Pronunciation: ˈjaʦ̑ɛk
Translation: a hypocoristic form of a given name Hyacinth
Producer: Wawel Kraków
Weight: 42 g/1.48 oz
Price: 1.50 PLN/$ 0.50/€ 0.35/£ 0.30
Energy: 200 kcal

Ingredients: chocolate 54.5% (sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, vegetable fat, emulsifier: soya lecithin and E476, flavour), sugar, fruit filling (apple sauce, pumpkin sauce, sugar, glucose syrup), hydrogenated vegetable fat, glucose syrup, whey powder, cream, sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar), spirit, fruit powder: orange 0.2%, acidity regulator: citric acid, flavours, colours: beta-carotene, cochineal. Chocolate: Cocoa solids min. 43%.

Jacek is a dark chocolate rectangular bar with creamy orange-and-milk filling. It belongs to the Wawel chocolate bar series.

Adaś

Name: Adaś
Pronunciation: ˈadaɕ
Translation: a hypocoristic form of a given name Adam
Producer: Wawel Kraków
Weight: 42 g/1.48 oz
Price: 1.50 PLN/$ 0.50/€ 0.35/£ 0.30
Energy: 200 kcal

Ingredients: chocolate 54.5% (sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, vegetable fat, emulsifier: soya lecithin and E476, flavour), sugar, glucose syrup, cream, hydrogenated vegetable fat, sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar), spirit, whey powder, dried egg yolk, enzyme: invertase, flavour. Chocolate: Cocoa solids min. 43%.

Adaś is a dark chocolate rectangular bar with alcohol-flavoured milk filling. It belongs to the Wawel chocolate bar series.

Maciek toffi

Name: Maciek toffi
Pronunciation: ˈmaʨ̑ɛk ˈtɔfʲi
Translation: a hypocoristic form of a given name Matthias; tofffee
Producer: Wawel Kraków
Weight: 41 g/1.45 oz
Price: 1.50 PLN/$ 0.50/€ 0.35/£ 0.30
Energy: 190 kcal

Ingredients: milk chocolate 54.5% (sugar, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, emulsifier: soya lecithin, flavour), sugar, sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar), glucose syrup, spirit, whey powder, hydrogenated vegetable fat, dried egg yolk 1.8%, enzyme: invertase (humectant), flavour. Chocolate: Cocoa solids min. 30%.

Maciek toffi is a milk chocolate rectangular bar with alcohol-flavoured creamy toffee filling. It belongs to the Wawel chocolate bar series and shares its name with Maciek adwokat.

Maciek adwokat

Name: Maciek adwokat
Pronunciation: ˈmaʨ̑ɛk adˈvɔkat
Translation: a hypocoristic form of a given name Matthias; advocaat
Producer: Wawel Kraków
Weight: 40 g/1.41 oz
Price: 1.50 PLN/$ 0.50/€ 0.35/£ 0.30
Energy: 196 kcal

Ingredients: milk chocolate 54.5% (sugar, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, emulsifier: soya lecithin, flavour), sugar, glucose syrup, cream, hydrogenated vegetable fat, sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar), spirit, dried egg yolk 1.8%, enzyme: invertase (humectant), flavour. Chocolate: Cocoa solids min. 30%.

Maciek adwocat is a milk chocolate rectangular bar with advocaat (egg yolk with alcohol) cream. It belongs to the Wawel chocolate bar series. Its toffee version (Maciek toffi) is also available.

Ikar

Name: Ikar
Pronunciation: ˈikar
Translation: Icarus
Producer: Wawel Kraków
Weight: 42 g/1.48 oz
Price: 1.50 PLN/$ 0.50/€ 0.35/£ 0.30
Energy: 200 kcal

Ingredients: chocolate 54.5% (sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, vegetable fat, emulsifiers: soya lecithin and polyglycerol polyricinoleate E 476, flavour), sugar, chocolate 6.3%, glucose syrup, hydrogenated vegetable fat, skimmed milk powder, spirit, sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar), cream, wafers (wheat flour, vegetable oil, emulsifier: soya lecithin, salt, raising agents: sodium hydrogen carbonate and ammonium hydrogen carbonate, dried egg yolk, ethyl vanillin. Chocolate: Cocoa solids min. 43%.

Ikar is a dark chocolate rectangular bar with alcohol-flavoured cream and chocolate filling with crumbled wafers. It belongs to the Wawel bar series.

Elitesse

Name: Elitesse
Pronunciation: ɛliˈtɛsɛ
Translation: —
Producer: Skawa Wadowice
Weight: 20 g/0.7 oz
Price: 0.70 PLN/$ 0.20/€ 0.17/£ 0.15
Energy: approx. 100 kcal

Ingredients: chocolate 32% (sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, emulsifiers: soya lecithin, E 476, flavours), wheat flour, sugar, hydrogenated vegetable fat, whole milk powder, fat-reduced cocoa powder 2.4%, skimmed milk powder, potato starch, emulsifier: soya lecithin, vegetable oil, raising agents (sodium hydrogen carbonate, ammonium hydrogen carbonate), salt.

Elitesse is a flagship product of Skawa, a confectionery manufacturer founded in 1921 in Wadowice (where Pope John Paul II was born). It is a wafer with cocoa filling covered with chocolate. Its distinguishing marks are its shape – an isosceles triangle, and the transparent wrap with yellow label. It’s been produced since ca. the 1960s. Today the wafer also comes in different shapes (rectangular, finger-like), flavours (peanut, coconut, toffee) and names (Eliteski).

Danusia

Name: Danusia
Pronunciation: daˈnuɕa
Translation: Danusia is a diminutive form a Polish first name – Danuta
Producer: Wawel Kraków
Weight: 38 g/1.34 oz
Price: 1.50 PLN/$ 0.50/€ 0.35/£ 0.30
Energy: 190 kcal

Ingredients: chocolate 55% (sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, vegetable fat, emulsifiers: soya lecithin and E 476, flavour: ethyl vanillin), sugar, chocolate 7%, peanuts 3.5%, hydrogenated vegetable fat, starch syrup, skimmed milk powder, spirit, low fat cocoa powder, flavours. Chocolate: Cocoa solids min. 43%.

Danusia is a dark chocolate rectangular bar with thick alcohol-flavoured cocoa-peanut filling. It is probably the most recognisable product from Wawel. It was named after Adam Piasecki’s (the founder of Wawel) lover – Danusia, who worked in the factory in the 1920s. Piasecki came up with a unique taste and dedicated it to her. The picture of Danusia is still found on the package of the bar. Recently Wawel has introduced a new version of Danusia – with mint cream.

Sezamki

Name: Sezamki AHA!
Pronunciation: sɛˈzamci aˈxa
Translation: Sesames (diminutive)
Producer: E.Wedel/LOTTE
Weight: 27,2 g/0.96 oz
Price: 1.49 PLN/$ 0.40/€ 0.30/£ 0.20
Energy: 137 kcal

Ingredients: sesame seed 44%, glucose syrup, sugar.

One bag contains 3 rectangular bars (7 x 3.5cm/2.8 x 1.4 in) made of sesame seeds glued together by sticky syrup. They are crispy, semi-sweet and have a characteristic sesame aftertaste. Such bars are produced by a number of manufactures, but AHA! by Wedel are definitely the most popular ones.

Pierrot

Name: Pierrot
Pronunciation: ˈpʲjɛrːɔt
Translation: Pierrot
Producer: E.Wedel/LOTTE
Weight: 45 g/1.59 oz
Price: 1.50 PLN/$ 0.50/€ 0.35/£ 0.30
Energy: 248 kcal

Ingredients: milk chocolate 21% (sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, dried whole milk, dried whey, milk fat, emulsifiers: soya lecithin and E 476, flavours), peanuts (paste and pieces) 25%, sugar, partially hydrogenated vegetable fat, dried whey, fat-reduced cocoa powder, dried whole milk. Milk chocolate: cocoa solids min. 31%, milk solids min. 14%.

Pierrot is a bar with peanut filling (which contains peanuts crumbs) covered with a thick layer of milk chocolate. It’s Bajeczny‘s brother in that they both developed from candies of Mieszanka Wedlowska (Wedel Mix) and initially were both scarce. Pierrot has been produced since the 1930s as a part of the mix (and since 1995 as a separate bar) by Wedel in Warsaw.