Is There Really Wine Inside of Swedish Fish Candy? If So, Sign Me Up

The other night when I went to bed, I pulled back the covers and saw that my 5-year old daughter had a pack of Swedish Fish candies strewn all across the bed sheet! Aaaaargh! I hate those things! (Disclaimer: I have never really tried Swedish Fish candies. i don't like to eat any 'gummy' candies.)

I picked up the pieces and threw them away in the trash with gusto, but for some reason a question popped up in my head, "Are Swedish Fish actually from Sweden?" You know how sometimes products get named after a completely unrelated name... And the follow-up question: Is it made with actual fish bits?

When in doubt, look it up! Since we don't use those Encyclopaedia Britannica sets anymore, I had to look up Swedish Fish on Wikipedia.

Let's see here, it says that Swedish Fish...

a fish-shaped chewy wine gum candy, originally developed by the Swedish candy producer Malaco in the late 1950s for the U.S. market.

All I saw was "blah, blah, blah, WINE...blah, blah, blah." OMG! They had me at WINE. Maybe my kid was trying to help me out because she knows I like wine! I can think of some special occasions to break out the bag of Swedish Fish!

• Perhaps you could pair Swedish Fish wine candy with different cheeses?
• Perhaps you could eat Swedish Fish wine candy with your steak dinner instead of a glass of Merlot?
• Perhaps you could eat Swedish Fish with some swedish cooked fish? Would it go best with salmon, trout or tilapia?

Looks like I will have to try out this candy, after all!

Oops, I spoke too soon. According to the nutrition info on the Swedish Fish website, there is no actual wine in Swedish Fish. Fooey.

P.S. If I had a rock band, I would name it "Swedish Fish Mafia"! I would cover the song, "Miami 2 Ibiza". LOL