Nanaimo bar
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from the name of the city Nanaimo (British Columbia, Canada).
Noun
[edit]Nanaimo bar (plural Nanaimo bars)
- (chiefly Canada) A chilled dessert confection consisting of a chocolate crumb-based layer, covered by a layer of custard icing, and topped with a layer of smooth chocolate.
- 2009 October 8, Reb Stevenson, “Travel: Rejuvenated Nanaimo now a place to be”, in Toronto Star, Canada, retrieved 26 January 2016:
- Today, Nanaimo's signature cuisine is a little sweeter. That would be the Nanaimo bar, a layered custard, coconut and chocolate confection that originated in 1952 and put the little town on the map.