Lindor
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Lindor is a (swiss) chocolate truffle made by Lindt & Sprüngli and first introduced in 1955 in Switzerland. They consist of a solid outer chocolate shell which is filled with a smooth filling of various flavors. The filling melts at a lower temperature than the outer shell, and is meant to be liquid at or above room temperature.
Lindor Chocolates are typically packaged in groups of three in a uniquely shaped box with a parallelogram cross section. In the United States they are often sold individually and also come in a variety of packaging.
Lindor chocolates come in a spherical shape (approximately 3 cm diameter) and in several flavours, Milk chocolate, Dark chocolate, White chocolate, Mint, Hazelnut, Amaretto (now discontinued in retail stores), Orange, Raspberry, Extra Dark, Stracciatella (Swiss market), Holiday (Milk chocolate with a White chocolate center), Coffee (Italian market) and Peanut Butter.
The chocolates were introduced in their current unique wrapper in 1978. Each flavor has a different colored wrapper.
"Lindor" also comes in a chocolate bar form. Most of the US Lindor truffles are manufactured in Stratham, New Hampshire.
In Switzerland the chocolates are referred to as "Lindor Kugeln" or "Lindor balls".
Lindor is said to have a laxitive effect on some people.[citation needed]
