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{{Short description|Frozen dessert}}
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A '''choc ice''' ([[British English]]) or '''ice cream bar''' ([[American English]]) is a frozen [[dessert]] generally consisting of a rectangular block of [[ice cream]]—typically [[vanilla flavour]]—which is thinly coated with [[chocolate]]. Related products may also include other fillings with the ice cream and be styled similar to [[candy bar]]s. The term has also been used as a [[List of ethnic slurs#Choc ice|racial slur]].

== Description ==
A choc ice is a generic frozen [[dessert]] generally consisting of a rectangular block of [[ice cream]]—typically [[vanilla flavour]]—which is thinly coated with [[chocolate]].

== History ==
[[File:Ice_cream_bar_patent_drawing.png|thumb|Nelson's drawing from his patent]]
Ice cream enrobed in chocolate was invented in the 1920s. Confectioner [[Harry Burt]] invented the chocolate-enrobed ice cream on a stick in 1920,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=geschenke2015 |date=2016-09-08 |title=Ohio's Ice Cream Innovation: The Novelty Bar |url=https://dannwoellertthefoodetymologist.wordpress.com/2016/09/08/ohios-ice-cream-innovation-the-novelty-bar/ |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=dannwoellertthefoodetymologist |language=en |archive-date=10 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210041750/https://dannwoellertthefoodetymologist.wordpress.com/2016/09/08/ohios-ice-cream-innovation-the-novelty-bar/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and was granted a patent in 1923.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our History |url=https://www.goodhumor.com/us/en/our-history.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812114523/https://www.goodhumor.com/us/en/our-history.html |archive-date=2020-08-12 |access-date=2020-08-19 |website=Good Humor |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Why Ice Cream Soared in Popularity During Prohibition |url=https://www.history.com/news/ice-cream-boom-1920s-prohibition |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=History.com |date=28 January 2021 |language=en |archive-date=21 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221092639/https://www.history.com/news/ice-cream-boom-1920s-prohibition |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1921,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-09-14 |title=The History of Ice Cream |url=http://www.papafilipou.com/ice-cream/the-history-of-ice-cream |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=PAPAFiLiPOU.COM |archive-date=9 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209215221/http://www.papafilipou.com/ice-cream/the-history-of-ice-cream |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Edy's Pie|Eskimo Pie]] chocolate bar was invented in [[Iowa]] by a pharmacy owner named Chris Nelson,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eskimo Pie Corporation Records {{!}} Collection {{!}} search=null {{!}} SOVA |url=https://sova.si.edu/record/NMAH.AC.0553#:~:text=Biographical%20/%20Historical,-Biographical%20/%20Historical&text=Eskimo%20Pie,%20America%27s%20first%20chocolate,in%20royalties%20on%20his%20product. |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=sova.si.edu |archive-date=25 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325220440/https://sova.si.edu/record/NMAH.AC.0553#:~:text=Biographical%20/%20Historical,-Biographical%20/%20Historical&text=Eskimo%20Pie,%20America%27s%20first%20chocolate,in%20royalties%20on%20his%20product. |url-status=live }}</ref> who was inspired by a boy named Douglas Ressenden who could not decide between candy and ice cream;<ref name="Duan">{{cite web |last1=Duan |first1=Charles |date=20 October 2015 |title=Ice Cream Patent Headache |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/10/what_the_history_of_eskimo_pies_says_about_software_patents_today.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718151049/http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/10/what_the_history_of_eskimo_pies_says_about_software_patents_today.html |archive-date=18 July 2018 |access-date=26 October 2017 |website=Slate}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Eskimo Pies |url=http://firstmention.com/eskimopies.aspx |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070711193816/http://firstmention.com/eskimopies.aspx |archive-date=2007-07-11 |access-date=2007-08-12}}</ref> a patent was awarded in 1922, but invalidated in 1928.<ref name="Duan" /><ref name=":1" /> The [[Klondike bar]] was also invented in 1922.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ice Cream History - Discover Amazing Facts and Folklore |url=https://www.homemade-dessert-recipes.com/history-of-ice-cream.html |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=Homemade-Dessert-Recipes.com |archive-date=2 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202161631/https://www.homemade-dessert-recipes.com/history-of-ice-cream.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=In 1922, Klondike bars sold for just 10 cents apiece. They're technically cheaper now |url=https://www.cbs58.com/news/in-1922-klondike-bars-sold-for-just-10-cents-apiece-theyre-technically-cheaper-now |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=CBS58 |language=en |archive-date=19 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819182158/https://www.cbs58.com/news/in-1922-klondike-bars-sold-for-just-10-cents-apiece-theyre-technically-cheaper-now |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Brands ==
In many countries, there are numerous versions of this dessert which are produced under many different brand names.

A notable American brand is [[Klondike bar|Klondike]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.klondikebar.com/|title=Klondike|website=klondikebar.com|date=17 January 2021|accessdate=17 January 2021|archive-date=15 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215043056/https://www.klondikebar.com/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unileverusa.com/news/press-releases/2014/klondike-introduces-the-best-ice-cream-bar-ever-conceived.html|title=Klondike introduces the best ice cream bar ever conceived!|website=unileverusa.com|date=14 April 2014|accessdate=16 January 2021|archive-date=22 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122000522/https://www.unileverusa.com/news/press-releases/2014/klondike-introduces-the-best-ice-cream-bar-ever-conceived.html|url-status=live}}</ref> which introduced its Klondike bar in the United States in 1922.<ref>Butko, Brian. ''Klondikes, Chipped Ham, & Skyscraper Cones: The Story of Isaly’s''. Stackpole Books (July 2001). {{ISBN|0-8117-2844-7}}</ref> Related products include frozen [[Confectionery|confections]] that enrobe fillings with the ice cream and appear similar to [[candy bar]]s (e.g., [[Snickers#Snickers products|Snickers ice cream bars]]<ref>{{Cite web |last3=2021 |date=2020-12-15 |title=Snickers JUST Dropped NEW Peanut Brownie Ice Cream Bars, and We've Already Got a Craving |url=https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/snickers-peanut-brownie-ice-cream-bars/ |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=Taste of Home |language=en-US |archive-date=18 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118053211/https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/snickers-peanut-brownie-ice-cream-bars/ |url-status=live }}</ref>).

== Racial slur ==
The term ''choc ice'' has also become a [[racial slur]] used to describe any person who is figuratively "black on the outside, white on the inside".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jul/15/twitter-rio-ferdinand-john-terry-ashley-cole|title=Rio Ferdinand claims 'choc ice' term is common slang, not racist|work=The Guardian|date=15 July 2012|accessdate=12 January 2021|archive-date=14 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214132520/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jul/15/twitter-rio-ferdinand-john-terry-ashley-cole|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/humberside-police-inspector-faces-misconduct-hearing-racism-accusations-after-allegedly-referring-bame-colleague-choc-ice-3062466|title=Detective faces racism allegations after reportedly describing a BAME colleague as a "choc ice"|work=Yorkshire Post|date=9 December 2020|accessdate=14 December 2020|archive-date=14 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214092213/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/crime/humberside-police-inspector-faces-misconduct-hearing-racism-accusations-after-allegedly-referring-bame-colleague-choc-ice-3062466|url-status=live}}</ref>

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