Hello Panda is a brand of Japanese biscuit

Biscuit

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, manufactured by Meiji Seika

Meiji Seika

is the trade name of a pharmaceutical company in Japan, , until March 31, 2011.It was the confectionery and pharmaceutical company that manufactures a wide range of products including Hello Panda and Yan Yan...

. Each biscuit consists of a small hollow shortbread

Shortbread

Shortbread is a type of unleavened biscuit which is traditionally made from one part white sugar, two parts butter, and three parts oatmeal flour. The use of plain white flour is common today, and other ingredients like ground rice or cornflour are sometimes added to alter the texture...

 layer, filled with either Milk cream, strawberry

Strawberry

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, or chocolate

Chocolate

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 filling; chocolate is the most commonly available variety. Recently a yellow-boxed version containing the biscuits with a chocolate shell (instead of the usual shortbread) was released.

It was first released in Japan during the Summer of 1979. Printed on the biscuits are cartoon

Cartoon

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 style depictions of giant panda

Giant Panda

The giant panda, or panda is a bear native to central-western and south western China. It is easily recognized by its large, distinctive black patches around the eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. Though it belongs to the order Carnivora, the panda's diet is 99% bamboo...

s doing various activites, in a similar style to Koala's March cookies.

Hello Panda was originally baked in Japan

Japan

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 by Meiji Seika, but production later began in Singapore

Singapore

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, Philippines

Philippines

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 and Indonesia

Indonesia

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. The Singapore bakery facilities started producing other Meiji products in 1974. The biscuits are exported to most developed countries, such as the United States.

The biscuits are commonly sold in a tall, hexagonal box with 2oz or 57.5g. In some countries, Hello Panda biscuits are available in small 21 and 35g aluminum pouches, as well as 350g boxes and 450g tins.