チョコレート

チョコレートis apparently a borrowed word from English. Based on my research, the history of チョコレート in Japan dated back to 18th century. One of the most popular local brand of チョコレート in Japan, Meiji, began to sell milk チョコレート in 1926. That same milk チョコレート can still be found in almost all convenient stores in Japan.

ポッキー (Pocky) which is pretzel stick coated with チョコレート is another popular チョコレート product in Japan. ポッキー was first sold by Glico in 1966. It was suggested that the name Pocky came from another katakana pokkin (ポッキン), the sound Pocky makes when bitten.