It is true that White Rabbit candy got caught in the fuzz when China got into the whole melamine milk scandal mess. Dozens of warehouses even here were emptied of powdered milk. On top of that, this candy has also been rather difficult to find in the recent years, despite being very common when I was a child.

However, evidently the producers of this candy managed to work things out. But I think they could not erase the impression people got from the old version of the candy, therefore they came up with a new packaging and design and renamed it ‘Golden Rabbit Candy’ instead (searchable on Google). Closer inspection of the packaging, however, reveals that they stamped the original logo in the top left corner – as if letting us know who they were. A sort of silent shout-out to all the older generation kids who enjoyed their candy The only difference being that the traditional nostalgic wax wrapping was now foil, and protected much better against the heat and sun here.

With all that being said, I think that the super-hard texture you encountered might be due to freshness. White Rabbit candy is known for being pleasantly soft and melt-in-your-mouth, if not being slightly sticky sweet. As soon as you pop one in, it will start to melt so fast that the rice paper comes off in one piece, albeit mushy. Old White Rabbit candies tend to be rock hard if left for too long, or super mushy and sticky, if kept improperly. We’re not really sure why, haha.

The stiffness can be remedied by sucking on them till they become chewable, much like gum or chewy candy out of the fridge. Or just buy them fresh XD Just something to keep in mind if you ever come across them and wish to try them again

I agree about the taste. According to Wiki, it seems to be wildly popular over there. Not much of milky taste. It’s “wei wei” harder than tootsie roll. Can’t even chew.