Panda- the national delicacy

So Emily and I found these little panda treats (?) at a shop that also sold drinks and lollipops the other day. We assumed they were either white chocolate or marzipan, and had ourselves a little snack on the subway. 

They had a little bit of a soapy aftertaste, but otherwise seemed okay. 

However, as we were eating them, I noticed this Chinese woman next to us giving us a funny look. It was only then that it occurred to us...what if they were actually soap? We had ordered them by pointing and gesturing, and the signage had all been in Chinese characters. 

???

As we haven't been burping bubbles since yesterday, we are fairly confident that the pandas were, in fact, chocolate. But who knows. 

At least this little episode did give me the opportunity to utter the following phrase to my sister, the messy eater: "Emily, you have some panda in your scarf".