Cadbury Creme Egg - 5 pack

The Creme Egg is the unofficial start of Easter in Britain, usually spotted by the corner shop till long before anyone has thought about hot cross buns. It sits alongside Mini Eggs as the chocolate everyone links with spring.

People in Canada search for this one by name because it is tied to growing up: the Easter egg hunt, the lunchbox surprise, the one bought on the walk home with pocket money and eaten before the front door. The question of how you eat yours has never been settled, and it never will be.

You get five individually wrapped eggs, in the foil you remember. Keep them somewhere cool and well away from a sunny windowsill, because a warm Creme Egg is a messier Creme Egg. Some people chill them for a firmer centre. Others consider that a crime.

Cadbury's Easter range in Britain runs from Mini Eggs to big hollow eggs with a bar tucked inside, and a Creme Egg pack tends to land in the basket next to them. Five is also a handy number for Easter baskets, or for not sharing at all.