In Germany Schokokuss were first commercially made 1920, although the first mention of them in dates back to 1829.
Industrial manufacturing started in the 1950s.
The sweets are made all year long, approximately one billion are made per year, placing average consumption at about one dozen per person per year.
They are available in supermarkets, many bakeries and traditionally sold at fairs.

Sometimes they are consumed pressed between two halves of a bun, which is also referred to as a Matschbrötchen ("Mud Roll", "Squished Bread Roll")—mostly by children.

 The interior is always egg white foam, sweetened with sugar, but there are also varieties using sugar substitutes available on the German market.

The original colloquial names were Mohrenkopf ("Moor's Head") or Negerkuss ("Negro's Kiss"), but most companies changed the  product-name to a more neutral Schokoküsse or Schokokuss ("Chocolate Kiss"), Schaumküsse or Schaumkuss ("Foam Kiss") or to brand-specific names.

In German-speaking Switzerland they are still sold as Mohrenkopf.
In the French-speaking part of Switzerland as well as France they are known as Têtes Choco ("chocolate heads"), or and more commonly as Tête-de-nègre in France.
In Germany Schokokuss were first commercially made 1920, although the first mention of them in dates back to 1829. Industrial manufacturing started in the 1950s. The sweets are made all year long, approximately one billion are made per year, placing average consumption at about one dozen per person per year. They are available in supermarkets, many bakeries and traditionally sold at fairs.
Sometimes they are consumed pressed between two halves of a bun, which is also referred to as a Matschbrötchen ("Mud Roll", "Squished Bread Roll")—mostly by children.
 The interior is always egg white foam, sweetened with sugar, but there are also varieties using sugar substitutes available on the German market.
The original colloquial names were Mohrenkopf ("Moor's Head") or Negerkuss ("Negro's Kiss"), but most companies changed the  product-name to a more neutral Schokoküsse or Schokokuss ("Chocolate Kiss"), Schaumküsse or Schaumkuss ("Foam Kiss") or to brand-specific names.
In German-speaking Switzerland they are still sold as Mohrenkopf. In the French-speaking part of Switzerland as well as France they are known as Têtes Choco ("chocolate heads"), or and more commonly as Tête-de-nègre in France.
Chocolate-coated marshmallow treats