It is made by heating and liquefying sugar, and spinning it
centrifugally through minute holes, causing it to rapidly cool and
re-solidify into fine strands. It is often sold at fairs, circuses,
carnivals, and festivals, served in a plastic bag, on a stick, or on a
paper cone.It is made and sold globally, as candy floss in the UK,
Ireland, Egypt, India (also known as grandma's hair), New Zealand, Sri
Lanka, and South Africa; as "girls hair" in United Arab Emirates, and
Saudi Arabia; and as fairy floss in Australia.
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