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Sweet Childhood Memories: Candies of France

November 14, 2019 Guylaine Simone Gamble Leave a comment

Did you know? French confectionery is full of regional specialties. Every region of France has its own “bonbon”. Ahh, sweet and beautiful France! It is an art to make old-fashioned candies with artisanal methods.

Candies of our childhood, the real candies of France with natural flavors ( that we could safely give our children as most have no chemical additives) I greedily remember my own childhood candy-filled memories such as Carambars, Malabar, Berlingots, Licorice, Bêtises de Cambrai, Nougat, etc…

According to the established “House of Confectionery” since 1885, there are over 600 candy and other sweets specialties in France. Fruit of a savoir-faire or know-how that our French confectioners have cultivated for centuries, the regional confectionery is prepared with local products following an original recipe born from a story and/or legend and often time invented quite by accident.

Discover regional confectionery and their ingredients: nougat, candied chestnuts, candied fruits, licorice, fruit paste, honey drops, sugar cane, almonds, violets, praline, salted butter, caramel, mint, toffee, apple sugar, etc…

Each region of France has its own well-known confectionery specialty, for example, Les Bêtises de Cambrai, La Pastille du Mineur, Les Caramels de Normandie, Les Bergamottes de Nancy, l’Anis de Flaviny, Les Pastilles de Vichy, Les Pâtes de Fruits d’Auvergne, Le Nougat de Montélimar, Les Berlingots de Nantes, Les Tourons du Pays-Basque, Les Violettes de Toulouse, Les Nougats de Provence, La Régisse d’Uzès, Les Calissons d’Aix en Provence,

Nougat de Montelimar — *Le Nougat de Montélimar*

An imprint of the history of France, confectionery is a note of sweetness where memories and flavors mingle with the pleasure of savoring.

Click on French Candy for a wonderful selection of traditional and old fashioned sweets from all over France right at your fingertips!

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For all Carambar Lovers

September 24, 2014 Guylaine Simone Gamble 1 Comment

For all Carambar Lovers

Where can Carambars, (you know aka. the French caramel iconic candies) be found in the USA? Well, today thank goodness they are readily accessible and of course, found on Amazon.com (remember, French A L.A Carte Blog is an Amazon affiliate associate and earns a commission on your purchase 😉 … so please don’t run out! Get the huge box of 400 Carambars to last you a while or go for the mega 1K – 1000 Carambars for a great price! Come on you’ll love ’em!

TIP: Also remember to stuff your suitcases with bags of Carambars and other goodies on your next trip to France

A little background history courtesy of Wiki: “In 1954, Mr. Fauchille, director of the Delespaul-Havez company, and Mr. Galois an employee had a surplus of cocoa and decided to create a new, original recipe to use up the cocoa. The legend says that one of the machines in the factory was malfunctioning which created quite by accident the long caramel bars that still exist today. This candy, in the form of a long stick or bar, was christened “Caram’bar.”

Today, Carambars come in a variety of flavors from strawberry, lemon, tutty fruity to tropical coconut, but my French taste buds are faithful to the original gooey caramel reminiscent of my childhood days! What’s your favorite flavor?

Did you know? Inside each wrapper of a Carambar candy is a silly little nonsense French joke, an actually very witty French wordplay, or Blague Carambar.

So what are you waiting for?

Click on the link and get your Carambar groove on!

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Les bonbons de France!!!!

January 11, 2012 Guylaine Simone Gamble 1 Comment

Les bonbons de notre enfance, les vrais bonbons de France aux parfums naturels (que l’on ne craint pas de donner à nos propres enfants – la plupart sans couleurs chimiques ni additifs!)

Je me souviens en me lêchant les babines: les carambars, malabars, berlingots, réglisse, Bêtises de Cambrai, bonbons à la violettes, nougat, les roudoudous et boules de gommes etc…

“Selon La maison des bonbons depuis 1885, on compte ainsi plus de 600 spécialités de bonbons en France! Fruit d’un savoir-faire que nos confiseurs cultivent depuis des siècles, la confiserie régionale est préparée avec des produits propres à la région selon la recette originale mis au point par son inventeur mais aussi riche en belles histoires.

Chaque région possède donc sa spécialité et sa légende qui en fait la renommée de la région: Les Bêtises de Cambrai, La Pastille du Mineur, Les Caramels de Normandie, Les Bergamottes de Nancy, l’Anis de Flaviny, Les Pastilles de Vichy, Les Pâtes de Fruits d’Auvergne, Le Nougat de Montélimar, Les Berlingots de Nantes, Les Tourons du Pays-Basque, Les Violettes de Toulouse, Les Nougats de Provence, La Réglisse d’Uzès, Les Calissons d’Aix en Provence,

La confiserie française regorge de spécialités régionales. Chaque région de France a son bonbon, bien entendu! Ahh! douce et belle France! C’est un art de faire des bonbons à l’ancienne avec des méthodes artisanales.

Empreinte de l’histoire de la France, la confiserie est une note de douceur où les souvenirs et les saveurs se mêlent au plaisir de la dégustation. Partez à la découverte des confiseries régionales : nougat, marrons glacés, fruits confits, réglisses, pâtes de fruit, calisson, pastilles, sucre d’orge, violette, touron, praline, caramel au beurre salé, berlingot, caramels de Normandie, sucre de pomme…