Do you like cookies or do you prefer chocolate? No matter how you deal with sweets, in the pre-Christmas season, almost everyone has a sweet tooth.
No wonder, because cookies, gingerbread, chocolate Santa Clauses and candied fruits are omnipresent for a few weeks. And thanks to the thick winter pullover, it is not immediately apparent when you snack a little more often than usually. In the days before Christmas, sugar bakers, confectioners and chocolatiers are in a rush. Noble confectionary as a gift for your loved ones is just as popular today as it was years ago.
This also applies to chocolates. The small delicacies are one of the most popular gift ideas ever. French, Belgian and German chocolatiers still argue about their origin. The most common story about their origin begins in Regensburg. In the town hall of Regensburg the representatives of all imperial classes met.
These included, among others, electors, archbishops, count palatines, delegates of free imperial cities, as well as the grand masters of the orders of the knights. Louis XIV. For the dry and lengthy congress work the participants needed a lot of patience and especially the ability to sit still. In general, these were over-sugared nuts and almonds.
According to the legend, a small accident occurred in the congress kitchen. The clever cook immediately recognized the potential of his accidental discovery and sold the result as a new creation. In Belgium the invention of the praline is attributed to Jean Neuhaus. The inhabitant of Brussels with Swiss roots had his own chocolate factory. In he is said to have formed small balls from nuts and almonds, which were then covered with chocolate.
