Calissons d’Aix

Description

The Calisson, a Provencal symbol straight from Aix-en-Provence, is a confection made from a fine paste of candied melon, candied orange peel and finely ground Mediterranean almonds, topped with a delicious royal glaze and placed on a bed of host. The Léonard Parli company, where these calissons are made, was founded in 1874 by the Swiss confectioner of the same name. Seduced by this sweetness, he founded the first calissons factory in Aix.

Composition : Candied fruit (melon, glucose syrup, orange), almonds, sugar, glucose syrup, rehydrated egg white, wafer (potato starch, sunflower oil).
Allergens: possible traces of milk, manufactured in a laboratory using almonds and hazelnuts.