What is Calisson?
Calisson is a type of soft candy from France, specifically in the Provencal region. It is often shaped like almonds or diamond and has a white royal icing. It is primarily made of paste created by grinding almonds and candied fruit, usually melons and oranges. It is said that it has a similar texture to the texture of the Fondant or Marzipan, but what clearly its fruit taste of candied fruit. This chewing candy is still traditionally and largely produced in Aix-en-Provence, in the city of Provence. Candy was known in the Italian language as "calic" or "calison" and it was believed that he had the power to face the bubonic plague. Before he was eating, the candies would undergo a ritual in which the Archbishop would bless before distributing it to those who believed in candy.síla S. When the candy was introduced in France, his name was changed to "calissoun" and then "Calisson".
Another story canLE dates back to the 15th century, during the wedding of the French King Ren of Anja and Queen Jeanne de Laval, his second wife, who was considered to have never smiled. When the queen was served with some sweets created in her honor, she smiled and made the courier respond, saying, "di Calin Soun" or "are sweet". In this way, the sentence was created into the word "calisson".
Traditionally, Calisson usually undergoes two main steps: preparation of the body and its real formation. When the paste is made and orange fruit is not included, the fruit bark is integrated into the paste to make the candy taste. Some recipes suggest that the soaking of candied fruit in the almond liqueur gives the candy more almond taste. The paste is then treated on the water bath, where the container holding the paste placed on a larger container, which has water before inserting it in the oven.
As soon as the paste is cooked and cooled, it is rolled into a rectangular shape on a piece of wax or paper waist. The paste is then sliced on youJné strips, which are then cut into small diamond shapes. Candies immerses in or blurred by the royal icing and is left to be cooled to frost. Modern Calisson factories use trays that are integrated into diamond molds to create evenly shaped candies.