Berlingots de Carpentras Mint-Glass jar 160g

The great tradition of French Confectionery. One of the oldest sweets in France, emblem of Vaucluse and Comtat Venaissin. AVAILABLE IN A CONFECTIONERY BAG FOR THE BIG STORY LITTLE CANDY Did you know that the real Carpentras berlingot mint is pink? In 1844, a confectioner had the idea of recovering the syrup candied fruits he was making to add it to the manufacture of its berlingots. The maceration of the various fruits, among other red fruits, produced a syrup of tint dewy red. Like many sweets of the time its berlingots were flavored with mint, because the digestive virtues of this plant were very popular at the time, the Vaucluse being the main mint production place in France. From this originates the tradition of the manufacture of mint berlingot with this pink color The 1844 confectionery continues to perpetuate the tradition.