Berlingots de Carpentras Mint - 160g bag

The great tradition of French confectionery. One of the oldest sweets in France, emblem of Vaucluse and Comtat Venaissin. FOR THE GREAT HISTORY LITTLE CANDY Did you know that the real carton of Carpentras mint is pink? In 1844, a confectioner had the idea of recovering the syrup candied fruit he made to add it to the manufacture of its berlingots. The maceration of the different fruits, among others of red fruits, produced a syrup of tint dew red. Like many sweets of the time his berlingots were flavored with mint, because the digestive virtues of this plant were very popular at the time, the Vaucluse being the main place of mint production in France. This is where the tradition of making mint carton with this pinkish color Confectionery 1844 continues to perpetuate the tradition.