Lubs Organic Fruit Confectionary

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 100 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.

From 1663 to 1806 the “Perpetual Diet of Regensburg“ took place in Regensburg, which was a kind of political congress with representatives of 350 German individual states and principalities. 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., the King of France, sent Duke de Choiseul du Plessis-Praslin as a delegate. For the dry and lengthy congress work the participants needed a lot of patience and especially the ability to sit still. To keep them in a good mood, their day was sweetened by „Imperial Confectionary“. In general, these were over-sugared nuts and almonds. According to the legend, a small accident occurred in the congress kitchen. The chef Clémont Jaluzot accidently threw some sugar nuts in a pot with melted chocolate. The clever cook immediately recognized the potential of his accidental discovery and sold the result as a new creation. The new candy was given the name „praline“ in honor of the French representative Plessis-Praslin.

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 1912 he is said to have formed small balls from nuts and almonds, which were then covered with chocolate. Why he called the balls “pralines”, however, is not known. The question of the praline's origin will never be cleared up. However, what makes them different from confectionary is easy to answer. At first, a praline must be bite-sized. That means, you should be able to eat it with a bite. In addition, it must consist of at least 25% of couverture (chocolate coating). If this is not the case one speaks of confectionary. Often, the two of them are mixed up, because they are often offered together. While the praline always must contain chocolate, confectionary sometimes can do completely without it. In Europe this is a rather new trend. In the Orient it is completely normal though. The popular Indian Laddu, for example, consists exclusively of chickpeas and sweet fruits. And unlike pralines you can make delicious confectionary even in raw food quality.

Only the very best ingredients from certified organic farming are used for the Lubs Fruit Confectionary. Due to the particularly gentle processing, delicate vegan balls for every occasion are created. With the Organic Date Coconut Balls you can enjoy the pure taste of juicy dates of the Deglet Nour variety with a touch of coconut. Tropically, on the other hand, are the Organic Exotic Balls. A mixture of exotic pineapples, full-bodied mangos and lively passion fruit will take you directly to the South Sea with every bite. For the Organic Strawberry Rhubarb Balls, mild strawberries are combined with aromatic dates and sultanas. The fine fruit confectionary is covered with slightly sour rhubarb flakes, which form a perfect contrast to the natural sweetness of the strawberries. For nut lovers, the Organic Hazelnut Balls are rounded-off perfectly: The focus of the creation are roasted hazelnuts which are refined with dates and sultanas. The vegan Lubs Fruit Confectionary is a pure taste experience for those who want to do without chocolate.