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Mendiant
(French)
bittersweet chocolate, nuts, dried fruits
A mendiant is a traditional French confection composed of a chocolate disk studded with nuts and dried fruits representing the four mendicant or monastic orders. Each of the ingredients used to refer to the color of monastic robes. Tradition dictates that raisins stand for the Augustinians, hazelnut for the Carmelites, dried fig for the Franciscans, and almond for the Dominicans. Usually produced during Christmas, recipes for this confection have veered away from the traditional combination of nuts and fruits to …
Created April 30, 2020 by: atasneem
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