Calisson de Saint-Rémy Le Petit Duc 90g

With its delicious sunny flavours, calisson transports us to the heart of Provence.

Do you know its history?

Sweets made from a mixture of almonds and candied fruit have existed since Greek and Roman antiquity.
Calisson d’Aix, known as Calisone in Italy and Kalitsounia in Greece, is thought to have appeared in its modern form around 1473, at the wedding feast of King René d’Anjou’s second marriage to Jeanne de Laval. As this confection brought a smile to the future queen’s face, a guest was quoted as saying “di calins soun”, “these are cuddles”.

According to another explanation, the calissons, blessed by the Archbishop, were distributed to the faithful to the chant: “Venite Ad Calicem”, “Venez au calice”, which translates into Provençal as venes toui i calissoun.

Manufactured by Le Petit Duc 13210 Saint rémy de Provence