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Pocket guide · cheat sheet

The praline memo

Never be lost at the counter again. Flip the cards to revise, filter by type, then test yourself with “Guess the praline”.

Chocolate
Filling
14 pralines · click a card to flip it
ManonBelgium

Manon

WhiteCream
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Manon

White chocolate shell filled with a fresh butter-and-coffee cream, often topped with a walnut.

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Large, domed white bite, sometimes topped with a walnut half.

Fun fact · Made with fresh cream, it keeps for only a few days — eat it quickly.
TruffleWorld

Truffle

DarkGanache
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Truffle

Soft chocolate-and-cream ganache, rolled then coated in cocoa powder.

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Irregular, matte ball dusted with bitter cocoa.

Fun fact · Its name comes from its resemblance to the prized truffle mushroom.
GiandujaWorld

Gianduja

MilkGianduja
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Gianduja

A melting blend of milk chocolate and finely ground hazelnut paste.

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Ultra-melting texture that coats the palate, dominant hazelnut taste.

Fun fact · Born in Turin during a cocoa blockade, it is named after a carnival character.
Gold paletWorld

Gold palet

DarkGanache
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Gold palet

Thin dark chocolate ganache, traditionally decorated with edible gold leaf.

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Flat, smooth, glossy disc with a golden glint on top.

Fun fact · The gold leaf is purely decorative: it has no taste.
MendiantWorld

Mendiant

DarkFruit
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Mendiant

A chocolate disc scattered with dried and candied fruits.

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Flat disc topped with almonds, hazelnuts, raisins and orange peel.

Fun fact · The four classic fruits recalled the robes of the mendicant religious orders.
RocherWorld

Rocher

MilkPraline
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Rocher

Praline heart coated in chocolate and hazelnut shards.

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Bumpy, crunchy surface shaped like a little rock.

Fun fact · The melt-vs-crunch contrast is the whole art: the praline flows, the shards crack.
Crisp pralineBelgium

Crisp praline

MilkPraline
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Crisp praline

Praline mixed with crushed wafer flakes for a crisp heart.

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Smooth shell that clearly crunches under the tooth.

Fun fact · Feuilletine was born from the offcuts of Breton lace crêpes.
CaraqueBelgium

Caraque

DarkGanache
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Caraque

Bold dark chocolate ganache, coated in intense dark chocolate.

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Small, very dark square or rectangle with a glossy shell.

Fun fact · The name comes from Venezuela’s “Caraque” cocoa, long regarded as the finest.
GriotteWorld

Griotte

DarkFruit
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Griotte

Liqueur cherry coated in dark chocolate, with a liquid centre.

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Round, heavy bite; a liquid surprise at the first bite.

Fun fact · The liquid syrup forms on its own: the sugar liquefies over time.
Salted caramelWorld

Salted caramel

MilkCaramel
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Salted caramel

Flowing, lightly salted caramel sealed in a chocolate shell.

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Shell that gives way at once onto a flowing molten heart.

Fun fact · The pinch of salt doesn’t reduce sweetness: it wakes up the caramel.
MarzipanWorld

Marzipan

DarkMarzipan
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Marzipan

Dense, fragrant almond paste coated in chocolate.

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Compact, very sweet centre with a strong almond taste.

Fun fact · In Bruges marzipan is an institution — it’s sculpted into miniature fruits.
Coffee / MokaBelgium

Coffee / Moka

MilkCream
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Coffee / Moka

Coffee-flavoured buttercream under a thin chocolate shell.

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Creamy beige centre, coffee aroma on the first sniff.

Fun fact · “Moka” comes from the Yemeni port from which the best coffee shipped.
CuberdonBelgium

Cuberdon

OtherFruit
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Cuberdon

Cone-shaped Belgian raspberry sweet: firm crust and syrupy heart.

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Small purple cone about 2 cm, nicknamed the “nose”.

Fun fact · It keeps for only about three weeks: impossible to export fresh.
NougatineWorld

Nougatine

MilkPraline
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Nougatine

Caramelised, crushed almonds or hazelnuts coated in chocolate.

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Crisp, clean caramelised crunch, slightly amber.

Fun fact · It’s the ancestor of praline: nougatine is ground very fine to make the paste.