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”.
BelgiumManon
Manon
White chocolate shell filled with a fresh butter-and-coffee cream, often topped with a walnut.
Large, domed white bite, sometimes topped with a walnut half.
WorldTruffle
Truffle
Soft chocolate-and-cream ganache, rolled then coated in cocoa powder.
Irregular, matte ball dusted with bitter cocoa.
WorldGianduja
Gianduja
A melting blend of milk chocolate and finely ground hazelnut paste.
Ultra-melting texture that coats the palate, dominant hazelnut taste.
WorldGold palet
Gold palet
Thin dark chocolate ganache, traditionally decorated with edible gold leaf.
Flat, smooth, glossy disc with a golden glint on top.
WorldMendiant
Mendiant
A chocolate disc scattered with dried and candied fruits.
Flat disc topped with almonds, hazelnuts, raisins and orange peel.
WorldRocher
Rocher
Praline heart coated in chocolate and hazelnut shards.
Bumpy, crunchy surface shaped like a little rock.
BelgiumCrisp praline
Crisp praline
Praline mixed with crushed wafer flakes for a crisp heart.
Smooth shell that clearly crunches under the tooth.
BelgiumCaraque
Caraque
Bold dark chocolate ganache, coated in intense dark chocolate.
Small, very dark square or rectangle with a glossy shell.
WorldGriotte
Griotte
Liqueur cherry coated in dark chocolate, with a liquid centre.
Round, heavy bite; a liquid surprise at the first bite.
WorldSalted caramel
Salted caramel
Flowing, lightly salted caramel sealed in a chocolate shell.
Shell that gives way at once onto a flowing molten heart.
WorldMarzipan
Marzipan
Dense, fragrant almond paste coated in chocolate.
Compact, very sweet centre with a strong almond taste.
BelgiumCoffee / Moka
Coffee / Moka
Coffee-flavoured buttercream under a thin chocolate shell.
Creamy beige centre, coffee aroma on the first sniff.
BelgiumCuberdon
Cuberdon
Cone-shaped Belgian raspberry sweet: firm crust and syrupy heart.
Small purple cone about 2 cm, nicknamed the “nose”.
WorldNougatine
Nougatine
Caramelised, crushed almonds or hazelnuts coated in chocolate.
Crisp, clean caramelised crunch, slightly amber.