2019年10月18日 · Ever wondered, "What is a mendiant, anyway?" Learn how to make these pretty chocolate holiday treats that are easy to melt, drop, and top. Plus, they're perfect to give as gifts!

A mendiant is a traditional French confection composed of a chocolate disk studded with nuts and dried fruits representing the four mendicant religious orders. [1] Each of the ingredients used refers to the color of monastic robes.

2021年3月27日 · Each chocolate disk, or mendiant, refers to the friar monks from the Middle Ages who chose a lifestyle of poverty, travel and preached especially to the poor. The toppings represents the 4 historical robe colours of their four religious orders - more on that below.

2024年2月11日 · Mendiants are a French chocolate delicacy, traditionally served at Christmas but delicious at any time of year. They are chocolate discs topped with dried fruit, nuts, or other garnishes. The word "mendiant' translates to English as "beggar" in reference to religious orders giving alms to the poor.

2020年3月31日 · How to Pick Mendiant Garnishes. As a general rule, stay away from fresh fruits when making mendiants. Fresh fruits can become juice, turn brown, or change in texture over time. Instead, use freeze dried fruits, candied fruits, fresh zest from citrus fruits, chopped nuts, dried fruits, and flaked sea salt or fleur de sel. How to Temper Chocolate

2015年12月1日 · A mendiant is a small chocolate disk topped with pieces of candied fruits and nuts. Jacques Torres likes to use pistachios, almonds, walnut halves, a piece of candied pineapple and a piece of ...

This is the origin of the food term “mendiant”, more generally given to food preparations that involve dried fruits and nuts: cakes, ice cream or here, chocolate mendiants. Each of them, pretty and delicious, offers a new combination of sweetness and crunch.

2017年2月8日 · What is a mendiant? It's a beautiful bite-sized chocolate disc that requires no more skill than pouring and decorating — no special equipment necessary. A French confection with the Latin root mendicans, for "begging," mendiants were originally named for those in religious orders who survive entirely off donations.

2014年7月7日 · Make traditional Mendiant, or non-traditional, or jazz them up any way you like! This Mendiant recipe is easy to make, you can opt for traditional or untraditional toppings. Whatever floats your boat.

Mendiant chocolates are sold all year long and are now must-haves for any chocolatier, but they are traditional and typical Christmas delicacies. Quite funny to think that these delicious chocolates you are eating are supposed to represent poverty, isn’t it?