DRAGEE Chocolate 70% Terracotta 1kg PECOU

These chocolate dragées are made by Maison Pécou, a confectioner in Montauban founded in 1880 according to the box. The extra dark chocolate centre, 70% cocoa, is shaped like an almond and then coated with several layers of sugar. The terracotta colour, called Séduction Terracotta, comes from plant-based colourings listed on the label: beetroot red and curcumin. On the box, Pécou places this chocolate in its Intense caractère line.

These are chocolate dragées, not the classic almond dragée: there is no almond inside, only chocolate, with a crisp sugar shell and then a clear cocoa bitterness. The label still warns of possible traces of almond and hazelnut. The 1 kg size is for filling favour boxes at a christening, a first communion or a wedding, and the shade suits ochre, pink or copper decorations. A few also go next to a coffee, or on top of a chocolate entremets as decoration.

Keep the box in a dry place, away from heat and light, so the shell keeps its finish. You will also find these dragées on the shelves of our shop, 58 rue Tiquetonne, Paris.