Chocolate Truffles: soft ganache, wrapped in chocolate and dusted with cocoa – is a simple treat. And yet, it has that special something that awakens pleasure, making our taste buds and memories come alive. We all have a truffle buried in our childhood memories: an explosion of creaminess and instant happiness.
Chocolate Truffles, the legend
Few know that the truffle, created 129 years ago, was born, like many revered recipes, from a mistake made by a pastry chef in Chambéry, who forgot to order enough ingredients to make chocolates for Christmas. Forced to use what he had on hand (cream, vanilla, and cocoa), he crafted small ganache spheres, dipped them in melted chocolate, and dusted them with cocoa to make them more presentable.
Since then, the truffle has become an icon in the world of chocolate, gaining international status and sophisticated flavors like cognac, rum, praline, fruits, spices, and other tempting variations.
Chocolatier Patrick Roger believes that the perfect truffle is the original one. For him, the truffle doesn’t need reinvention. It’s perfect as is, with the ideal balance between the smoothness of its ganache and the crunchiness of its shell.
Top 5 of Our Favorite Ultra-Gourmand Chocolate Truffles:
- Patrick Roger: 3, Place de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris (and 8 other locations in Paris, Sceaux, and Saint-Germain-en-Laye) patrickroger.com
- Jean-Paul Hévin: 108, Rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris (and 8 other Paris locations) jeanpaulhevin.com
- Alléno & Rivoire: 9, Rue du Champ-de-Mars, 75007 Paris (and 2 other Paris locations) chocolat-allenorivoire.fr
- Skulptur d’Olivier Nasti & Jordan Gasco: 2, Rue du Tir, 68240 Kaysersberg lechambard.fr
- La Chocolatière: 2 and 4, Rue de la Scellerie, 37000 Tours la-chocolatiere.com
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