Bergamote de Nancy

Since 1857, this shiny, small, hard candy is made from cooked sugar and bergamot essential oil in the French region of Lorraine. First, sugar is heated over the flame, and then the bergamot essence is added. When the mixture cools, it gets cut by hand into tiny pieces.

Bergamot oil is extracted by pressing the rind of bergamot orange, which is a hybrid between lemon and wild orange and is a symbol of the city of Nancy. The square shaped Bergamote de Nancy is translucent amber and has a refined, sweet, slightly bitter, inimitable taste.

No artificial colors or additives are allowed in the final product. In the culinary world, they can be used crushed, as a sprinkling powder for soufflés.