Catànies
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Catànies (, singular: catània) is a chocolate sweet typical of Vilafranca del Penedès and some other near towns made with marcona almonds. They are toasted and covered first by caramel and then by a thick layer of white chocolate or a mixture of almond, hazelnut and milk. Finally, they are covered by a thin layer of powdered black chocolate, sometimes mixed with a little bit of icing sugar. They are often offered as a gift or served alongside coffee after a meal.
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It sits within the topics Almonds, Catalan cuisine and Chocolate confectionery.
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- Instance of
- technique
- Subclass of
- confection
- Country
- Spain
- Located in
- Vilafranca del Penedès
- Country of origin
- Spain
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- CataloniaCatanies.JPG
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- time of discovery or invention
- 1946-00-00
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Catànies (, singular: catània) is a chocolate sweet typical of Vilafranca del Penedès and some other near towns made with marcona almonds. They are toasted and covered first by caramel and then by a thick layer of white chocolate or a mixture of almond, hazelnut and milk. Finally, they are covered by a thin layer of powdered black chocolate, sometimes mixed with a little bit of icing sugar. They are often offered as a gift or served alongside coffee after a meal.
==See also== Catalan cuisine
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