TASTE OF SWITZERLAND: SPRÜNGLI LUXEMBURGERLI

You must be wondering what these are!

We were so lucky that we had the most gracious host ever, the Nobles family! 

And Ate Evelyn couldn't really help but wanted us to taste the Luxemburgerli! So she brought us to the Sprüngli store in the Zurich train station as soon as we were done with the Chocolate store!

So from Wikipedia, this is what Luxemburgerli means:

Luxemburgerli (also Luxembourger) is a brand name of confectionery made by the Confiserie Sprüngli in Zürich,Switzerland. Essentially a small macaron, they have a top and bottom sugar-based confection with a center cream filling. The Luxemburgerli is lighter than a macaron and is about 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter.

Flavors

Flavors include: vanilla, chocolate, stracciatella (chocolate chip), caramel, hazelnut, champagne, amaretto, chestnut, mocha, cinnamon, lemon, mandarin, and raspberry. Many flavors are seasonal. The shelf life is three to five days, refrigerated.

Invention

Luxemburgerli were invented by the confectioner Camille Studer who brought the recipe to Zürich after creating them in a Luxembourg confectionery shop (Confiserie Namur) in 1957. There, the recipe was refined for a confectionery contest. The name Luxemburgerli is derived from the nickname which a colleague bestowed on Studer, whose family originated in Luxembourg. The original name, Baiser de Mousse (foam kiss in French), perceived as appropriate for the new creation, was changed to Gebäck des Luxemburgers ("Luxemburger's confection") which became, in Swiss German, Luxemburgerli ("little Luxembourger")

Here is the store and the confections galore.

When I saw the name of the store after I left, I remembered Eunice's advice... then, later found out the confection store (Confiserie Sprüngli) is different from the chocolate store (Chocolat Sprüngli AG)!

The Luxemburgerli is lighter than a macaron and is about 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter.

 

 

This is our Luxemburgerli box.

TO ENJOY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE 

top and bottom sugar-based confection with a center cream filling

This was our snacks while we were on our train ride to Milan!

As adviced on the box: TO ENJOY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!

These were sweet and yummy indeed! 

Thanks Kuya Nelson and Ate Evelyn for another distinct taste of Zurich, Switzerland!!
And thanks to Dr. Frankie F. for the opportunity to meet his wonderful cousins!!!