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Chuque du Nord
coffee caramels
In 1887, confectioner Victor Piteau had the idea of pouring the rest of his coffee over caramel. He mixed it and rolled it in sugar before it hardened, then left it to cool.
To his surprise, the inside of the candy remained soft. He called his new creation the chuque du Nord, (‘sweetie of the north’ in ch'ti or Picard dialect) and sold it in a distinctive red and white striped wrapper.
His company, now the Maison de Chuques in Lambersart, still makes them the same way today.
Text © Dana Facaros
Image by Jiel Beaumadier.