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Perugina Dark Chocolate Limoncello

The Perugina sweetshop began in 1907, in Perugia Italy making sugared almonds.

In 1922, one of the co-founders, Luisa Spagnoli created a confection wrapped in a love note. She called it Baci, the Italian word for kisses. Baci confections are dark chocolate covered gianduia (a creamy chocolate hazelnut center) sprinkled with chopped hazelnuts and topped with a whole hazelnut. They are still wrapped in notes of affection, love and friendship.

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Grandessa Irish Chocolate

I didn’t know that there were “Irish style” chocolates until I saw a box of chocolates from Grandessa.  This box claimed an Irish assortment of filled milk, white, and dark chocolate.  To satisfy my curiosity, I bought a box.

The chocolates are uniquely shaped in a square “cup” that holds caramel, lemon meringue, and strawberry truffle.  The molded piece is open at the top.  The Caramel Sensation is a smooth caramel inside a milk chocolate cup sprinkled with dark mini chocolate chips on the top.  The Lemon Supreme is also inside a milk chocolate cup sprinkled with crystalline sugar on the top.  And the Sumptuous Strawberry is dusted with a sweet red powder and tucked inside a white chocolate cup.
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