Mignon (chocolate egg)

The Mignon egg ( Mignon - almond ) is a Finnish confectionery, consisting of the filled with nougat shell of a chicken egg. The eggs are sold by Fazer since 1896 and are by Pihlaja ( 1895), the second oldest product of the manufacturer.

Production

The AA egg is completely handmade. Weighing each egg production, including after filling 52 g This is guaranteed by the selection of the correct egg size. First, a hole is drilled to the bottom of the ice. It is cleaned and freed of yolk and egg white. Then follows the filling with the almond and hazelnut praline filling. Finally the egg is dried and sealed with a plug of powdered sugar, rice protein and a little water.

Facts

• Per year consumed Fazer approximately 2.5 million eggs shells for AA production.
• Mignon may contain traces of egg. However, it is lactose free.
• Fazer bought the recipe in Germany.
• Even the Czar of Russia had delivered Mignon to the court.
• Between 15 % almonds and hazelnuts are contained in the egg.

• Confectionery