Question 14: Where do Jordan almonds come from?

The correct answer is:

In their most classic form they are exactly the candies known as sugared almonds, "Jordan almonds" or dragees. The generic name "confetti" has nothing to do with the French and English word "confetti", bits of colored paper, translated into Italian as "coriandoli". For the origin of confetti we must look back to the ancient Romans, who celebrated births and marriages with the distant ancestors of today's confetti. But until the renaissance they - and other sweets - were made with honey. The introduction of sugarcane into European kitchens in the 15th century marked the beginning of the modern era for confetti. In the renaissance, as in antiquity, confetti were not just for ceremonial use.

Today, workers produce the little sweets on machines that recall the past. Jordan Almonds are made through a four-day-long process that will never be completely industrialized. First, the centers of the almonds are covered with sugar without the addition of starch which would make them heavy and affect the flavor. After having been peeled in a special machine, the almonds are put in large rotating basins: liquefied sugar is poured in gradually in order to lightly coat the almonds.