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Chocolate truffles

Chocolate truffle
Truffles with nuts and chocolate dusting in detail.jpg
Type Confection
Place of origin Chambéry, France
Region or state Savoie
Main ingredients Chocolate ganache, chocolate or cocoa powder
 

A chocolate truffle is a type of chocolate confectionery, traditionally made with a chocolate ganache centre coated in chocolate, cocoa powder or chopped toasted nuts (typically hazelnuts, almonds or coconut), usually in a spherical, conical, or curved shape.

Their name derives from their traditional shape, which resembles the truffle, an edible part of the tuber fungus.

There are now three main types of chocolate truffles (in America): European, Swiss, and American:


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