They come in a beautiful, vintage-looking tin, but it’s what’s inside that counts.
are just as candy-lined and tempting as American ones. And recently, I picked up some strange candies, packaged in beautiful, ornate tins, a design from another century. I thought, a light purple candy that looks like dehydrated pencil erasers and tastes of violets, yes, the flower. I popped them open only to realize that I hate the flavor of flowers. They reminded me of the perfumes on my grandmother’s dressing table.
Like a lot of Italian food companies, Pastiglie Leone hasn’t changed much since its inception. Luigi Leone started it 160 years ago in Alba, in northwest Italy. They were popular with the royal family of the House of Savoy—specifically the violet flavor. This was one reason the production was moved from Alba to Turin, near the royal court and parliament. Keep your friends close, and candy supply even closer.
Italians take digestion seriously, so it’s not surprising that the candies’ supposed digestive properties are also an important selling point. It might seem like a strange source of relief, but many of the same bitter plants and roots that go into
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