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Do you know the true story of Vichy pastilles? The famous candy, which was originally a remedy, was invented in 1824. Today, it is still as popular as ever.
Inseparable from the city where it was born in the Allier, the Vichy pastille is the celebrity of the spa town, a little candy that you can never refuse. “Grandmothers had some in the cupboards, it was to digest”says a resident. Today’s candy has nothing to do with the first lozenge. In cure in Vichy in 1824, it is a medicine once morest bloating invented by Joseph d’It keepsa Parisian chemist. Local confectioners then seize it to make a candy, which leads to the dazzling success of the pastille.
A simple recipe
Today, regarding 700 tonnes per year comes out of a factory. The timeless tablet has kept the same simple recipe. “There is sugar, mineral salts, natural mint oils and water”describes Corentin Doré, an employee. In confectionery, the pastille is now available in all its forms. But the candy with miraculous virtues remains the star product of tourists. The Vichy pastille will celebrate its bicentenary next year.
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