Bissinger's Chocolate Inside a Real Hen's Egg for Easter
The St. Louis-based confectionery Bissinger's makes something called "the ultimate egg" for Easter. An actual hen's egg shell around a chocolate praline center. Except, wait. How did the chocolate get shoved in there? Eerily, there are no cracks or signs of entrance. As the company asks on their website, "Which came first? The chocolate or the egg?" Some things are better left un-figured out. A set of three eggs is $28.75. [via Mighty Goods]
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8 Comments:
Whoa! Who told you Bissinger's was French? It's an old St. Louis company, and remains here in its chocolate-colored (and -scented) building. They're an institution here, especially in July, when they offer chocolate-covered raspberries as big as the first joint of your thumb.
lemons at 9:50AM on 03/20/09
@lemons: Thanks! The post has been updated. I was reading about the Bissinger family's chocolate-making history in France, but should have clarified the St. Louis part.
Erin Zimmer at 10:39AM on 03/20/09
How do they do that? 0_o
avocadoboba at 11:30AM on 03/20/09
Mmm...chocolate osmosis...
Does anyone know why they import the eggs? Are French egg shells that superior to American ones? Seems like a lot of wasted fuel.
ProfessorChaos at 11:43AM on 03/20/09
My family has been ordering from Bissinger's for years; could not recommend them more highly. I'm not even a huge chocolate fan, but anything from Bissinger's disappears pretty fast around here! Chocolate coated raspberry caramels, mmm...I hope I'm getting some for Easter.
Barbara Hanson at 11:46AM on 03/20/09
wow, I grew up in St. Louis & never knew that Bissinger's was local -- I just assumed it was on par with Godiva or any other fancy mall chocolate store.
courtguerra at 12:25PM on 03/20/09
wow how do they do that, it has an alice in wonderland quality to it
Edwardkimuk at 2:47PM on 03/20/09
I'm guessing that they make pinholes at the top and bottom to remove the yolk and white, then pipe in melted chocolate.
juliec at 5:16PM on 03/20/09