Aragonese Fruits
The history of Aragonese Fruits begins two thousand years ago, during the Roman Era. Even then, the Comarca of Calatayud was famous for the The quality of your fruit and its cooking method fresh fruit in syrup to preserve it.
The tradition continued, and so in 1603 the French traveller Bartolomé Joly recounted how in Calatayud it was traditional to offer visitors candied fruits in sugar.
The finishing touch was still missing, and it wasn't until about 70 years ago, when someone unknown baker He thought of covering the fruit pieces with chocolate.
The success was such that they became popular under the name Frutas de Aragón.
Frutas de Aragón or Candied Fruit Bonbons
The Autonomous Community of Aragon It boasts an ancient fruit-growing tradition. There are testimonies from the 17th century which make references to these Typical Aragonese fruits.
This type of product is made by covering the chopped crystallised fruit Previously. It is currently widespread in various parts of the Peninsula, it remains an indigenous sweet regulated by a denomination, for to protect it from potential imitations.
As main ingredients for the Fruit preparation from Aragón, only chocolate appears, which must have a minimum of 34%% cocoa butter, with no other type of fat being allowed.
The Fruta de Aragón, as dictated by the regulatory council, can be made with different fruit varieties, pear, apple, peach, apricot, cherry, orange, fig, plum or apple, whether these varieties are mixed or individual.
Afterwards, each manufacturer will decide which varieties they use and in what proportions, if the final product is an assortment.
Aragon Fruit Preserve
The preservation method The method used for preserving this fruit involves cooking it fresh in a sugary solution, similar to syrup, so that the sugar fully protects the fruit.
In this process, by increasing the fruit's sugar level prevents the product from deteriorating quickly.
This process, among other things, serves to guarantee a perfect state of preservation for the consumer. In this way, it results in a Exquisite delicacy with a juiciness and flavour that endorse the long tradition of this typically Aragonese product.
Its consumer-friendly presentation is in cellophane-wrapped plastic in a wide variety of colours, assigning each colour to a type of fruit Specifically.
Just as in its origins, the Aragonese Fruits, continue to be a A characteristic gift from our land, and which we are very proud to be able to contribute to.
