For Chinese New Year 2023 in Metro Vancouver, Wild Sweets in Richmond BC is offering limited edition chocolates and sweets with an ‘East-Meets-West’ approach blending award winning Western European chocolate craftmanship collections with inspirations from the Chinese culture flavour profile.
Some of their offerings include:
Sesame Seed Balls – 芝麻球 | White chocolate truffle shell filled with a peanut butter praliné and red bean paste rolled in caramelized white chocolate and toasted sesame seeds
Peanut Brittle – 花生糖 | Salted butter vanilla caramel and roasted peanut toffee double coated in dark chocolate and covered in roasted peanut
Almond Cookie – 杏仁餅乾 | Classic French ‘Biscuit Sablé’ cookie made with sweet butter and almond flour topped with a honey roasted almond and baked golden brown
Almond Financier – 杏仁費南雪 | Inspired on the ‘Fortune Cake’ (Fa Gao) presentation and crafted instead as a French classic Financier cake made of egg whites, almond flour and brown butter
Red Date Florentin – 紅棗佛羅倫薩 | Time-honored honey French ‘Florentin’ cookie with a Chinese ingredient twist featuring roasted peanuts, dried red dates and dried red and golden fruits
CNY Limited Edition Chocolate Collections Gift Set featuring Sunflower Seeds Praline; Sesame Seed Balls; and Eight-Treasure Rice.
Check out Wild Sweets online or their physical store in Richmond at Unit 2145 – 12191 Hammersmith Way.