Sinterklaas Candy
Discover the best selection of dutch specialty chocolate for the sinterklaas holidays from li lac chocolates in new york including milk and dark chocolate sinterklass gold chocolate coins wooden shoes marzipan and other premium chocolate gifts.
Sinterklaas candy. Surprise your friends and family abroad with the delicacies of this typically dutch tradition. Marsepein marzipan is a mixture of ground almonds with a lot of honey or sugar. Speculaas is a thin crunchy gingerbread like cookie with many spices like cinnamon nutmeg and ginger.
They come in all colors and. In these celebrations sinterklaas is the stoic hero and zwarte piet is his clownish helper. Many sorts of dutch candy are available only during the sinterklaas season although this seems to start earlier each year.
What dutch people eat marsepein. Traditionally dutch people portray the character in full blackface makeup tossing candy and gifts to children.