Diving into the passion, attention to detail, devotion to taste, aesthetics and quality — just a few things which determines the Master Chocolatier PUCCINI BOMBONI.
PUCCINI BOMBONI — unique pure tasting chocolate brand created by Ans van Soelen and her daughter Sabine van Weldam. In 1987 Ans van Soelen and Sabine van Weldam opened their first dessert shop on the Staalstraat, Amsterdam.
PUCCINI BOMBONI has not always exclusively been a chocolatier but initially offered delicious cakes and rustic drinks in addition to the five original PUCCINI BOMBONI chocolate creations. These original bonbons were the start of something special for PUCCINI BOMBONI and some eight years later their distinctive success led to an exclusive focus on offering the finest chocolates in Amsterdam and the Netherlands.
Word spread quickly, and a second store was opened in Amsterdam on the Singel. PUCCINI BOMBONI with an excellent range of natural flavors and handmade aesthetics left a lasting taste in every visitors’ mind, which spread PUCCINI’s fame well beyond Amsterdam’s city limits. That’s how PUCCINI BOMBONI has grown into the brand it is today — one that operates on a par with the most distinguished chocolatiers worldwide.
A guiding philosophy of PUCCINI’s free-spirited nature is: Why to create something that already exists? This simple statement drives PUCCINI BOMBONI’s ambition to be a leader in developing new and original combinations.
“When you eat chocolate, you taste chocolate. The primary qualities of chocolate have to be at the forefront of the experience. If the first and last things you taste are the fats and sugar contained in the chocolate, we think you are missing the most important detail… the incredible cacao!”, — say the founders of the brand.
It’s impossible to talk about the history of PUCCINI BOMBONI without highlighting the special aesthetic design of chocolate products. Each shape and detail require a great deal of time, focus and dedication to ensure it reflects the exquisite nature and story of PUCCINI BOMBONI.
This ethos has led to PUCCINI BOMBONI offering a collection of chocolates that each have a distinctive character, uniquely delicious taste and treated with the greatest of care.
The main principle of PUCCINI BOMBONI is to strive for excellence every day in order to please the chocolate lovers. From the entrance to the store, where the powerful chocolate aroma is striking, to the acquaintance with the history and culture of chocolate: everything is designed to exceed your expectations.
Each purchase of a box of chocolates is completed with a miniature booklet containing information on the full range of bonbons. This helps to keep those delicate experiences fresh and to make next decision easier.
The creators draw inspiration for new flavors and aromas from their favorite dishes and ingredients that, in their opinion, go well with chocolate.
From Amaretto to anise. From pepper to poppyseed. From tea to thyme. These unique flavours are intensified by combining them with the purest of chocolate foundations sourced from a range of 70% chocolate.
“Some flavours like the Vanilla Poppyseed and Cognac come especially from the cakes we used to make. Some flavours like Tamarind come from candies, others like Lemongrass come from sorbet, — say the founders. — The Pepper bonbon is a flavour that required a large amount of trials and testing before we reached a product that we were really happy with”.
One of the most popular candy sets — Opera Selection — the finest bonbons made from a base of nuts, fruit and liquor. Available in two versions, non-alcoholic and with alcohol.
You can never go wrong with choosing a good combination of liquor and chocolate— Boozy Box. It’s a truly celebratory box containing only alcohol based bonbons. Perfect for as an after dinner treat, or as a gift to a true spirit connoisseur.
For vegans, a set of three types of mouth-watering handmade sweets has been developed — Vegan Selection — coconut ganache enrobed in dark chocolate, the best marzipan from Luebeck enrobed in dark chocolate and topped with a crown of currants and crisp dark chocolate on a carpet of Puccini Bomboni’s own cocoa sugar and topped with a Perigord Walnut enrobed in dark chocolate and cocoa powder.
In addition to boxed chocolates and gift sets, PUCCINI BOMBONI presents a large assortment of pure chocolate solids as well as dried fruits and nuts in chocolate (mango, orange, almonds, marzipan, hazelnut) in the form of Crispies, Orangettes, Solids, Shortbread, Slabs.
As well as the popular Baking Corner, where food lovers can find their favorite treats— Splitters, Sprinkles, Baking Drops, Decorative Crispies, Red and Black Cacao in design jar — creamy chocolate spreads, like rich in flavor Hazelnut Spread, that is great for making hot chocolate, with toast and as a decoration for desserts.
“Chocolate can be used to commemorate special moments for families and it creates a powerful memory as the chocolate adds to the setting and experience.
Just enjoy! Really savor the treat”, — kindly advise the creators of the brand.
PUCCINI BOMBONI
Contacts: customerservice@puccinibomboni.com
Instagram: @puccinibomboni_amsterdam
Editor-in-chief: Patricia Kolari
Text Writer: Marina Timoshevskaya
Technical Director: Evgeny Fedorov
Photos: EATWEEK
