{"id":15369,"date":"2019-12-29T05:38:54","date_gmt":"2019-12-29T03:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/?p=15369"},"modified":"2023-05-25T14:24:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T12:24:31","slug":"making-a-chocolate-lollipop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/germany\/thuringia\/making-a-chocolate-lollipop\/","title":{"rendered":"A first for me: Making a chocolate lollipop at Viba in Erfurt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
I admit I am a chocolate lover. I believe there are hardly any chocolate flavours that I don\u2019t like. Add marzipan or nougat into the mix and I will have a hard time saying no. This leaves no doubt whatsoever that going to confectionary caf\u00e9 Viba in Erfurt was exactly the right activity for both my soul and my tastebuds. And I also got to make chocolate lollipops myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Viba sweets is a confectionary business from Thuringia that gained a reputation for their nougat.
The history of nougat from Thuringia began in 1893. Siblings Willi Viebahn and Anna Reim opened a caf\u00e9 in Schmalkalden and started manufacturing sweets.
The nougat sold extremely well and soon their production couldn\u2019t keep up with the demand anymore. They acquired a used cigar packaging machine and managed to increase production. This is how the nougat roll was created. The previously rectangular shape had to be adjusted to fit the requirements of the packaging machine. In addition to their nougat rolls, the siblings also made and sold boiled sweets that were special because of their different texture (they called them \u201cZuckerkissen\u201d \u2013 Sugar Cushions) as well as drag\u00e9es and marzipan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n