Bêtise de Cambrai

Bêtises de Cambrai ([betiz də kɑ̃bʁɛ]) are a French boiled sweet made in the town of Cambrai. "Bêtise" is French for "nonsense" or "stupid mistake" and the sweets are said to have been invented by accident by the son of a confectioner named Afchain.[1] The original flavour is mint, but many others are now produced. Stripes of caramel add sweetness. The original (metal) boxes were emblazoned with the slogan "Non!...Mais goutez moi ça" along with "Afchain seul inventeur".

Bêtise de Cambrai
Place of originFrance
Region or stateCambrai

See also

Humbug (sweet)

References

  1. "Bêtises de Cambrai". betisesdecambrai.fr (in French). Retrieved 31 August 2014. (explanations in French)


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