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The Bêtise de Cambrai was born around 1850. According to the story, it is the result of a mistake made by an apprentice confectioner. Surprise: these sweets were very popular. So much so that they adopted the name of "bêtises". Here, you will discover the making of these delicacies distributed all over the world. According to the original recipe, the Bêtise de Cambrai is a white candy made of cooked and beaten sugar on which a caramel stripe is placed and which is flavored with mint.

The Léontine chocolate factory offers small chocolate sweets that will charm many. Several types of chocolates are offered and nicely arranged in a box that you compose yourself. These are far from ordinary chocolates, which will delight all gourmands as the choice is so wide. The shop also offers various decorative objects and gift boxes. Perfect to please or to offer yourself a little pleasure. A little extra: free delivery is available. The welcome is friendly and warm!

Chewable in a Manon White of Léonidas is a little other depiction of the Mort. The pleasure remains intact, despite the years (and the kilos). A taste never equalled, an inimitable crunchy. The chocolate range remains frightening. Temptation is all the time. A ballotin of 250 grams, 500, 750, more? True torture. The mark remains in the hearts. That is its great strength. You have it in your mouth, the good taste of chocolate?

History: It is in 1925 that is born the nougat factory "Nougat Masure", whose production is intended for the fairgrounds and the cinemas. Ten years later, the sign is transferred to its current address, rue du Pré Catelan in La Madeleine. The activity expanded with the work of cooked sugar, and so did the reputation of the company. Mr. Poudanson, at the origin of the company, worked for years to train the confectioners of the Meert house in Lille, as well as three of his sons who worked there until their retirement. During half a century, the nougatery continues to turn, with ups and downs, and tasty culinary inventions as the nougat without almond and "the cream of nougat"! But in the years 1980, the wind turns and the activity beats of the wing. It is thanks to the resumption by the company Afchain in 2011, that the confectionery finds its letters of nobility. The workshop is then put in the standards and the adjoining house is renovated. Today, the nougat factory opens its doors to the public. Groups of visitors are welcomed on the first floor, companies on the second floor, for seminars with a guided tour.

Products: Except for the almonds, all the products used to make the confectionery are local: the eggs come from Arras, the sugar from Thumeries, the glucose syrup from Lestrem. The cooking is traditional and in copper cauldrons.

Advantages: The nougat can be bought directly at the shop-factory, even without visiting the shop. Possibility of tasting the different products before purchase.

Futé: To visit the workshop, visits of 1 hour, are proposed on reservation only (group rate, 15 people minimum, 4 € per adult and 3 € for the less than 14 years; individual rate: 6€ per adult and 5€ less than 14 years). At the end of the visit, a gift is offered to each visitor. And don't forget the tasting! A real favorite!