The canonical version and where to order it.
Coussin de Lyon is a cushion-shaped chocolate confection with an almond marzipan exterior tinted pale green to evoke the silk cushion that once carried Lyon's wax votive offering, filled with Curacao-perfumed chocolate
The Coussin de Lyon was created in 1960 by Voisin Chocolatier to commemorate a 1643 votive offering of a silk cushion bearing a candle that the city's notables gave to the Virgin Mary at the Fourviere basilica to ward off the plague. The recipe is patented to Voisin and the silhouette is registered; the boxes sold from the Voisin counters on Place Bellecour and Rue de Brest are the canonical version.
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Voisin on Place Bellecour is the Lyonnais chocolatier founded in 1897, the originator of the Coussin de Lyon: a cushion-shaped almond marzipan filled.
TipThe Coussin de Lyon assortment box is the city gift; available by weight.
Coussin de Lyon makes more sense with someone from Lyon explaining it. These are the classes and tours we have checked, with booking links.
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