is an internationally known brand name for a
chocolate praline produced by the Italian
Ferrero company.
The ''Mon Chéri'' is a single-wrapped combination consisting of a "heart" of
cherry
A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus ''Prunus'', and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit).
Commercial cherries are obtained from cultivars of several species, such as the sweet '' Prunus avium'' and the sour '' Prunus cerasus''. The na ...
(18%) floating in a
liqueur
A liqueur ( , ; ) is an alcoholic drink composed of Liquor, spirits (often rectified spirit) and additional flavorings such as sugar, fruits, herbs, and spices. Often served with or after dessert, they are typically heavily sweetened and un-age ...
(13%) and contained in a bittersweet chocolate housing (69%). Each praline contains 46 kilocalories and is packaged in a red/pink wrapper.
[Ferrero website]
''Mon Chéri'' appeared for the first time in Italy in 1956. From 1960 it was produced and marketed on the French and UK markets, and from 1961 on the German market. The name was chosen as a reference to the French way of life and was quickly adopted as brand name for the
international market. Renato Piazza from
Feisoglio was working as the head waiter at the Hotel Savona in
Alba
''Alba'' ( , ) is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland. It is also, in English-language historiography, used to refer to the polity of Picts and Scots united in the ninth century as the Kingdom of Alba, until it developed into the Kingd ...
, the town which houses the Ferrero headquarters. One day,
Michele Ferrero (a friend of Francesco Morra, the hotel owner's son) said they were looking for a name for their new creation and Renato, whose step-mother was French, came up with the name Mon Chéri.
See also
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List of confectionery brands
References
External links
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Ferrero SpA brands
Chocolate
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