Sugared Almonds 300g (2024)

FAQs

What is the five sugared almonds poem? ›

The Jordan Almond poem is sure to do the trick: "Five sugared almonds for each guest to eat, To remind us that life is both bitter and sweet. Five wishes for the new [couple]: Health, wealth, happiness, children, and a long life!"

Each sugared almond contains a roasted almond centre. And is then dipped in a shiny gold layer of sugar. Approximately 110 pieces per 500g.

The bittersweet taste of the almonds reflects the ups and downs of life whilst the sweet sugar coating replicates the sweet side of marriage. Thus, whilst reminding us that life is both bitter and sweet the sugared almonds echo the traditional vows of 'for better or worse'.

If you want to be faithful to wedding traditions, the sugared almond wedding favours for each of the guests must contain five almonds representing each of the couple's wishes: love, health, happiness, fertility, and long life together.

The Traditional Bomboniere – A Sachet of Five Jordan Almonds

These are health, wealth, happiness, fertility, and a long life. This uneven number also represents the undivided couple. But remember, Jordan Almonds can be savored and shared anytime and in any way.

Meaning. Jordan almonds are given out at weddings all over the world and have been for years. The bitterness of the almonds themselves represents the trials and tribulations of life, while the sugar coating represents the hope that the married couple will embark on their new life together with sweetness.

In their most classic form, they are exactly the candies known as sugared almonds, "Jordan Almonds" or dragees. The generic name "confetti" has nothing to do with the French and English word "confetti", bits of colored paper, translated into Italian as "coriandoli".

Sugared almonds, also called Jordan almonds or confetti almonds are a classic wedding confectionery. Ideal for for sugared almonds wedding favours, birthday parties, anniversaries and Christenings.

(Jeremiah 1:13-14) While the almond is a sign of hope that God will eventually fulfill His wonderful promises to Israel (or to us), the context is more ominous. Later, God repeated the warning through Jeremiah: “Behold, I will watch (shaked) over them for evil, and not for good…” (Jeremiah 44:27).

In Italy and other European countries, their name is "confetti". These are sugared almonds but with a spun sugar shell. They are still very popular for weddings, christenings, first communions and other events.

What is the meaning of sugar almonds? ›

It's traditional that 5 sugared almonds are given to each wedding guest. One each to represent love, health, happiness, fertility, and a long life together. The total number of 5 almonds was also chosen as the number is indivisible symbolising a strong bond between the newly married couple.

Koufeta Significance, Origins and Symbolism

Confetti, as they are called in Italian or Koufeta, as they are referred to in Greece, consists of an uneven number typically 5, of sugar-coated almonds, representing the bittersweet life of a married couple.

Each of the 5 almonds represent a wish for the couple throughout their life as husband and wife, and they are: Health, Wealth, Happiness, Fertility and Long Life. Therefore when you take home your bomboniere at the end of the celebration you can enjoy these sweet treats on behalf of the newlyweds!

The most common number of Jordan almonds given to guests at weddings is five. This is because five is an odd number and each of the Jordan almonds stands for something that guests wish for the couple. These five things are: happiness, health, fertility, longevity, and wealth.

Sometimes almonds were sugar coated and highly prized for their medicinal value. In the 15th century, Jordan almonds were eventually popularized in Sulmona, Italy. They were still referred to as dragées, but rather than for medicinal purposes, they existed only as a sweet treat.