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"Yuzhuralkonditer and the Kaslinsky plant released a "cast-iron" gingerbread with the dragon

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"Yuzhuralkonditer and the Kaslinsky plant released a "cast-iron" gingerbread with the dragon

Yuzhuralkonditer factory and the Kaslinsky Architectural and Artistic Casting Plant have developed an original "Kaslinsky gingerbread", the press service of the United Confectioners holding company told Made in Russia.

"The specialists of the plant have developed and cast a mold for the gingerbread - a square plate with an embossed image of a dragon. This is a recognizable element of the famous product by Kaslinsky craftsmen, the pavilion of the Ural metallurgists for the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris, which was awarded the grand prize. Chelyabinsk confectioners, in their turn, have developed a recipe of gingerbread - it includes natural buckwheat honey, egg melange, high-grade wheat flour, sugar, vegetable oil, white chocolate, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, natural vegetable black coloring and soda," - said the holding.

The gingerbread is black with a layer of white chocolate inside. It looks like a cast-iron bas-relief and is packed in a cardboard box with a transparent cover.

As it was specified in the press-service, the initiative to make a gingerbread cake belonged to "Yuzhuralkonditer" factory as continuation of development of cooperation with the factory. For more than a year, the factory has been implementing the project "Chelyabinsk Confectionery. History in the wrappers" in cooperation with the Chelyabinsk State Philharmonic Society, Museum of Fine Arts, and South Ural State University.

"The candy labels contain images of historical monuments, significant works of architecture and art for the region. Now you can also see the best works of Kasli masters on them, including the sculpture "Horse with Popona", which has been the emblem of Kasli Works for more than half a century and is included in the heraldry of Kasli town. Traditionally, on the inside of the wrapper placed a brief description of the image "- noted in" United Confectioners.

The new "Kaslinsky gingerbread" and candy with the image of casting can be purchased in souvenir stores and grocery stores in Chelyabinsk. Outside the region "Yuzhuralkonditer" products are presented in a network of more than 90 confectionery supermarkets "Alenka", including online.

"Yuzhuralkonditer" is one of the largest confectionery factories in the South Urals, which celebrated its 60th anniversary this year. It is a part of the "United Confectioners" Holding. The most famous brands of the factory are biscuit cakes "Merendinka" and sweets "Romashka". This year the factory revived the production of "Ural gingerbread" with apricot filling according to the recipe for a traditional regional pastry.

The Kaslinsky Architectural and Artistic Casting Plant is part of the Mechel Group. The Kasli artisan craft of making cast-iron products dates back to the 18th century. The art of Kasli craftsmen is recognized at the world level and has received many prestigious awards. One of their most famous works is the pavilion for the World's Fair, the artistic design of which combines ancient Russian, Scandinavian, Byzantine and Venetian motifs and fairy-tale heroes of ancient Russian and European mythology. At present the pavilion is kept in the Ekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts.

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Author: Karina Kamalova

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