The story goes that mixing hazelnuts into chocolate became popular during Napoleon’s reign. Since chocolate used to be an expensive luxury, adding locally grown hazelnuts into the delicacy made chocolate more affordable. The gianduiotto in its beautiful gold wrapper was created in 1865 by Michele Prochet, alongside his business partner, Ernesto Alberto Caffarel, who was the one to solidify the iconic prism shape of gianduiotto. Today, gianduiotto is made with Tonda Gentile delle Langhe, a protected hazelnut that is grown in Langhe, Piedmont.

Baratti & Milano’s gianduiotto prisms are the perfect balance between chocolate and hazelnut, available in both milk and dark chocolate. Formed into the prism shape of fine-metal ingots, this selection of gold-wrapped candies includes silky, smooth milk chocolate–made with a signature blend of cacao beans from Ecuador and Ghana and milk from Normandy–with a filling of nutty, creamy hazelnut butter. Or for a touch of bitterness, choose the dark chocolate coating in the Gianduiotto Fondente variety. Perfect for holiday gifting or a bit of indulgent snacking on your own.

These three-layer Italian confections from Baratti & Milano, called cremino, stack a top and bottom layer of silky, smooth gianduja (chocolate and hazelnut) around a creamy flavored center. Take your pick of six different flavors, including rich pistachio, bright lemon and punchy almond. Each gift box features 25 individually wrapped cremini treats packaged in pop art-style box, perfect for holiday gifting or a bit of indulgent snacking on your own.

Enjoy the velvet-like texture of these iconic gianduiotto chocolates from Baratti & Milano, an Italian company known for producing confections for the royal House of Savoy. Formed in the prism shape of fine-metal ingots, these gold-wrapped candies balance silky, smooth milk chocolate–made with a signature blend of cacao beans from Ecuador and Ghana and milk from Normandy–with a filling of nutty, creamy hazelnut butter. The festive gold prism-shaped box makes this perfect for holiday gifting or a bit of indulgent snacking on your own.

The movie theater Swedish fish most Americans know get a flavorful update in these punchy Swedish fish from Kolsvart. With a satisfying chew and bright color, the raspberry flavor is reminiscent of the iconic American candy but tastes distinctly of pure raspberry, with a wonderful sweetness and a subtle tart note on the finish.

Think of these punchy, flavorful sour Swedish fish from Kolsvart as a cross between familiar movie theater Swedish fish and Sour Patch kids. With a satisfying chew and bright color, a vibrant blueberry flavor is paired with a sour coating that makes your mouth pucker just the right amount. We love this perfect sweet and sour combo, especially when it tastes like fresh blueberries.

The movie theater Swedish fish most Americans know get a flavorful update in these punchy Swedish fish from Kolsvart. With a satisfying chew and bright color, the raspberry flavor is reminiscent of the iconic American candy but tastes distinctly of pure raspberry, with a wonderful sweetness and a subtle tart note on the finish.

The movie theater Swedish fish most Americans are familiar with get a flavorful update in these punchy candies from Kolsvart. With a satisfying chew and bright color, the raspberry and blackcurrant flavor is sweet, but not overly so, and has a mild tartness that we love, plus that iconic fun fish shape.

Inspired by the richly spiced hot chocolate we had at the markets in Oaxaca, we paired bittersweet dark chocolate, espresso, warm spices and smoky chili with an earthy toasted pumpkin seed brittle. It’s a bold and addictive blend of sweet, smoky, spicy and crunchy that’s terrific on its own, or chopped fine to sprinkle over ice cream, brownies, chocolate cakes or custards.

These decadent, chocolate-cloaked morsels showcase the hazelnut’s rich flavor with a sweet and luxurious twist. The producer cultivates the Jefferson varietal of hazelnut—known for its extra-buttery, bold, warm taste and generous size—in the fertile soil of the Willamette Valley. After the nuts are grown using sustainable methods on their family farm, Ash Creek harvests them during the final week of October before cleaning the hazelnuts and double-dipping them in premium dark chocolate in small batches.

These decadent, chocolate-cloaked morsels showcase the hazelnut’s rich flavor with a sweet and luxurious twist. The producer cultivates the Jefferson varietal of hazelnut—known for its extra-buttery, bold, warm taste and generous size—in the fertile soil of the Willamette Valley. After growing them using sustainable methods on their family farm, Ash Creek harvests the nuts during the final week of October before cleaning them and double-dipping them in premium milk chocolate in small batches.

Ash Creek’s Roasted Hazelnuts showcase the nuts’ rich, clean flavor, with no added salt or sugar. The producer cultivates the Jefferson varietal of hazelnut—known for its extra-buttery, bold, warm taste and generous size—in the fertile soil of the Willamette Valley. After the nuts are grown using sustainable methods on their family farm, Ash Creek roasts them until they’re golden brown yet still clinging to a bit of their flavorful skin.

Johan Bülow is on a mission to share with the world Scandinavia's most popular and polarizing treat: black licorice. Lakrids by Bülow uses traditional black licorice—prepared using centuries-old methods—to make small-batch candies with flavors that are more familiar to international consumers. These chocolate-covered licorice balls have a fudgy, toothsome quality that is much more satisfying than the gritty or grainy texture you'll find with other brands. The company's spherical Chocolate-Coated Licorice uses an especially creamy variety of milk chocolate that tempers licorice's bitter notes, for a balanced, aromatic candy. You don't have to be a licorice aficionado to fall for these treats: Even Milk Street staff members who claim to hate licorice were surprised by how much they loved Lakrids by Bülow.

Johan Bülow is on a mission to share with the world Scandinavia's most popular and polarizing treat: licorice. Lakrids by Bülow uses traditional black licorice—prepared using centuries-old methods—to make this small-batch candy. Licorice-lovers will appreciate the natural sweetness and earthy, herbal depth of these sweets, which don't taste like artificial or perfumey like some varieties we've tried. And the candies have a fudgy, toothsome quality rather than a gritty or grainy texture.

Johan Bülow is on a mission to share with the world Scandinavia's most popular and polarizing treat: black licorice. Lakrids by Bülow uses traditional black licorice—prepared using centuries-old methods—to make small-batch candies with flavors that are more familiar to international consumers. These chocolate-covered licorice balls have a fudgy, toothsome quality that is much more satisfying than the gritty or grainy texture you'll find with other brands. The creamy sweetness of the milk chocolate coating and buttery caramel flavor soften licorice's potency, for a balanced and aromatic candy. You don't have to be a licorice aficionado to fall for these treats: Even Milk Street staff members who claim to hate licorice were surprised by how much they loved Lakrids by Bülow.