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Delicious edible blooms
Roses, cherry blossoms, forget-me-nots and marigolds are just some of the ingredients used by Michael Diewald at Blühendes Konfekt. For over 10 years the self-taught Viennese has been enthusiastically collecting wild flowers with pretty blooms and turning them into candied pralines. The bonbon selections vary according to season and are available in packs of 6 or 12. Assortments include Send Me Roses, Spicy Flowers, Fleurs de Luxe and Wilde Früchte and contain exotic sounding ingredients such as rue and oregano. On sales day (Thursday) the sweet-toothed can visit the kitchen in Schmalzhofgasse to find out how rose pelargonium, bladdernut flowers and cashew nuts harmonise in cocoa.
It is hard to believe that Empress Elizabeth would even allow herself to eat candies given her waistline of just 51 centimeters. But still Sisi permitted Mr. Demel of imperial and royal confectioners Demel to make regular personal deliveries of candied violets to the Hofburg. The sugar drenched violet petal candies are still available from the Demel shop to this day. This imperial temptation is well worth a try for the attractive floral-patterned tin alone.
The Wiener Blütendekor crockery set from world famous Augarten porcelain features flowers that never wither. The most popular motifs include Wiener Rose with its green edging. This design has graced hand painted dining, tea, coffee and mocca services since 1924. The other floral designs look equally stylish and elegant on the white porcelain crockery. Flowers such as lady’s slipper, campanula, dogrose, poppy and cyclamen communicate the love of nature that characterised the Biedermeier era, a lesser known design aspect of this particular period.
Blossoming confections Michael Diewald
Schmalzhofgasse 19
1060 Wien
www.bluehendes-konfekt.com
Contacts
- +43 660 341 19 85
Opening hours
- We, 11:00 - 17:30
- Th - Fr, 11:00 - 18:30
Demel K. & K. Hofzuckerbäckerei
Kohlmarkt 14
1010 Wien
www.demel.at
AccessibilityGuide dogs permitted
Main entrance
- Main entrance no steps (Double swing door 115cm wide).
Elevator available
115 cm wide , Doors 75 cm wide.
More information
Restrooms with access for disabled persons available.
Contacts
- +43 1 535 17 17 0
Opening hours
- daily, 09:00 - 19:00
Augarten Porcelain Manufactory
Obere Augartenstraße 1a
1020 Wien
www.augarten.at
Guide dogs permitted
Main entrance
- Main entrance no steps (Double swing door).
Elevator available
150 cm wide and 180 cm deep, Doors 120 cm wide.
More information
Restrooms with access for disabled persons available.
Contacts
- +43 1 211 24-0
- augarten@augarten.at
Opening hours
- Mo - Sa, 10:00 - 18:00
Guided tours: Mo-Fr 10.15 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. (except on public holidays)
Prices
- Cheaper with the Vienna Card
