You have probably heard about Mozart Kugel, the traditional Austrian chocolate sweet. If you happen to visit Salzburg or any other city in Austria, don’t hesitate to taste the famous candies.

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Mozart Kugel is the creation of salzburger confectioner Paul Furst, who manufactured it in 1890, being awarded a gold medal at the Paris exhibition in 1905. His descendants keep the tradition alive today and still produce Original Salzburger Mozartkugeln in the Furst Cafe in Salzburg, according to the original recipe.

A Mozart Kugel is a chocolate specialty that features pistachio marzipan and nougat covered in dark chocolate. Furst created it in honor of the famous composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

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Today, Mozart Kugelns can be found all over Austria and Germany. Still, many of them are not handmade or manufactured like the originals (and that’s because long-time Frust and his family didn’t apply for a patent). Later, the descendants of Paul Frust initiated more court processes to keep their trademark, and now, they are the only ones who can name their product Original Salzburger Mozartkugeln.

To tell the difference between other Mozart sweets and the originals, you must know that the original Mozart Kugeln from Furst comes in silver and blue wrappers and is perfectly round.

You can buy them in one of the four Furst shops located in Salzburg Old Town, along with other luscious cakes (Sachertorte, Apfel Strudel, Esterhazy Torte, Cremesscnitte) and coffees (if you’re into mixing oranges with coffee, refresh yourself with a Maria Theresia Kaffee—strong espresso mixed with orange liqueur and milk).

We went to Cafe-Konditorei Furst on a cold evening on 31 December, a couple of hours before the start of the New Year’s Eve fireworks. As we watched the people passing by, preparing for the upcoming parties, Salzburg was turning silent; only a few hours separated us from a new year and a new beginning.

When we went outside the Cafe, all the noise was gone. Walking through the old town’s cobbled narrow streets, you could imagine you’re a few hundred years ago, and maybe, from a balcony, you can hear a piano playing. Perhaps it’s Mozart?

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Best places to buy Mozart Kugeln in Salzburg: Cafe-Konditorei Frust

If you want to put your cooking skills to the test, try this recipe.