Marron glacé of 'glazing'), may have been created only in the 16th century. Lyon and Cuneo dispute the title for the addition of the glazing, or icing, that makes the real "marron glacé". The earliest known records of a recipe for marron glacés were written during the XVI century by an Italian cook that worked for Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy [1580], and by the French at the end of 17th century in Louis XIV's Versailles court. In 1667, François Pierre La Varenne, ten years' chef de cuisine to Nicolas Chalon du Blé, Marquis of Uxelles (near Lyon and a chestnut-producing
Chocolate-coated peanut Company which purchased Ward Foods in 1981. Ward foods acquired Blumenthal in 1969. They can be found at movie theaters and grocery stores around the world. A large number of other brands also exists. The name "Goober" is probably derived from the Gullah word "guber" (meaning "peanut"), which is in turn derived from the KiKongo word "n'guba". Vegan chocolate-coated peanuts are make of sugar (non-refined), cocoa mass, cocoa butter, and vanillin. A similar food, also commonly sold at movie theaters, is the chocolate-coated raisin. Chocolate-coated peanut Chocolate-coated (or chocolate-covered) peanuts are a popular bulk vending product. They consist of peanuts