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Mirabell Mozartkugeln in USA: Mozart Balls from Salzburg, Austria

Original Mirabell Mozart balls made in Salzburg, Austria Original Mirabell Mozart balls, made in Salzburg Austria, are now available for online orders in USA. Famous for traditional quality taste and easily recognizable by distinctive scarlet red aristocratic appearance, Mirabell Mozartkugeln are bringing the 19th century taste of Europe to USA nationwide. To get more info on available package sizes, please visit Mozartkugeln USA orders page. About Mirabell Mozart balls & company Mirabell Mozart balls are the world's only mass produced Mozart balls that still use authentic 1890. Mozartkugeln recipe invented by Paul Furst. Due to this authenticity, Mirabell Mozartkugeln are also the only mass produced Mozartkugeln that are legally allowed to have real ball shape. All others factory made Mozart balls are obliged to have at least one flat surface. Mirabell factory is located on the outskirts of Austrian town of Salzburg, the birthplace of both great composer Mozart and
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Mozartkugeln Fun Facts

Mozartkugeln postcard from Austria: a symbol of national pride So much happened in 130 years of Mozartkugeln rich history. Mozart balls survived Great Depression, two world wars, oil crisis and country music, of course. They broke through Berlin wall and reached all the continents on this planet. This collection of Mozartkugeln fun facts is not here only to amuse you, but also to save some Mozartkugeln biography details from oblivion.  Did you know: Mozart had nothing to do with Mozart balls. Actually, he never even saw one as he died 99 years before the first Mozart ball came to be. Most of the Mozart balls are not balls at all. Believe it or not, here is a law that commands that only few brands are allowed to use perfect sphere shape, while the rest must have at least one flat surface. During 19th century Mozart balls were served on wooden sticks like lollipops. Tin foil came much, much later. In the first years after being invented, Mozart balls were known as "M

Mozart balls nutrition facts: calories, allergenes and kosher certification

How many calories per one Mozart ball? The editors of this website took the time and did thorough research to answer the questions often asked by Mozart balls fans who can't resist the indulgence when it comes this fabulous European candy. Before we tell you the answers we've found, please take a note that we've investigated only three Mozart ball brands one can buy in USA . Those are Mirabell, Reber and Manner Mozartkugeln. This is what we've found. How many calories does one Mozart ball have? The energy values of all three Mozart ball brands available in USA are quite similar: Mirabell Mozartkugeln weighs 17.1 grams or 0.6 oz per ball and the energy value of one ball is 94 kcal (393 kJ) Reber Mozart ball weighs 20 grams or 0.7 oz per ball and the nutritive energy of a ball is 101 kcal (425 kJ) Manner Mozart ball weighs 16.5 grams or 0.58 oz and one ball energy is 90.75 kcal (378 kJ) If one takes Mozart balls weight variations into account, it'

Manner Mozart balls in USA: Victor Schmidt Mozartkugeln from Austria

Manner Mozart balls "Victor Schmidt" now available in USA "Victor Schmidt" is famous Mozart ball brand from Vienna, Austria. It was 1858 when Austrian master confectionist named Victor Schmidt founded his pâtisserie in Vienna. Like most of all other confectioneries from the 19th century Austria, Victor Schmidt was small family business. Small but very successful. And as the years went by, "Victor Schmidt" grew more and more and managed to last for almost 150 years. At the turn of the century in the year of 2000, "Victor Schmidt" was taken over by Jozef Manner Co, but the name of Mozart balls remained the same for the sake of tradition. Victor Schmidt Manner Mozart balls are now available in USA and you can order them online from  Mozartkugeln USA orders page.  About Manner Company Manner is yet another Austrian company that started small family owned confectionery business in 19th century. Manner story starts in 1890 when Josef Manner b

Reber Mozart balls in USA: Mozartkugeln from Germany

Reber Mozart-Kugeln: German Mozart balls now available in USA Reber Mozart balls are original German brand established in the first half of 20th century in German town of Bad Reichenhall on German border with Austria just about 10 miles from Salzburg where the authentic Mozartkugel were invented. With daily production of half of million Mozart balls and around 180 million Mozart balls sold annually, Reber Mozart balls are the most sold product of this type in the world. Of course, Reber Mozartkugeln are available in USA for online purchase so please take a look at Mozartkugeln USA orders page. About Reber Mozart balls and Reber company Reber Mozart balls violine package Reber is one of the oldest European confectionaries that is still active today. The story of Reber starts in second half of 19th century, or to be more precise somewhere around 1865 when Peter Reber started small family cake shop business in Munich. Not long after, Reber cakes became well known in Bavaria

Which original recipe Mozart balls are available in USA?

Mirabell Mozartkugeln - original recipe Original recipe Mozartkugeln in USA has been long awaited by many Americans who visited Austria or Europe in general and had a chance to taste this wonderful candy. Unfortunately, in this moment only one original recipe Mocart ball brand is available in USA and it's Mirabell Mozartkugeln made in Salzburg, Austria . As the other famous Mozartkugeln brands availability in the USA is concerned, you can count with German made Reber Mozart balls and Austrian made Manner Mozart balls .  Here you'll find out how to tell a difference between the original recipe Mozartkugeln and Mozart balls made with modified recipes.  If you had a chance to read about  original Mozart balls brand names  and a legal war between Mozartkugeln confectionaries who claim to have the rights over Mozartkugeln original brand name, you are already familiar with the fact that there are many big and small Mozart balls manufacturers in Austria and Germany today.

Did you know about 100 years of war over Mozartkugeln?

Furst family Mozartkugeln: 130 years since first Mocart ball We all remember how dispute between Montagues and Capulets insidiously bittered sweet love between Romeo and Juliet. Little did Shakespeare know that the name of "Mozartkugeln" chocolate balls would be capable of invoking major dispute between other two families to the epic proportions that even the governments of two countries got involved and had to intervene. This is how the story goes. Salzburg, Austria is the birthplace of one of the greatest composers of all the times: Volfgang Amadeus Mozart. But Mozart himself had really nothing to do with Salzburg Mozartkugeln as they were discovered some hundred years after he died. Discovered by whom? Paul Furst and his staff  Somewhere in 1890, a local candy store owner in Salzburg experimented with pistachio marzipan, fine dark chocolate and some nougat mixture. His name was Paul Furst. Paul was delighted when finally discovered right proportion of ingredien