Mendiants

Mendiant is traditional French delicacy, consisting of a disc of chocolate, decorated with nuts and dried fruit representing the four monks orders: the Dominicans, Augustinians, Franciscans and Carmelites. Each of the ornaments to match the color of the monastic robe: raisins - Dominican, hazelnuts - Augustinian, figs - Franciscan and almonds - a Carmelite. Mendiants usually prepared by the monks at Christmas and were distributed to the poor.