Banania Chocolate Breakfast Mix
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Curated by French Wink
French Wink is the largest curation of high-quality French products, carefully picked by two French expatriates eager to share a slice of their culture with their adopted country.
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Enjoy a French-style hot cocoa with Banania Chocolate Breakfast Mix!
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Banania Chocolate Breakfast Mix is enjoyed hot or cold ā all you need to do is add milk and stir. This drink is more nutritious and tasty than your average cocoa: Banania combines chocolate, banana, and honey with three different flour grains to provide a filling and delicious beverage for young and old. Alternately, you might find that you like the powder on its own: in that case, toast a piece of good bread, butter it, and sprinkle powder over the top for an original and delectable snack.
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In 1909, during a trip through Nicaragua, the journalist Pierre-FranƧois Lardet discovered a delicious drink made of banana flour, cocoa, crushed grain, and sugar in a village in the heart of the forest.Ā On his return to Paris, Pierre-FranƧois Lardet did his best toĀ reproduce the recipe. In collaboration with a pharmacist friend, he determined the exact proportion of banana flour, cereal grains, cocoa, and sugar to blend together for aĀ unique and incomparable taste. He considered a variety of names for his recipe: āBananette,ā āBananose,ā āBacao,ā āBanacao,āĀ and āBanarica,ā but eventually stuck withĀ BANANIA. The name was registered in August 1914.
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From the beginning, the brandās emphasis was on the drinkās nutritional and energizing properties:Ā āintensive super-nutrition,ā āvitality,ā āenergy,ā āhealth,ā and āstrengthā for the whole family.
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During World War I, Banania became FranceāsĀ comfort drink. Lardet decided to sendĀ fourteen wagonsĀ of his chocolate powder to the front, to give āstrength and vitalityā to the soldiers. Some wagons made their way toĀ Senegalese riflemen who had been recruited from the then-colony of Senegal. At the time, the Senegalese soldiers endeared themselves to the French population, because of their courage and valor in combat. This led to the use of a Senegalese rifleman as the symbol of the Banania brand. The image has evolved slightly over the years, and now features what the brand calls āthe Senegalese riflemanās grandson.ā Note the boyās red fez!
Today, Banania is seen as a cherished collectible, as a cultural object. The madeleine of Proust is not a madeleine for most French people but a steaming breakfast bowl of Banania clasped with both hands.
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The nozzle allows for easy, precise pouring, and can be re-closed.
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Ingredients:
- sugar
- dark chocolate
- wheat flour
- barley flour
- malted wheat flour
- chocolate powder
- banana
- honey
- vanilla
- salt
Weight: 400 g
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Size: 14.1 oz
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