Edible gold is a luxury food trend used by pastry chefs and chocolatiers. Gold is safe to consume and used as a food additive in the EU and US. It has been prized for thousands of years for its aesthetic and symbolic qualities. In the food industry, gold is used in flake, loose leaf, or transfer leaf forms and can be sprinkled or applied to decorate foods like sushi, salads, pastries and chocolates.

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2. Edible gold is a current trend in luxury gastronomy,
as well as with pastry-chefs and chocolatiers.
Edible gold is a current trend in luxury gastronomy,
as well as with pastry-chefs and chocolatiers.

3. But this is not a new phenomenon, as enthusiasm for gold in gastronomy dates
back thousands of years.

4. Gold is safe when ingested, hypoallergenic,
neutral in taste and chemically inert.
Gold is edible. The European Union and the
United States authorize its use as a food
additive, under the code E 175.

5. Since Antiquity, gold has been prized for its
aesthetic qualities, its symbolic strength, and for
its supposed magical power.

6. in China, about the therapeutic use of gold, Huan Kuan of the Western
Dynasty wrote: “… immortals swallow gold and pearls, so that they enjoy
eternal life in heaven and earth.” In “Salt and Iron” (81 BC).

7. In the luxury food industry, gold is used in 3
forms: flakes, loose leaves or transfer leaves

8. Edible gold flakes
Just sprinkle all over the food.
For example, with 1 gram, you can sprinkle between 50 and 100 chocolate mousse.

9. Pure edible gold leaves loose
It’s difficult to apply, take it from the booklet with a brush and apply
on the surface of a sticky food.

10. Pure edible gold leaves transfer
apply to a sticky surface by gently rubbing the paper

11. Menu Midas with edible 24 karat edible
gold, edible white gold and edible silver
By the caterer les Cinq Sens and DeLafee

12. Bouquet of cured beef from Grisons with 24 karat edible gold gilded edges

13. Sushi decorated with edible gold and silver

14. Tuna sashimi decorated with edible gold and silver

15. Mixed green salad on a bed of gold in aspic

16. Sarma with gold

17. Duck “à l’Orange” with edible gold crust

18. Fresh berries with gold and silver Tuiles

19. Chocolate Surprise decorated with gold leaf and served with a coulis

20. Berry Macaron with edible silver flakes and gold leaf

21. DeLafée’s
Edible Gold Creations

22. Swiss Chocolate and
24 karat gold

25. Strawberry lolipop with edible gold

26. For DeLafée products,
order here: www.delafee.com
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