Zhako LLC Zephir in Glaze 500g (1.1lb)

Zhako LLC Zephir in Glaze is a 500g box of zephir (зефир) — the classic Russian-Soviet confection — coated in a dark confectionery glaze, from Zhako, a Russian or Eastern European confectionery producer, providing the airy, soft, Russian marshmallow-style confection in the glazed format that transforms the lightly fruit-flavoured meringue-and-apple-pectin confection into the slightly more formal glaze-coated version of this beloved Eastern European sweet. Zephir (from the Greek zephyros, the west wind) is one of the most specifically Soviet and post-Soviet confections: the lightly sweet, airy, soft white candy made from beaten egg whites, fruit purée (typically apple), and sugar, whipped to the consistency of a light marshmallow and then dried — a texture that has no direct Western confectionery equivalent and that makes the zephir one of the most distinctive confections of the Eastern European sweet tradition. Zephir occupies a beloved position in the Russian and post-Soviet confectionery memory: the light, airy sweet that dissolves on the tongue with a slightly fruity, very delicate sweetness, the confection that appears in Russian tea houses alongside black tea, and that the diaspora kitchen keeps in the pantry as the confection most evocative of the specific airy sweetness of the Soviet confectionery tradition. Eat as the glazed zephir alongside a glass of strong black tea as the classic Russian sweet-and-tea pairing, serve in a bowl at a gathering as the light, airy Russian marshmallow confection, give as a gift alongside other Russian specialty sweets, or enjoy directly from the box as the deeply nostalgic, lightly fruity glazed zephir from Zhako.