Candy made art at Papabubble

It is no secret to you guys that both the boy and I have sweet tooth right? Well, today I'm bringing you to a magic place that I discovered in Barcelona some 7 years ago while randomly walking in the Barri Gotic, the medieval city center. And yes, I am talking about Papabubble. This place was founded in 2004 by two Australian friends that came to the city and decided to open a business. They grew so much that aside from the original shop in Carrer Ample, they are now in Amsterdam, New York, Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, Sao Paulo, Hong Kong, Lisbon,  and Moscow.

They make hard candy right in front of your eyes out of sugar, water, glucose and natural colors and flavors.  First they boil the sugar with water and glucose, next they knead the candy paste, roll it, sculpt it, cut it and there you go: magic out of the simplest ingredients. Every little candy is unique, in color and flavour. Delicious fruitiness melting in your mouth, really. It is something out of a child's dream.

And so, even if we knew this place from Barcelona, as it was one of  those usual places where we would go for a treat, we went to the one in Amsterdam last Saturday. And we came back with quite a few bags of happiness. (To be honest, we were actually looking for lilac and turquoise caramels for my sister's wedding dessert table. And we found them yeah. Do you know how hard it is to find lilac candy? Sounds easy, but we found none at your regular candy shops).

 If you are curious, you can see how the candy is made in this video. Or if you happen to be in one of those cities you should definitely go and have a look.

 In Barcelona their address is Carrer Ample 28, in Amsterdam they are in Harlemmerdijk 70, a short walk from the main train station.