# Mozartkugel > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mozartkugel > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mozartkugel.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozartkugel > Source revision: 1355702172 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Confection made to honor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Mozartkugel" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Mozartkugel Fürst Original Mozartkugeln Alternative names Mozart-Bonbon Type Confectionery Place of origin Salzburg, Austria Main ingredients pistachio, marzipan, nougat, dark chocolate Media: Mozartkugel A ***Mozartkugel*** (German: [\[ˈmoːtsaʁtˌkuːɡl̩\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German) [ⓘ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:De-Mozartkugel.ogg); English: "Mozart ball"; pl. *Mozartkugeln*) is a small, round [sugar confection](/source/Confectionery) made of [pistachio](/source/Pistachio), [marzipan](/source/Marzipan), and [nougat](/source/Nougat) that is covered with [dark chocolate](/source/Couverture_chocolate). It was originally known as *Mozart-Bonbon*, created in 1890 by [Salzburg](/source/Salzburg) confectioner [Paul Fürst](/source/Paul_F%C3%BCrst) (1856–1941) and named after [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart](/source/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart). Handmade *Original Salzburger Mozartkugeln* are manufactured by Fürst's descendants up to today, while similar products have been developed by numerous confectioners, often industrially produced. ## Origins Fürst pastry shop, Salzburg Paul Fürst's family descended from [Dinkelsbühl](/source/Dinkelsb%C3%BChl); he himself was born in [Sierning](/source/Sierning), [Upper Austria](/source/Upper_Austria), and was raised in Salzburg. Upon the early death of his father, he lived in the house of his uncle, who owned a confectionery at No. 13, Brodgasse. Fürst took over his uncle's business and trained as an apprentice in [Vienna](/source/Vienna), [Budapest](/source/Budapest), [Paris](/source/Paris), and [Nice](/source/Nice). In 1884, he opened his own pastry shop at No. 13, Brodgasse, where he, by his own account, created the *Mozart-Bonbon* [praline](/source/Praline_(nut_confection)) after lengthy trials in 1890. As his specialty became increasingly popular, Fürst established a company that continues to sell *Mozartkugeln*. However, he had not applied for a [patent](/source/Patent) to protect his invention, and soon, other Salzburg cake shops began to sell similar products. ## Recipe Stages of Mozartkugel production The original[1] recipe for *Mozartkugeln* is: A ball of marzipan combined with pistachio and covered in a layer of nougat is produced. This ball is then placed on a small wooden stick and coated in dark chocolate. The stick is then placed vertically, with the ball at the top, on a platform to allow the chocolate to cool off and harden. Finally, the stick is removed; the hole that it leaves behind is filled with chocolate coating, and the ball is wrapped in metal foil. The balls remain fresh for about eight weeks at room temperature. ## Name dispute Assorted *Mozartkugeln* When imitation products began to appear, Fürst initiated a court process to attempt to secure a trademark. At first, the dispute concerned only confectionery producers in Salzburg, but later spread to include the competition from [Germany](/source/Germany). The result was an agreement that obliged Fürst's competitors to use other names. The Mirabell firm, based in [Grödig](/source/Gr%C3%B6dig) near Salzburg, chose the name, "Real Salzburg *Mozartkugeln*". Bavarian producer Reber opted for "Real Reber *Mozartkugeln*". In 1996, a dispute between Fürst and a subsidiary of the Swiss food producer [Nestlé](/source/Nestl%C3%A9), which wanted to market "Original Austria *Mozartkugeln*", was decided in the third instance. Only Fürst's products may be called "Original Salzburg *Mozartkugeln*".[2] ### Dispute between Mirabell and Reber At the end of the 1970s, another dispute arose between industrial confection producer Mirabell (today part of [Mondelez International](/source/Mondelez_International)) and its competitor Reber over the *Mozartkugel* trademark. A provisional agreement was reached in 1981 between representatives of the Austrian and German governments, whereby only Austrian producers were to be allowed to use the label *Mozartkugeln*. Reber protested against this agreement, and the EC-Commissioner in [Brussels](/source/Brussels) charged with deciding in the affair finally declared the agreement invalid.[3] This is why Reber may legitimately and continuously use its "Genuine Reber *Mozart-Kugeln*" trademark, though with a hyphen in-between. Nonetheless, only Mirabell *Mozartkugeln* are allowed to be round. Other industrially produced *Mozartkugeln* must have one flat side.[4] Besides Mirabell and Reber, *Mozartkugeln* manufacturers include Hofbauer, Vienna (part of [Lindt & Sprüngli](/source/Lindt_%26_Spr%C3%BCngli)), and [Manner](/source/Manner_(confectionery)), as well as [Halloren](/source/Halloren_Chocolate_Factory) in Germany. ## Trivia The *Mozartkugel* won the gold medal at a fair in [Paris](/source/Paris) in 1905.[5] In the winter of 2006, 80 oversized polyester *Mozartkugeln*, each with a diameter of 1.6 m (5.2 ft), were placed in the old town of Salzburg. They had been designed by artists. On the night of 27 March, vandals removed one of these *Mozartkugeln* from the Franziskanergasse, where it had been bolted to the ground. They then rolled it onto the street, causing damages of [€](/source/Euro)7,000.[6] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [*Mozartkugel - Die berühmteste Praline der Welt | Galileo Lunch Break*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoRsAPSrqI8), 11 December 2016, [archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220628223500/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoRsAPSrqI8) from the original on 2022-06-28, retrieved 2022-06-28 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Stock, Oliver (28 January 2006). ["Mozartkugeln: echt oder original?"](https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/handel-konsumgueter/250-geburtstag-des-musikgenies-mozartkugeln-echt-oder-original/2607056.html). *Handelsblatt* (in German). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170112061730/http://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/handel-konsumgueter/250-geburtstag-des-musikgenies-mozartkugeln-echt-oder-original/2607056.html) from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-autogenerated1_3-0)** ["Mozartkugel: Pralinenkrieg ums Original"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070822055754/http://www2.t-online-business.de/dyn/c/67/81/84/6781842.html). *www2.t-online-business.de*. 25 January 2006. Archived from [the original](http://www2.t-online-business.de/dyn/c/67/81/84/6781842.html) on 22 August 2007. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Hacker, Herbert (29 December 2005). ["Nur die Kugel rollt"](https://www.zeit.de/zustimmung?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zeit.de%2F2006%2F01%2F514_mozart_text%3Fpage%3Dall). *www.zeit.de*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210204172022/https://www.zeit.de/zustimmung?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zeit.de%2F2006%2F01%2F514_mozart_text%3Fpage%3Dall) from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Original Salzburger Mozartkugel"](http://www.original-mozartkugel.com/index_e.php). *www.original-mozartkugel.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200730185058/http://www.original-mozartkugel.com/index_e.php) from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["derStandard.at"](http://derstandard.at/?url=%2F%3Fid%3D2393942). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20071001003739/http://derstandard.at/?url=%2F%3Fid%3D2393942) from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2007-06-19. ## External links - [Original Salzburger *Mozartkugel* Website](http://www.original-mozartkugel.com/index_e.php) - [History of the *Mozartkugel* (in German)](https://web.archive.org/web/20080409132348/http://www.planet-wissen.de/pw/Artikel,,,,,,,FC2C46CD972D6629E0340003BA5E0905,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.html) - Organization website : [mozartkugeln.org](https://Mozartkugeln.org) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mozartkugel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozartkugel) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozartkugel?action=history)). 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