Created and patented by the Gran Caffè Defilla in Chiavari in 1960, the tradition and deliciousness of “Sorrisi di Chiavari” have made them some of the most sought-after Ligurian Riviera specialities. Just describing these “smiles” makes the mouth water: pralines of Gianduia paste aromatised with maraschino, they are set in two layers of chocolate-meringue and covered in plain chocolate. Eighteen grammes of pure delight, wrapped in red and green paper.