These are anthropomorphic, i.e., human-shaped sweets. hollow figurines made of hardened and painted sugar, evoking traditional figures such as Paladins of France, dancers and typical characters from the Sicilian puppet theater.

The latter are among the most distinctive sweets. They are anthropomorphic figurines made of sugar, hollow inside and richly decorated outside. The typical shapes are those related to the puppet opera, thus the paladins of France, commoners, dancers and other traditional figures, but recently soccer players, dancers and other famous people are also in fashion. Then again, tradition also adapts to the times.