contraband silver

silver is toxic in larger amounts than is in these dragees unless you believe the californian lawyer who we can thank for dragees being discontinued as a food decoration in the united states. i bought these in portugal when i was there three years ago, where they are cheap and plentiful. in this photograph, the sugar in the dragees has melted from the moisture of the panna cotta, and what's left is a little silver shell that collapses when you poke it with your spoon.