Hey, wait! What’s waiting for me at the bottom of this basket? First, the sugar—fine and crunchy, like cautious first steps on a path. And then, Madonna mia, the fruit pulp reveals itself: tender, supple, almost as red as the hood itself! The sweetness arrives first, round and reassuring, before a little acidity whispers in my ear: "Careful now, don't linger too long on the way." It melts, it keeps melting, and the scent travels back up to the nose, like the smell of the forest floor after the rain. I see a cottage in the distance, a grandmother waiting, and I, moved like a little girl eager to arrive, tell myself: just a bit further, just one more jelly. Another. Just one more. Per favore.

The metal lid lifts with a little click, like a cottage door being pushed open gently, and a cube of red jelly appears, almost too tempting to resist eating before even having crossed the forest.

It is four o'clock, somewhere in Italy, and the sun is already setting behind the hills. On the kitchen table, a basket waits, and next to it, an illustrated metal tin that was never really put away. You recognize it immediately: the red hood, the path winding between the trees, and that little phrase we know by heart, the one we repeat with a smile even as adults: "What big teeth you have, Grandmother."

This tin is part of the "C'era Una Volta" ("Once Upon a Time") collection by Pastiglie Leone, an Italian company that has been making pastilles and jellies since 1857, using real fruit pulp and fruit pectin for a tender texture that yields under the tooth. Sixteen fairy tales, sixteen collectible tins, and Little Red Riding Hood holds a special place: she who learns, very early on, to be wary of sweet words and to never stray from the path.

And this is what we realize, tin in hand: you don't buy it just to eat candy. You buy it to remember that first lesson in caution, told with enough sweetness to never cause fear. The jellies disappear in an instant. The tin, however, remains, resting on a shelf or tucked into a basket, ready to head back into the forest as soon as you lift the lid.

One Friday afternoon, somewhere in Canada, between the children's homework and preparing dinner, you open this tin. For a few seconds, there is no grocery list or schedule to keep. There is a path between the trees, a basket of cakes, and a fruit jelly melting gently on your tongue.

 Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian

These jellies are gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian, so that everyone can cross the forest with peace of mind.

Why our customers love it

• A flat metal tin illustrated with Little Red Riding Hood, to collect and reuse for storing your little treasures
• Fruit jellies made with real fruit pulp and fruit pectin, for a tender texture and authentic taste
• Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian
• A classic tale that both young and old know by heart, perfect for passing on the magic of stories
• The ideal gift for a curious little one, a grandmother, or yourself
• 100g format, perfect for a school bag, the office, or the bedside table drawer
• A little break of dolce vita between two detours through the forest of everyday life