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I have a dilemma.  I entered what I thought was a "Truffle" contest and the winners were what I consider "Bonbons".  I remember some time ago on the old Discover Chocolate site Clay defined several types of Truffle.  I think they were: French, American, Nouvelle American.  I also posted this question: What is a "Traditional Truffle" on the Ecole Chocolat Graduate forum.  There seems to be a wide…