What is Marzipan - Marzipan Gallery (2024)

Good for brain acitivity

Marzipan, due to the content of almonds (a source of lecithin), stimulates the activity of nerve cells, which means that it is recommended as an "energy bomb" for people engaged in hard work, as well as schoolchildren and students on the eve of exams. Marzipan, of course, will give you energy without causing damage to the body like some modern "energy" ones. The only thing to remember is that if you use marzipan in very large quantities, it can damage your figure.

Indispensable medicine

In the Middle Ages, marzipan was sold by pharmacists. They recommended it as a medicine for the treatment of bodily and mental disorders. Pharmacies also used the special Latin name for the drug Marci panis. In those days, marzipan was a gourmet dish available only to the rich.

Truly a royal dish

In Russia, marzipan is known from the fairy tales of Andersen, Hoffmann, the Brothers Grimm, where it symbolizes children's happiness and magic. Under the "tsarist regime" marzipan was produced for more than a hundred years. Only very wealthy people could afford a rare gourmet delicacy. It was not shameful to present such a gift to the emperor himself.

Taste of the Western culture

In the Soviet Union, marzipan was produced in "pro-Western" Estonia, which was the showcase of the country. Until now, the Kalev factory, which belongs to Danish capital today, produces Kalev branded chocolates with marzipan, known to those born in the USSR, as well as marzipan in chocolate and other products with its content.

Details do matter

According to confectioners from the ancient Hanseatic city of Lübeck (Germany), they know almost two hundred recipes: marzipan with oranges, pineapples, rum. True connoisseurs of marzipan know that the delicacy is made according to a rather complex recipe and ideally contains at least 28-33% almonds. The almond itself should also be special, all the details are important: the variety of the nut, the taste, the humidity and the time of harvest.

Everyone wants to be a hero

Marzipan is also made with other nuts - Indian or peanuts. Production is cheaper, but, in fact, calling such a product marzipan does not turn your tongue, because true marzipan consists only of sugar and almonds.