# Chocolate, Cinnamon and Marzipan Dreams (How Do We Like It?) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [July 19, 2025, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094 "2025-07-19T22:22:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/1 "2025-07-19T22:22:34Z")
Continuing the discussion from [Trolls R Us Resurrections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections/950518/13793): Ok, kidz, let’s move. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/2 "2025-07-19T21:26:26Z")
So true. I wish I has access to all you guys pantrys. 🤔 🫥 ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/3 "2025-07-19T21:57:38Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I wish I has access to all you guys pantrys. I didn’t see the “r” in the last word on my first viewing and was shocked for a half second. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/4 "2025-07-19T22:06:22Z")
Bawdy bawdy bawdy Beck strikes again. Put enough cough syrup in her and it’s Katy bar the door. 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/5 "2025-07-19T22:11:30Z")
> [@Trolls R Us Resurrections (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/13782): > > > [@Trolls R Us Resurrections (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/13781): > > > > What is marzipan, actually? > > Ground almonds and sugar, made into a paste. Though likely apocryphal, I like the story that marzipan was invented in the German town of Lubeck, when, under siege, the bakers were running out of flour and eggs but still had a good amount of almonds and sugar, so they made marzipan to help feed the town. > **[Lubeck's Marzipan Story](http://geowonderland.blogspot.com/2013/04/marzipan-story.html)** > > Lubeck, situated in northern Germany, is known for marzipan. Thanks to its location by the river, once it was a major port city. Many ... ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/6 "2025-07-19T22:12:53Z")
I am badx3 in ways you couldn’t even imagine. (I’m a direct descendant of the families of Lubeck, just so you know. They had to name it something 😊) ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/7 "2025-07-19T22:14:48Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I wish I has access to all you guys pantrys There is unfortunately no marzipan in mine at the moment, or indeed most of the time; and only a quite limited amount of chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/8 "2025-07-19T22:26:09Z")
I like dark chocolate, but generally avoid it now. Milk chocolate does little for me so I really avoid it. Cinnamon buns were awesome, haven’t had one in years. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/9 "2025-07-19T22:27:46Z")
I’ll take marzipan almost any way. I’ve even had the fun of making a cake iced with marzipan, which is quite common for wedding cakes in other places (Australia for sure, but also maybe Europe?) It was easy, fun and beautiful! The Rittersport bars are a delight to me, but I like many of their iterations, so long as the chocolate is dark. Sadly, there is no marzipan in my pantry at present, either. Must rectify! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/10 "2025-07-19T22:32:23Z")
The only thing I can think of with marzipan in it are Pinole Cookies, I love those. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/11 "2025-07-19T22:34:35Z")
My wife considers marzipan an amazing treat, so I always tuck a tube of straight marzipan into her Christmas stocking. My kids love decorating cakes, and Marzipan is excellent for that. They take a long time with their dyeing and sculpting, and astonish me with their results. Me? I can take it or leave it. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/12 "2025-07-19T22:37:02Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > The only thing I can think of with marzipan in it are Pinole Cookies, I love those. I suspect you mean Pignoli cookies? At least, that’s what came up in a search for Pinole cookies! They look fabulous. You’d love straight marzipan, too, then, I expect. Don’t get started on those lovely candies mentioned by @solost – they’re addictive! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/13 "2025-07-19T22:41:11Z")
Yes, I hate posting from my phone. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/14 "2025-07-19T22:45:46Z")
Not an annoyance I currently have, but I would, too. Anyway, I figured out what you meant! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/15 "2025-07-19T23:09:13Z")
I’m reminded of _Marzipan: the Motion Picture_. It’s kind of peculiar. [![](https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/52287825-f5c4544b549a4f508bb6f1efbc1432ed53acebf15ee444057832d3e3782a7397-d?f=webpion=us "Marzipan") ](https://vimeo.com/10149664) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/16 "2025-07-19T23:48:56Z")
Ok. I am officially stealing “Marzipan” for the next name I give a pet. Hands off! 😊 ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/17 "2025-07-20T00:04:02Z")
I think it’d be a great name for a lamb. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/18 "2025-07-20T00:58:25Z")
Since there’s a thread for cinnamon, I am compulsively bound to mention the Selena Gomez cinnamon flavored Oreo cookies yet again. It’s like a curse. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/19 "2025-07-20T01:07:43Z")
Wait, that’s what marzipan is? I think I might have been getting it mixed up with some other confection. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/20 "2025-07-20T01:17:19Z")
Here’s a photo of a log of marzipan for reference: [![](https://elavegan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/eggless-homemade-marzipan-with-blanched-almonds.jpg) ](https://elavegan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/eggless-homemade-marzipan-with-blanched-almonds.jpg) It’s sort of like unbaked sugar cookie dough in consistency but has a distinctive taste. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094.md?page=2)