# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/21 "2025-07-20T01:18:47Z")
It was the name of Homestar Runner’s girlfriend in that old school Flash web cartoon series, most famous for the character Strongbad. ---
**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, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/22 "2025-07-20T01:20:30Z")
[![](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/homestarfanstuff/images/e/eb/Marzipan.png) ](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/homestarfanstuff/images/e/eb/Marzipan.png) I always thought she looked like an evil wizard cast a spell on a princess and turned her into a mop. ---
**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 20, 2025, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/23 "2025-07-20T01:55:35Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Since there’s a thread for cinnamon, I am compulsively bound to mention the Selena Gomez cinnamon flavored Oreo cookies yet again. Goddammit, I was trying to ignore these. I suppose they could have some sort of Mexican hot chocolate charm, but without having tried them, the flavor combination doesn’t much appeal to me. But I’ve been happily surprised before – and now I’m bound to try 'em. I’m already fighting a serious Oreo mint thin addiction! Selena Gomez, have you no pity?? ---
**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, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/24 "2025-07-20T02:12:38Z")
If you think that cinnamon and sugar are a good flavor combination, these are right there with that! ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/25 "2025-07-20T02:15:40Z")
No idea who or what Selena Gomez is, but I like the cookies. [These](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/zqwAAOSwkcJm~Q80/s-l650.png) are my favourite marzipan, especially the cherry-in-rum and apricot-in-brandy versions. ---
**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 20, 2025, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/26 "2025-07-20T02:21:11Z")
Selena Gomez is a former child star now Popstar. Her cookie is a Horchata flavored oreo. In limited edition packaging. No idea of the taste. ---
**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 20, 2025, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/27 "2025-07-20T02:34:48Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > If you think that cinnamon and sugar are a good flavor combination, these are right there with that! I like cinnamon toast and cinnamon rolls as much as the next person, but the chocolate cookies on top of that? It seems a bit much, is all. I guess I’ll just have to find out for myself. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/28 "2025-07-20T02:48:09Z")
I don’t like Oreos in general (well, I do like the cookie bit–if only I could just buy the cookie part, I’d be happy), but my daughter got some of the Selena Gomez ones, and I’m smitten. I was not expecting them to be good, but they’re great. Never occurred to me they’re supposed to be “horchata” flavored (I mean, I knew it was cinnamon), but now it makes sense as I guess a nod to the Mexican part of her ancestry? Marzipan I also generally dislike, but when paired with dark chocolate, it actually works quite well, because the dark chocolate provides a foil for the sickly sweetness of marzipan. Or I should say that I like the _idea_ of marzipan, but it’s always disappointing to me except in that form. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/29 "2025-07-20T02:55:30Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > are my favourite marzipan, especially the cherry-in-rum and apricot-in-brandy versions. My g\_d, you stolen my soul! Wherever do you get them? ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/30 "2025-07-20T03:00:12Z")
I like most good marzipan. Ritter Sport is a little sweet for me. I prefer [Niederegger](https://www.niederegger.de/en/marzipan/), which you can get as a seasonal treat at World Market. I’ve visited their [shop](https://www.niederegger.de/en/cafe-niederegger/marzipan-shop/) and looked at their [museum](https://www.niederegger.de/en/cafe-niederegger/marzipan-museum/) windows in Lübeck. Well worth the bus ride from Rostock/Warnemunde. [![](https://www.niederegger.de/fileadmin/media/_processed_/3/b/csm_ce-405_marzipanmuseum-zeitreise_4_0e59700475.jpg.webp) ](https://www.niederegger.de/fileadmin/media/_processed_/3/b/csm_ce-405_marzipanmuseum-zeitreise_4_0e59700475.jpg.webp) Figures from various periods of history sculpted out of marzipan ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/31 "2025-07-20T03:24:49Z")
> [@susan](#): > > I like most good marzipan. Ritter Sport is a little sweet for me. I prefer [Niederegger](https://www.niederegger.de/en/marzipan/), which you can get as a seasonal treat at World Market. I may not be able to get Anthony Berg marzipan on the windswept prairies of Nebraska but thanks to your lead about World market the next time I go to Omaha for my medical procedure, after which I reward myself with a bagel brunch (kosher) with @LH75 and his winsome bride, I think I’ll hit up World Market first and take a sampling of Ritter Sport and Niederegger marzipan & chocolates for us to graze through after our fresh, warm bagels. Dark chocolate versions of course, I’m not a heathen! ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/32 "2025-07-20T04:57:54Z")
Seems like a good reward for taking care of medical business! ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/33 "2025-07-20T05:55:35Z")
At Christmas time I go buy Niederegger and pig out. Also I am a huge Dominosteine fan. [Dominostein - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominostein) ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/34 "2025-07-20T07:35:54Z")
I looked at the store near my parents, and that store is sold out. How long are they supposed to be sold, because those sound yummy. If I see them when I’m there, I’ll might buy one package to stick in my suitcase. > [@Trolls R Us Resurrections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections/950518/13791): > > I do think the marzipan stuffed dates would be wonderful, but I’d -have- to add an accent flavor to cut the sweetness (or just make less-sweet marzipan). At the Lindt store near me they have a chocolatier on site, making chocolaty goodnes. They have a three pack of dark chocolate covered marzipan-filled dates. I can eat half of one of the chocolate-covered marzipan-filled dates. And RitterSport is dangerous. They keep coming out with new flavors. If I see one of their licorice with milk chocolate, I might have to buy it. If I buy one, I usually keep it in the fridge or freezer and break off pieces. > [@susan](#): > > I prefer [Niederegger](https://www.niederegger.de/en/marzipan/), which you can get as a seasonal treat at World Market. I can actually get these easier than RitterSport, oddly. And I just looked at the website for a store in Zurich, and now I want one of these. Dark chocolate, marzipan and orange? Where’s the swooning emoji? > **[Lübeck marzipan chocolate orange 110g - schwarzenbach.ch](https://www.schwarzenbach.ch/en/shop/luebeck-marzipan-chocolate-orange-110g/)** > > Fine marzipan with a fruity orange note, coated in fine dark chocolate. When we went to Toledo I found out they also have their own version of marzipan, which is different than the one typically enrobed in chocolate. > **[Talk of the Table | The Ever Malleable Marzipan](https://momentmag.com/talk-of-the-table-the-ever-malleable-marzipan/?srsltid=AfmBOoq-odwQpgP2A9DouThIMaVusCvP9mTK4Z--CD_dISmdAZnKUuKl)** > > Strolling with my family through the charming streets of the Jewish Quarter in Toledo, Spain, last May felt like embarking on a journey through time. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/35 "2025-07-20T10:44:34Z")
> [@susan](#): > > I prefer [Niederegger](https://www.niederegger.de/en/marzipan/) Oh yeah, that’s really good, too. We get that sometimes. > [@Die\_Capacitrix](#): > > And RitterSport is dangerous. I think they’re (my?) new stuff is hit and miss, actually. From the beginning of time until a few years ago, they only had maybe ten flavors, right? Whole hazelnuts, milk (Alpenmilch), marzipan, dark, various other reasonable chocolate bars. But now, they have have Christmas wafer (tastes like lebkuchen, sort of like a spiced honey cookie with a communion wafer on the bottom), peppermint, other weird stuff. Their 50% dark is the best out there for straight up dark chocolate, IMO. Never used to be a fan of dark, but it changed my mind. ---
**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 20, 2025, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/36 "2025-07-20T12:45:29Z")
If you’re a fan of high end chocolate best eaten in small quantities, try these folks: > **[Taza Chocolate | Organic Stone Ground Chocolate for Bold Flavor](https://www.tazachocolate.com/)** > > Experience stone ground organic dark chocolate with true grit! Bold flavor and texture, plus it’s Non GMO, Direct Trade, gluten free, dairy free, and vegan. A certain Doper who’ll have to out herself if she wants turned me on to these folks. Thank you dear! ---
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> [@pulykamell](#): > > Marzipan I also generally dislike, but when paired with dark chocolate, it actually works quite well, because the dark chocolate provides a foil for the sickly sweetness of marzipan. Or I should say that I like the _idea_ of marzipan, but it’s always disappointing to me except in that form. I agree with this sentiment. I like almonds well enough, but I’ve never really liked marzipan, especially on it’s own. It makes really cute little sculpted fruits and stuff, that i always want to like, and then find disappointing. I like many of flavors of Ritter Sport, though, and i was surprised to learn that many dopers didn’t get the reference. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/38 "2025-07-20T14:02:01Z")
I enjoy window-shopping at European confectioners who mold marzipan because they make not just colorful shapes, but even add realistic blemishes and individuality to the pieces. ---
**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 20, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/39 "2025-07-20T14:55:09Z")
I love marizpan art, too. So cool to see what artists can do with it. I suppose it’s an easy medium for sculpting or painting, but still remarkable to me what they do. Thank you for sharing your pic of marzipan sculpture above! > [@susan](#): > > I enjoy window-shopping at European confectioners who mold marzipan because they make not just colorful shapes, but even add realistic blemishes and individuality to the pieces. - I study the bananas with their brown bruises or areas on pears with pitting. It’s clever and fun. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094/40 "2025-07-20T15:17:35Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > > [@SCAdian](#): > > > > are my favourite marzipan, especially the cherry-in-rum and apricot-in-brandy versions. > > My g\_d, you stolen my soul! Wherever do you get them? The commissary carries a few of them (apricot, plum, and occasionally one or two others) during the Xmas season every year. They can be [ordered on-line](https://www.google.com/search?q=marzipan+candies+box+anthon+berg&udm=28&shoprs=CAEYASoLYW50aG9uIGJlcmcyFAgJEhBNYXJ6aXBhbiBDYW5kaWVzMhUIARIDQm94OgwI853zARD0nfMBMABgAg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjb4bem3cuOAxU6F1kFHYnlIuMQ268JKAB6BAgYEAw&biw=1707&bih=772&dpr=1.13) from Amazon and others, but I would wait until November and decent weather) to try that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-cinnamon-and-marzipan-dreams-how-do-we-like-it/1021094.md?page=3)