# Where can I get good marzipan? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [June 18, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-good-marzipan/1003025 "2024-06-18T20:37:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-good-marzipan/1003025/1 "2024-06-18T20:37:58Z")
I’m indulging in one of my trashy romance novels and the hero in this saga is a fan of marzipan. So, naturally, I would like to try some. But only the good stuff. Google shows lots of brands and vendors but I’d rather not risk buying an inferior product. Can anyone offer a personal recommendation? ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-good-marzipan/1003025/2 "2024-06-18T20:50:17Z")
Just the straight almond paste or a marizpan’d chocolate? In the US, I don’t know if there’s a systematically wide brand of marzipan. For the chocolates, Ritter Sport is probably among the easier to find, marizpan has a red packaging. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-good-marzipan/1003025/3 "2024-06-18T20:56:45Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Google shows lots of brands and vendors but I’d rather not risk buying an inferior product. Can anyone offer a personal recommendation? > **[Ritter Sport](https://www.ritter-sport.com/product/marzipan)** Ritter Sport shows as being available at Walmart and Target, hopefully you’re close to one of those that carries a selection of Ritter Sport including the marzipan. If you’ve never had Ritter Sport, they are somewhat reminiscent of a KitKat bar, but better(in my estimation). If you turn out to not like them, I’m sure RoxyStar will be glad to help you finish it. I have always found Ritter Sport to be reliably good chocolate and reasonably priced. I would always chose the dark chocolate varieties because I find milk chocolate to usually be too sweet, YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-good-marzipan/1003025/4 "2024-06-18T21:00:47Z")
@RitterSport ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-good-marzipan/1003025/5 "2024-06-18T21:06:21Z")
Yeah, Ritter Sport marzipan chocolate is decent stuff, if the US version is produced the same as in Germany. It’s my father’s favorite chocolate. If you want the real good stuff, look out for Lübecker marzipan. > **[Lübeck Marzipan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCbeck_Marzipan)** > > Lübeck Marzipan (German: Lübecker Marzipan) refers to marzipan originating from the city of Lübeck in northern Germany and has been protected by an EU Council Directive as a “Protected Geographical Indication” (PGI) since 1996. > The quality requirements of Lübeck Marzipan are set higher than those of conventional marzipan and are regulated by the RAL German Institute for Quality Assurance and Classification. For a product to qualify as Lübeck Marzipan, a product must contain no more than 30% suga... ---
**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:** [June 18, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-good-marzipan/1003025/6 "2024-06-18T21:12:08Z")
Haha! Yeah, dark chocolate with marzipan is maybe my favorite Ritter Sport product. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-good-marzipan/1003025/7 "2024-06-18T21:22:53Z")
I prefer See’s marzipan. A larger marzipan ratio to chocolate, but the marzipan is wonderful and not dry as some lesser marzipan can be. Dark chocolate only, as it should be. My sister used to get her boss a 1 lb box of all marzipan chocolates for his birthday. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2024, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-good-marzipan/1003025/8 "2024-06-18T21:27:46Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > I prefer See’s marzipan See’s _anything_ is usually excellent. I’ll have to try their marzipan (and of course dark chocolate as the gods decreed) next time I order. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-good-marzipan/1003025/9 "2024-06-18T22:08:22Z")
It appears both Walmart and Target near me carry Ritter Sport, so I will be looking next time I’m near either store Thanks! ---
**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:** [June 18, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-good-marzipan/1003025/10 "2024-06-18T22:15:19Z")
If they happen to have this, it’s also delicious: > **[Marzipan made with love – Niederegger Lübeck](https://www.niederegger.de/en/marzipan/)** > > Niederegger Lübeck - Marzipan aus Liebe. Seit 1806. Much more marzipan per chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-good-marzipan/1003025/11 "2024-06-18T22:21:37Z")
So you’re looking for _chocolate-covered_ marzipan? I’m used to buying just marzipan (in gourmet shops, and there’s a Swiss German sausage chalet near us that sells it) (in a small tube, sort of looks like polenta), so it was odd to see all the recommendations. It was like if someone asked about “really good cherries” and all the responses talked about chocolate-covered ones. But the OP said “Thanks”, so I guess that’s what they were looking for. And, other than the classic “Visions of Sugar Plums”, it IS better with chocolate around it… ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-good-marzipan/1003025/12 "2024-06-18T23:32:09Z")
This is where I get my fix for Hungarian foods > **[SOLO, MARZIPAN CONFECTION | Bende Inc.](https://www.bende.com/solo-marzipan-confection-p-211/)** > > Marzipan Confection for Cakes, Candies and Decorating, > > 8 oz (227g), > > Product of USA It looks like the Solo company is of Czechoslovakian origin and I can’t vouch for this particularly product but it looks like a good price. I’ve driven up to the Vernon Hills store front before but its been years. Anyway, pure marzipan is a bit of an acquired taste but was my Hungarian mother’s favorite confection. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-good-marzipan/1003025/13 "2024-06-18T23:42:55Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/a_3uD5H7ZiA/maxresdefault.jpg "Marzipan - SNL") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_3uD5H7ZiA) ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-good-marzipan/1003025/14 "2024-06-19T00:29:55Z")
My mother, who is Norwegian, buys this kind, so it must be pretty good. Norwegians eat a lot of marzipan, particularly at Christmas time. One of the peculiar Norwegian Christmas traditions is to hide a blanched almond in bowls of rice porridge on Christmas Eve. Whoever gets the almond in their bowl “wins” a marzipan pig. (See below.) My sister and I had to lobby _hard_ to get this changed to a prize we actually wanted… [https://www.etsy.com/listing/1636744453/nidar-marzipan-christmas-favorites](https://www.etsy.com/listing/1636744453/nidar-marzipan-christmas-favorites) ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-good-marzipan/1003025/15 "2024-06-19T01:01:32Z")
> [@digs](#): > > So you’re looking for _chocolate-covered_ marzipan? Since I know nothing about it, I have no idea if it’s supposed to be chocolate covered or not. Hence my question. ---
**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:** [June 19, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-good-marzipan/1003025/16 "2024-06-19T01:16:20Z")
> [@Folly](#): > > Anyway, pure marzipan is a bit of an acquired taste but was my Hungarian mother’s favorite confection So, it’s in the blood? I’m half Hungarian, and I _love_ marzipan. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-good-marzipan/1003025/17 "2024-06-19T02:15:52Z")
Isn’t there a tradition of marzipan fruit, or marzipan shaped and colored to look like miniature fruits? ---
**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:** [June 19, 2024, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-good-marzipan/1003025/18 "2024-06-19T02:27:42Z")
This. ^ RitterSport is fine, but this is better. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-good-marzipan/1003025/19 "2024-06-19T02:41:32Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > So, it’s in the blood? I’m half Hungarian, and I _love_ marzipan. Yes, that is correct. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-good-marzipan/1003025/20 "2024-06-19T04:12:25Z")
> [@digs](#): > > It was like if someone asked about “really good cherries” and all the responses talked about chocolate-covered ones. I mentioned that first thing. > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Isn’t there a tradition of marzipan fruit, or marzipan shaped and colored to look like miniature fruits? Yes! They’re still available, but I can’t remember the brand, It’s got a large flat box that’s maybe red(?) and has a clear plastic front. They’re good, but like Froot Loops there is a hint of disappointment because the different shapes and colors actually taste the same but you expect them not to. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-get-good-marzipan/1003025.md?page=2)