# Where is the love for marzipan? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 7, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-love-for-marzipan/542274 "2010-06-07T14:29:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MercyStreet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9adbd/32.png) [@MercyStreet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MercyStreet)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-love-for-marzipan/542274/1 "2010-06-07T14:29:43Z")
It’s the mildest, yummiest thing going. Ritter Sport dark chocolate with marzipan, in particular, is becoming quite an addiction. Yet when I talk about it to friends, I get an earful of, “Ew! Marzipan!” C’mon. How can anyone keep their mitts off those wee marzipan fruits? (Then again, when I Google Imaged “marzipan,” up popped sculptured BABIES. GROSSOUT! Go look!) ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-love-for-marzipan/542274/2 "2010-06-07T14:53:26Z")
> [@MercyStreet](#): > > Ritter Sport dark chocolate with marzipan, in particular, is becoming quite an addiction. That’s good stuff. I don’t have much use for marzipan on its own, but a chocolate coating makes it. I like the See’s marzipan, too, which is usually the last thing people leave in the box. 🙂 Trader Joe’s sells a nice stollen at Christmas time that has a marzipan filling. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-love-for-marzipan/542274/3 "2010-06-07T15:12:59Z")
Ew! Marzipan! ---
**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:** [June 7, 2010, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-love-for-marzipan/542274/4 "2010-06-07T15:22:35Z")
I’ve developed a tolerance and occasional craving for marzipan since living out in Central Europe, where they seem to have a particular love for marzipan (there is even a marzipan museum in Szentendre, Hungary, which, amidst other confectionary kitsch, features a life-sized [sculpture of Michael Jackson](http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayakman/1006642395/), made of marzipan.) Still, that stuff is usually too sickly sweet for me to take in anything but the smallest of doses. I enjoy about one square of that Ritter Sport marzipan bar from time to time. Otherwise, if I’m going for Ritter Sport, it’s the butter biscuit or cornflake one I reach for. ---
**Author:** ![Caprese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Caprese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprese)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-love-for-marzipan/542274/5 "2010-06-07T15:24:55Z")
I _adore_ marzipan, especially in Stollen during Christmastime–but I have been known to eat it by itself, too. ---
**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 7, 2010, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-love-for-marzipan/542274/6 "2010-06-07T15:27:15Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I’ve developed a tolerance and occasional craving for marzipan since living out in Central Europe, where they seem to have a particular love for marzipan (there is even a marzipan museum in Szentendre, Hungary, which, amidst other confectionary kitsch, features a life-sized [sculpture of Michael Jackson](http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayakman/1006642395/), made of marzipan.) Hey, somebody ate off part of his nose! ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-love-for-marzipan/542274/7 "2010-06-07T15:27:34Z")
Marzipan? Yum! There are different qualities, though. You’ve got your old dry stuff made from ground beans. And, onm the other hand, your fresh stuff made with real almonds. I’ve got a baker downtown who makes the best stuff ever. However, I’m off sugar so I can never, ever have it again. Probably just as well; all really good marzipan does is make you crave _more_ marzipan. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-love-for-marzipan/542274/8 "2010-06-07T15:29:36Z")
My mom and I both love it. I usually give her some every Christmas from the Wisconsin Cheeseman: [http://www.wisconsincheeseman.com/Old-World-Marzipan-P548C69.aspx](http://www.wisconsincheeseman.com/Old-World-Marzipan-P548C69.aspx). I don’t have a gourmet palate, but to my tastes this is very good stuff. ---
**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 7, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-love-for-marzipan/542274/9 "2010-06-07T15:30:05Z")
I love marzipan, too, and like **Caprese** , love it especially in stollen, or any coffeecake or croissant. I am always mystified by how many people don’t like it. But it leaves more for me, so that’s okay. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-love-for-marzipan/542274/10 "2010-06-07T15:36:43Z")
I can only ever eat about one piece of it before I become sick of it. I’ll eat it, like it, then realize if I have any more, I’ll puke. Turkish Delight, on the other hand, I could eat endlessly(especially Fry’s) ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-love-for-marzipan/542274/11 "2010-06-07T16:11:58Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I’ve developed a tolerance and occasional craving for marzipan since living out in Central Europe, where they seem to have a particular love for marzipan (there is even a marzipan museum in Szentendre, Hungary, which, amidst other confectionary kitsch, features a life-sized [sculpture of Michael Jackson](http://www.flickr.com/photos/kayakman/1006642395/), made of marzipan.) I love marzipan AND I’ve been to the marzipan museum! It was a thing of glory to behold (actually the Houses of Parliament were more impressive than MJ) The cakes in the lobby are kick-ass. ---
**Author:** ![Teacake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Teacake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teacake)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-love-for-marzipan/542274/12 "2010-06-07T17:53:52Z")
I’ve been to a lot of places and eaten a lot of marzipan. Ritter Sport marzipan is certainly a favourite in this house. However until you’ve been to Toledo and bought a fresh box of Mazapán de Toledo, you haven’t tasted anything. ---
**Author:** ![Rattlehead02](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rattlehead02/32/3944_2.png) [@Rattlehead02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rattlehead02)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-love-for-marzipan/542274/13 "2010-06-07T18:21:04Z")
Marzipan is ok, I find Homestar and Strongbad to be the stars though. But her answering machine is pretty funny. ---
**Author:** ![cuberdon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/45deac/32.png) [@cuberdon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuberdon)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-love-for-marzipan/542274/14 "2010-06-07T18:58:16Z")
A former co-worker brought some marzipan back when she went to visit family in Germany. Oh, that stuff was good! I love it and it’s a struggle to eat it in small amounts even when I know gorging on it will make me unhappy later. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-love-for-marzipan/542274/15 "2010-06-07T19:02:00Z")
I love marzipan, as long as it’s real almonds and not the _ersatz_ peanut stuff. There ought to be a law… the best marzipan is the stuff I make myself, though. Easier to control the sweetness and consistency that way. ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-love-for-marzipan/542274/16 "2010-06-07T19:49:22Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > the best marzipan is the stuff I make myself, though. Easier to control the sweetness and consistency that way. What is your recipe? How expensive is the end result? ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-love-for-marzipan/542274/17 "2010-06-07T19:50:50Z")
> [@LouiseE](#): > > A former co-worker brought some marzipan back when she went to visit family in Germany. Oh, that stuff was good! I love it and it’s a struggle to eat it in small amounts even when I know gorging on it will make me unhappy later. Yup. Being half ground-up nuts and half sugar, it is about the most fattening stuff you can imagine. Underweight people who want to fatten up are advised to eat marzipan. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-love-for-marzipan/542274/18 "2010-06-07T20:54:31Z")
[Here](http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&q=play+doh&cid=14323887504461739569&ei=UFwNTJezEZ622ASGxYnUBA&sa=title&ved=0CBMQ8wIwAjgA#p) is its highest and best use. ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-love-for-marzipan/542274/19 "2010-06-07T21:17:31Z")
Mmm, love it. Those Ritters are the food of the gods. ---
**Author:** ![phreesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-love-for-marzipan/542274/20 "2010-06-07T21:48:48Z")
Everyone who loves marzipan must try the Anton Berg marzipan: [http://www.anthonberg.com/Forside%20afspiller-%20international.aspx](http://www.anthonberg.com/Forside%20afspiller-%20international.aspx) My family is Danish and I get it sent here a few times a year. Yum! They’ve got this kiwi marzipan in dark chocolate that is to DIE for. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-love-for-marzipan/542274.md?page=2)