Magnificent Marzipan
January 12th, 2007 | by Loretta |After many queries, most notably between myself and Erick, I finally had the opportunity to try marzipan.
Marzipan, as I had learned beforehand on Wikipedia, is confection made from almond paste and sugar. It has the consistency of Play-Doh and most people will take advantage of this property by molding marzipan into little fruits or animals and then coloring them.
Chelsea Market had little tubs of marzipan shaped like fruit.
Marzipan goes well with tea. Depending on the size of the confection, it is nice to have it cut and shared. The taste is mild in terms of sweetness and there’s a distinct almond taste. It makes me think of benzene chemistry.
I’ve also read that some will use marzipan for cake decorating, while others may use it for dipping into chocolate to make another type of candy. Marzipan can also be colored and flavored with extracts, as they did here in the fruits.