Fruit shapes molded from marzipan

Marzipan is a confection consisting primarily of sugar and ground almonds. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (729x972, 871 KB) Marzipan fruits in Paris File links The following pages link to this file: Marzipan Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (729x972, 871 KB) Marzipan fruits in Paris File links The following pages link to this file: Marzipan Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... It has been suggested that Candy be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about sugar as food and as an important and widely-traded commodity. ... Binomial name (Mill. ...

It derives its characteristic flavor from bitter almonds, which constitute 4% to 6% of the total almond content by weight. Some marzipan is also flavored with rosewater. Persipan is a similar product, for which the almonds are replaced by apricot or peach kernels. This article refers to the plant. ... Rosewater or rose syrup (Persian: Golâb Turkish: Gül suyu) is the hydrosol portion of the distillate of rose petals. ... Persipan (from Persicus (peach) and Marzipan; also known as Parzipan) is a material used in confectionery, mainly in Germany. ...

Marzipan is often made into sweets: common uses are marzipan-filled chocolate and small marzipan imitations of fruits and vegetables. It is also rolled into thin sheets and glazed for icing cakes and is traditionally used in wedding cakes, Christmas cakes, and stollen. In some countries marzipan is shaped into small figures of animals, such as pigs, as a traditional treat for New Year's Day. Marzipan is also used in Tortell, and in some versions of king cake eaten during the Carnival season. Look up Sweet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Chocolate (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Cake (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A heavily iced Christmas cake Christmas cake is a type of fruitcake served at Christmas time in the UK, Ireland and many Commonwealth countries. ... A stollen can be given as a gift. ... For other uses, see Pig (disambiguation). ... This article is about January 1 in the Gregorian calendar. ... Tortell (Catalan [turteλ]) is a Catalan typically O-shaped pastry stuffed with marzipan, that on some special occasions is topped with glazed fruit. ... Le gâteau des Rois, by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, 1774 (Musée Fabre) A king cake (sometimes rendered as kingcake) is a type of cake associated with Carnival traditions. ... This article describes the festival season. ...

In Italy, particularly in Palermo, marzipan (marzapane) is often shaped and painted with food colorings to resemble fruit — Frutta martorana — especially during the Christmas season. In Portugal, traditional marzipan (maçapão) fruit shaped sweets made in the Algarve region are called morgadinhos. There are other regions, as Toledo in Spain in which Marzipan is shaped into simple animal shapes, and usually filled in with egg yolk and sugar (yema). In Latin American cuisine, marzipan is known as mazapán and is also traditionally eaten at Christmas. For other uses, see Palermo (disambiguation). ... Frutta martorana is a Sicilian sweet from the province of Palermo. ... For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ... Algarve NUTS II region, and the district of Faro in Portugal. ... For other uses, see Toledo (disambiguation). ... An egg yolk surrounded by the egg white An egg yolk is the part of an egg which serves as the food source for the developing embryo inside. ... This article is about sugar as food and as an important and widely-traded commodity. ... Latin American cuisine is a phrase that refers to typical foods, beverages, and cooking styles common to many of the countries and cultures in Latin America. ... For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ...

In the Middle-East, marzipan (known as lozina, which is derived from the word "lows", the arabic word for almonds) is flavoured with orange-flower water and shaped into roses and other delicate flowers before they are baked.

The Indian sweet Badam Barfi, also made from Almonds, tastes similar to Marzipan. Tray of barfi Fig barfi Barfi or burfi is an Indian sweet. ...

History

A selection of different marzipan products produced by Niederegger.

Although it is believed to have originated in Persia (present-day Iran) and to have been introduced to Europe through the Turks, there is some dispute between Hungary and Italy over its origin. Marzipan became a specialty of the Baltic Sea region of Germany. In particular, the city of Lübeck has a proud tradition of marzipan manufacture (Lübecker Marzipan). The city's manufacturers like Niederegger still guarantee their Marzipan to contain two thirds almonds by weight, which results in a juicy, bright yellow product. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 626 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Marzipan Niederegger Lübecker Marzipan Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 626 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Marzipan Niederegger Lübecker Marzipan Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... J.G. Niederegger GmbH & Co. ... The Persian Empire was a series of historical empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the old Persian homeland, and beyond in Western Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. ... For other uses, see Lübeck (disambiguation). ... The name 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. ... J.G. Niederegger GmbH & Co. ...

Another possible geographic origin is Toledo, Spain (850-900, though more probably 1150 during the reign of Alfonso VII, then known as Postre Regio instead of Mazapán) and Sicily (1193, known as panis martius or marzapane, i.e. March Bread)[1]. In both cases, there is a reason to believe that there is a clear Arabic influence for historical reasons[2] (both regions were under Muslim control) and there are also mentions in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights of an almond paste eaten during Ramadan and as an aphrodisiac[3]. Other sources establish the origin of marzipan in China, from where the recipe moved on to the Middle East and then to Europe through Al-Andalus[4]. In Toledo, Mazapán is also one of the city's products. Almonds have to be at least 50% of the total weight, following the directives of Mazapan de Toledo regulator counseil[5]. For other uses, see Toledo (disambiguation). ... Alfonso VII of Castile (March 1, 1104/5 _ August 21, 1157), nicknamed the Emperor, was the king of Castile and Leon since 1126, son of Urraca of Castile and Count Raymond (the third?) of Burgundy. ... Sicily ( in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ... Queen Scheherazade tells her stories to King Shahryar. ... This article is about Islamic religious observances in the month of Ramadan. ... Al-Andalus is the Arabic name given the Iberian Peninsula by its Muslim conquerors; it refers to both the Caliphate proper and the general period of Muslim rule (711–1492). ... For other uses, see Toledo (disambiguation). ...

Historically, the city of Königsberg in East Prussia was renowned for its Marzipan production. Today, the term Königsberger Marzipan refers to a special type of Marzipan in Germany. Former German name of the city of Kaliningrad. ... East Prussia (German: Ostpreu en; Polish: Prusy Wschodnie; Russian: Восточная Пруссия — Vostochnaya Prussiya) was a province of Kingdom of Prussia, situated on the territory of former Ducal Prussia. ...

The EU mapped in marzipan. Made by the Budapest Marzipan Museum

Under EU law, marzipan must have ^{[citation needed]} a minimum almond oil content of 14% and a maximum moisture content of 8.5%. Optional additional ingredients are rosewater, honey, pistachios, preservatives, and sometimes hazelnut. In the U.S., marzipan is not officially defined, but it is generally made with a higher ratio of sugar to almonds than almond paste[6][7]. One brand, for instance, has 28% almonds in its marzipan, and 45% almonds in its almond paste.[8] However, in Sweden and Finland "almond paste" refers to a marzipan that contains 50% ground almonds, a much higher quality than regular marzipan. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1536x2048, 633 KB) I took this photograph myself, while in Budapest. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1536x2048, 633 KB) I took this photograph myself, while in Budapest. ... For other uses, see Budapest (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Prunus dulcis (Mill. ... Rosewater or rose syrup (Persian: Golâb Turkish: Gül suyu) is the hydrosol portion of the distillate of rose petals. ... For other uses, see Honey (disambiguation). ... Binomial name L. The pistachio (Pistacia vera L., Anacardiaceae; sometimes placed in Pistaciaceae) is a small tree up to 10 m tall, native to mountainous regions of Iran, Turkmenistan and western Afghanistan. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Almond meal and almond paste are made from ground sweet almonds, after the extraction of almond oil. ...

Etymology

Frog made from marzipan.

The German name has largely ousted the original English name marchpane with the same apparent derivation: "March bread." Marzapane is documented earlier in Italian than in any other language, and the sense "bread" for pan is Romance. However, the ultimate etymology is unclear; for example, the Italian word derives from the latin words "Massa" (itself from greek "Maza") meaning pastry and "Panem" meaning bread, this can be particularly seen in the Provençal massapan, and old spanish mazapan, the change from 'ss' to 'z' in latin words was common in old spanish and the 'r' appeared later. Among the other possible etymologies set forth in the Oxford English Dictionary, one theory posits that the word "marzipan" may however be a corruption of Martaban, a Burmese city famous for its jars. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (990x910, 267 KB) Photographed by Musical Linguist at the Cordon Bleu School in Paris, August 2004. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (990x910, 267 KB) Photographed by Musical Linguist at the Cordon Bleu School in Paris, August 2004. ... Distribution of frogs (in black) Suborders Archaeobatrachia Mesobatrachia Neobatrachia - List of Anuran families The frogness babe is an amphibian in the order Anura (meaning tail-less from Greek an-, without + oura, tail), formerly referred to as Salientia (Latin saltare, to jump). ... The Romance languages, also called Romanic languages, are a subfamily of the Italic languages, specifically the descendants of the Vulgar Latin dialects spoken by the common people evolving in different areas after the break-up of the Roman Empire. ... Not to be confused with Entomology, the scientific study of insects. ... The Oxford English Dictionary print set The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is a dictionary published by the Oxford University Press (OUP), and is the most successful dictionary of the English language, (not to be confused with the one-volume Oxford Dictionary of English, formerly New Oxford Dictionary of English, of... Martaban is a small town in the Thaton district of Lower Myanmar. ...

The Real Academia Española [9] [10] suggests the idea of the Spanish word mazapán to be derived from the Hispanic Arabic pičmáṭ, and this one, from the Greek παξαμάδιον. The Real Academia Española (Spanish for Royal Spanish Academy, RAE) is the institution responsible for regulating the Spanish language. ...

Trivia

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In business, the "marzipan layer" refers to the group of managers just below the highest level of directors or partners. This phrase refers to the fact that in some cakes, a layer of marzipan lies just below the icing. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ...

Chapter 33 of His Dark Materials: The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman is titled Marzipan, where the protagonist Lyra is unfamiliar with the word marzipan, but when told that it refers to "[s]weet almond paste", says, "Ah! Marchpane!"

In the episode "The Nanny and the Professor" of the show Gilmore Girls, Lorelai and Rory are served marzipan. Lorelai at first refuses it, but when told it is a bunny takes it, then spits it into her napkin. Gilmore Girls was an American television drama/comedy created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. ...

Marzipan can be made into biscuits simply by baking and without any additional ingredients. Its taste is significantly changed in the process.

References

External links

• Etymology of "marzipan"
• Niederegger: The History of Marzipan