Posted on 01/12/2023 8:30:16 AM PST by Red Badger
NATIONAL MARZIPAN DAY
Join millions of people across the nation on January 12th as they participate in the annual National Marzipan Day. On January 12th, the celebration kicks off with creatively formed confections that delight the eyes and mouth!
#NationalMarzipanDay
Marzipan is a confection made primarily of sugar or honey and ground almonds for anyone who does not know. It is also sometimes augmented with almond oil or extract. Candy makers use this sweet confection to make a variety of sweets. Some of them include:
Marzipan-filled chocolate
Small replicas of fruits and vegetables
Rolled into thin sheets and used as a glaze for icing cakes
Some people also create miniature marzipan animal figures, incorporating them into New Year’s Day celebrations and traditions.
HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL MARZIPAN DAY
On this creative holiday, test your artistic skills by making some marzipan. Decorate a cake or make decorations for cookies. Custom make some candies for a special occasion. Invite the family to join you. You could also take a class to master the skill of making marzipan. Do you know someone who makes marzipan? Give them a shout-out for their unique creations.
Use #NationalMarzipanDay to post on social media.
NATIONAL MARZIPAN DAY HISTORY
National Day Calendar is celebrating the day by researching the origins of the holiday while enjoying some marzipan.
Marzipan FAQ
Q. How is marzipan made?
A. Confectioners begin by cleaning raw almonds through various methods. Then they immerse the almonds in water simmering just below the boiling point. This step loosens the almond skins for easy removal. The final steps include cooking and grinding the almonds into almond flour mixed with sugar. For additional sweetness and binding, confectioners add corn syrup or another binder before molding.
Q. How does marzipan taste?
A. As you can imagine, marzipan tastes sweet and nutty.
Q. Are almond paste and marzipan the same thing?
A. No. However, they are made with the same ingredients. Marzipan is sweeter than almond paste due to the almond/sugar ratio. Grocery stores offer both items ready-made.
Marzipan Ping!....................
How to eat marzipan:
Step 1. Throw it in the trash.
NOOOOOO!..........Marzipan is delicious!................
Last time I was in Germany on a job I bought two big bars of marzipan to take home................
Mmmmmmm…marzipan.
My mom was a huge fan, too.
It’s tradition! I once lived ‘one tick’ above Tijuana in Imperial Beach, CA. Anyone that came to visit from out of state wanted to go to Mexico to buy Vanilla. ;)
I’ve been to TJ.
But I didn’t go for vanilla..........................
Well, there ARE other things to do. *SMIRK*
And being a young Marine right out of boot camp I had money to burn!................
Who figured Americans would like it so much there is a national day?
I don’t get lots of European stuff. I mean, Germans generally are best at making true junk food, true sweets, but still do some odd stuff like this.
I mean, it’s ok. As is praline of any kind. But it’s not real sweet, not real good. Generally I’d rather eat the actual nuts than have this nut mash.
My mother adores sending out Mozart as gifts.
She gets them from European Deli, if anyone needs to order them. Just look it up on line.
I can go for that.
LOL. I’ll eat it. But I won’t buy it. Or any praline.
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