marzipan
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Marzipan is a sweet candy made mainly from ground almonds and sugar, sometimes with added almond oil or extract for extra flavor. It's a popular confection enjoyed in many cultures, valued for its distinctive almond taste and smooth texture.
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- Food.name
- Marzipan
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- Rolling out the marzipan (11029638025).jpg
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- Plain marzipan being rolled flat
- Food.alternate_name
- Marzapane, marchpane
- Food.type
- Confectionery
- Food.main_ingredient
- Almond meal, sugar
- Food.variations
- Persipan, frutta martorana
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Marzipan is a confection consisting primarily of sugar and almond meal (ground almonds), sometimes augmented with almond oil or extract.
It is often made into sweets; common uses are chocolate-covered marzipan and small marzipan imitations of fruits and vegetables. It can also be used in biscuits or rolled into thin sheets and glazed for icing cakes, primarily birthday cakes, wedding cakes and Christmas cakes. Marzipan may also be used as a baking ingredient, as in stollen or banket. In some countries, it is shaped into small figures of animals as a traditional treat for New Year's Day or Christmas. Marzipan is also used in Tortell, and in some versions of king cake eaten during the Carnival season. thumb|Marzipan bars