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Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Capuccino MarzipanI hardly thought it was possible, but I found a marzipan I actually like. (See, I didn’t give up.)
The chocolate is good quality, slightly bitter but smooth and the center is a different kind of marzipan. It’s not the ultrafine paste that you find in some of the sculpted varieties. Instead this one has palpable bits of almond in it and a darker color (because of the coffee flavoring). There’s also only the slightest hint of amaretto, which is the actual thing I don’t like about marzipan. I love almonds, I just don’t like the “flavor” of almonds. The bar doesn’t really have much of a capuccino flavor, but a pleasing scent and creamy quality that I found really compelling. I doubt these are widely available, but I noticed that Cost Plus had quite a variety of this brand (they were on sale for the After Christmas clearance) so I might give their actual plain marzipan a try in the future or perhaps the Orange I saw on this site. Interesting fact: Niederegger was founded by Johann Georg Niederegger on March 1, 1806 ... that means they’re going to celebrate their bicentennial of marzipan in a few scant months. Happy Birthday Niederegger! Related Candies
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I’ve seen this chocolate bar before but never tried it. I KNOW WHAT I’M GETTIN’ NOW! Heehee.
Niederegger is the queen (king?) of marzipan. I had the pleasure of visiting their shop in Lubeck way back, and it was unbelievable—everything you could imagine made of marzipan, including a whole, life-sized lobster.
I love marzipan of all kinds, but Niederegger’s has a wonderful non-doughy consistency and an almost alcoholic bite to it. Combined with dark chocolate, it’s wonderful.
I’m impressed with your research skills - I only found out about the existence of that marzipan chocolate around last christmas, and I LIVE in Germany. :p
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