Tobacco BONCHE Marzipan
Marzipan has an elegant, refined taste. The rich nutty aroma is perfectly balanced by the sweetness of powdered sugar, and a tart note of apricot kernel adds zest. The rich liqueur aroma plays on the tip of the tongue, and the sweet viscous aftertaste smoothly envelops.
Tobacco Bonche MARZIPAN
Disputes over who owns the original marzipan recipe continue to this day. The French say that this is their national dessert, in Germany they insist that [marzipan] is a German word for "March bread". The Italians claim that the first almond plantations were on their territory, and during a terrible crop failure, the Italian king ordered bread to be made from the only product that survived the bad weather. This is how almond flour appeared. Sicilians say marzipan was brought to them by the Arabs during the invasion of the Iberian Peninsula. According to another legend, the apothecary's assistant Mart, who was commissioned to make a medicine for a very noble person, came up with the idea of adding ground almonds and powdered sugar to it to get rid of bitterness. The recipe of Konigsberg marzipan is considered the most popular. For a long time it was kept secret, and now it is considered a sign of the special quality of this dessert. Its secret is to add 1 kernel of apricot kernel to 100 grains of sweet almonds, which brings a special subtle nuance of taste. In the Middle Ages, marzipan was available only to the nobility, it was known in high-ranking circles. There is a legend that this sweetness was invented specifically to get rid of a bad mood.
Marzipan has an elegant, refined taste. The rich nutty aroma is perfectly balanced by the sweetness of powdered sugar, and a tart note of apricot kernel adds zest. The rich liqueur aroma plays on the tip of the tongue, and the sweet viscous aftertaste smoothly envelops.
