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Niederegger in Lübeck makes the world's best marzipan. https://www.niederegger.de/en https://www.niederegger.de/en These are like heaven's tears.
by mrlonglong 4y ago
Niederegger in Lübeck makes the world's best marzipan.
https://www.niederegger.de/en https://www.niederegger.de/en
These are like heaven's tears.
- moontear 4y agoTrue. Best marzipan around. Of course there are other copy cat marzipans from Lübeck which are not the real thing.
- chias 4y agoA story of disappointment in three acts: --- ACT I: Oh cool, they deliver to the USA and their prices are reasonable, let's try it! ACT II: Sign up for an account in order to check out. ACT III: Subtotal 16 €; shipping 145 €; total 161 €
- amelius 4y agoAre they shipped with refrigeration?
- mrlonglong 4y ago€145?! That's mad. I can get them from Amazon UK and the prices are decent. 400g worth for £30.99 plus £5 shipping.
- napmo 4y agoYou can make it yourself at home, and it will be probably much tastier!
- rantallion 4y agoIf you're in the UK, save yourself the shipping and check out the food hall in the nicer department stores (Fenwick, John Lewis, Harvey Nichols, etc). They usually have a few bits from the Niederegger range, particularly around Christmas.
- _tom_ 4y agoYou can get them from various online retailers, but marzipan does not travel well. Leave it in a warehouse that's not designed for food storage and it's going to go bad very quickly. Not to mention it's about 65$/pound from local retailers.
- jacobkg 4y agoI just ordered from this company. Shipping was $15 for USPS priority. Will see how the quality is though… https://www.thetasteofgermany.com/ https://www.thetasteofgermany.com/
- jahewson 4y agoYou can buy it at Cost Plus World Market, especially around Christmas time. The chocolate covered marzipan cherries are simply amazing.
- playingalong 4y agoPretty much every time when checking the prices to order from US to Europe. Except when it explicitly says no "international" shipping
- simonebrunozzi 4y agoFly to Germany, it might be cheaper :)
- CurtHagenlocher 4y agoI definitely haven't found anything better which is also relatively available in the US. But I think that Königsberg-style marzipan is way better than Lübeck-style (and would do so even if my mother weren't from East Prussia. :)
- mrlonglong 4y agoOK I'll bite. Who makes that stuff in DE?
- CurtHagenlocher 4y agoI'm afraid I only ever got it from relatives (all of which are now deceased).
- car 4y agoReally curious what the difference is. I've seen marzipan in old town Tallin, the capital of Estonia. There seems to be some baltic old Hanseatic League town connection here, as Lübeck where Niederegger comes from was also in the Hanse[0]. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanseatic_League https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanseatic_League
- _tom_ 4y agoIt's hard to take anyone's marzipan seriously, if all the marzipan they sell must be flavored with something. 90 percent of their "marzipan" products are covered in chocolate. If your marzipan is good, other flavors aren't necessary. Chocolate covered marzipan, yuck!
- car 4y agoAbsolutely true. My grandma used to make nougat filled 'bread' and also marzipan 'potatoes' from the raw Niederegger base. The 'potatoes' are little marzipan balls dusted with cacao powder. They can also be found on Amazon.com as "Marzipan Kartoffeln". The difference between good marzipan and the cheap stuff is the almond to sugar ratio. The cheapo marzipan is awfully sweet, no comparison to Niederegger. We've made marzipan at home using almond flour, powdered sugar, bitter almond extract and rose water. Never managed to get anywhere close to Niederegger. Nobody knows what their secret ingredient is, like Coca Cola I suppose. Edit: Cost Plus World Market carries Niederegger before christmas, really the most affordable we've found in the US. Can also recommend their "Schwarzbrot", which is covered with dark chocolate ("Kuvertüre").
- acadapter 4y agoIt's not just almond to sugar ratio. Cheaper marzipan is often diluted or replaced with apricot kernel paste (chemically treated to remove the toxins).
- boruto 4y agoSeems alcohol is a common ingredient in all their offerings.
- capevace 4y agoI would’ve never believed to see Lübeck mentioned here on HN. I find it super cute how our small, traditional Marzipan company has made it into candy shops of the world. I was in a small town in the middle of Australia once, and they sold little marzipan bricks in the candy section. Warms my northern heart :)
- mrlonglong 4y agoI used to live there many moons ago.