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Come to think of it, I've never had almond marizpan. The popular stuff in the US is all from peanuts. For those who have tasted both, what is the difference?
by shadowofneptune 4y ago
Come to think of it, I've never had almond marizpan. The popular stuff in the US is all from peanuts. For those who have tasted both, what is the difference?
- chrisseaton 4y ago> I've never had almond marizpan But that's what marzipan is - almonds. Peanuts make mazapan - it's a Mexican food. > For those who have tasted both, what is the difference? The former tastes like almonds, the latter like peanuts!
- adlpz 4y agoFunnily enough in Spain mazapán is always made with almonds. I guess there were no almonds in Mexico at some point of the whole colonization thing?
- kwhitefoot 4y agoIt never occurred to me that one could call it marzipan if it were not made of almonds. I think people in Europe would probably object. I would certainly feel inclined to return it to the shop along with a complaint if I discovered that it was not made of almonds.
- Tomte 4y agoAnother example: Persipan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persipan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persipan)
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- crazygringo 4y agoI'm in the US (Northeast) and have no idea what you're talking about, marzipan isn't especially popular in the first place but where you do find it it's almond by definition. But usually you just make it yourself from almonds if you need it for baking since only specialty stores usually carry it. (E.g. it's not at Whole Foods.) I've never even heard of making it with a different nut. What part of the US do you live in that you're eating a peanut version? What's it called? (Brand name or candy?)
- shadowofneptune 4y agoThe Southwest. https://www.amazon.com/Rosa-Marzipan-Peanut-Candy-Gigante/dp/B0169AFLAI https://www.amazon.com/Rosa-Marzipan-Peanut-Candy-Gigante/dp... Looking more closely, it only claims to be 'Marizpan-style.'
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