Absolutely true. My grandma used to make nougat filled 'bread' and also marzipan 'potatoes' from the raw Niederegger base. The 'potatoes' are little marzipan ba

Absolutely 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").