They begin with the same soul: the humble almond. Yet in the world of sweets, they walk two entirely different paths. Are they twins, or merely distant cousins? This is the story of marzipan and almond paste.
Our journey could begin in medieval Lübeck, where a legend tells of a great famine. With grain depleted, a resourceful baker ground almonds with sugar, creating "marci panis"—the bread of...
