Schluckwerder Dark Chocolate Covered Marzipan Bar, German Confection 75g (2.6oz)

Schluckwerder Marzipan is a German marzipan confection from the Schluckwerder brand — a sweet paste of ground almonds and sugar in the format the German confectionery tradition has maintained for centuries, available as individual pieces or in the log form that German households cut at the table during the holiday season. Schluckwerder is a German confectionery producer, and their marzipan sits in the tradition of Lübecker Marzipan, the northern German style defined by its high almond content and less-sweet, more intensely nut-forward profile compared to the lighter marzipan styles found in other European traditions. In Germany, marzipan is inseparable from the Christmas season: Marzipankartoffeln, Marzipanbrote, and marzipan-filled chocolates appear from late November through Epiphany across every bakery and confectionery counter in the country, and the diaspora household in North America replicates this by keeping a block of German marzipan in the pantry from October through January. Slice for the holiday plate alongside lebkuchen and stollen, dip pieces in dark chocolate for a quick homemade confection, or eat in thin slices with a strong cup of coffee as the almond sweet that no amount of North American marzipan quite replicates.