[HN Gopher] How roasted almonds become marzipan (2018)
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How roasted almonds become marzipan (2018)
Author : Tomte
Score : 34 points
Date : 2022-09-30 17:47 UTC (2 days ago)
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| svnpenn wrote:
| actual title is "How roasted almonds become marzipan"
|
| seems like a pointless title change.
| smt88 wrote:
| HN does this automatically, and it's always pointless and often
| actively harmful to conveying the meaning of the article
| l0b0 wrote:
| How do you actually read this on mobile? I don't see a paywall
| _or_ some way to unfold the content.
| memalign wrote:
| It's a video. Here's a direct link that's working for me right
| now:
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| https://pmd.cdn.turner.com/cnn/big/cnnmoney/2018/09/19/capti...
| Justin_K wrote:
| I've made this marzipan that I feel rivals store bought. It is
| uncooked FYI: https://www.daringgourmet.com/how-to-make-marzipan-
| almond-pa...
| dvh wrote:
| I've tried few recipes and they never tasted like store bought
| marzipan, the only ingredient I couldn't find that differed was
| invertase.
| Etheryte wrote:
| According to [0], the difference comes from slow heating until
| a certain level of browning is achieved, have you tried that?
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| [0]
| https://www.reddit.com/r/GifRecipes/comments/atvu5u/how_to_m...
| 01100011 wrote:
| Huh... I guess my taste buds aren't so refined. I made marzipan
| from blanched almonds once and I thought it was perfect. IIRC I
| only added sugar and a tad of almond flavoring to give it a
| boost of flavor.
| ericbarrett wrote:
| Invertase is an enzyme for making invert sugar, which in turn
| is pretty simple to make at home (sugar, water, heat).
| kurt_thomas wrote:
| Niederegger's is really good, but having done, uh, extensive
| sampling of the marzipan space, these guys' marzipan is even
| better: https://www.mest.de/ Bonus tip: They sell the slightly
| damaged "Bruchware" from October 24 onwards (apparently when they
| start or finish production for Christmas):
| https://www.mest.de/produkte/aktionsprodukte/
| dr_dshiv wrote:
| Almond paste... Marzipan... Nougat...
|
| Please... help me make sense of it all
| clucas wrote:
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdWmulnsVQw
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| I found this channel last week at a friend's recommendation,
| here's his video on nougat. Really interesting to see someone
| show the reasons behind industrial food production without the
| automatic condemnation that usually comes with it.
| mrlonglong wrote:
| Niederegger in Lubeck makes the world's best marzipan.
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| https://www.niederegger.de/en
|
| These are like heaven's tears.
| CurtHagenlocher wrote:
| I definitely haven't found anything better which is also
| relatively available in the US. But I think that Konigsberg-
| style marzipan is way better than Lubeck-style (and would do so
| even if my mother weren't from East Prussia. :)
| mrlonglong wrote:
| OK I'll bite. Who makes that stuff in DE?
| chias wrote:
| A 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 EUR; shipping 145 EUR; total 161 EUR
| amelius wrote:
| Are they shipped with refrigeration?
| mrlonglong wrote:
| EUR145?! That's mad. I can get them from Amazon UK and the
| prices are decent.
|
| 400g worth for PS30.99 plus PS5 shipping.
| moontear wrote:
| True. Best marzipan around. Of course there are other copy cat
| marzipans from Lubeck which are not the real thing.
| hn_throwaway_99 wrote:
| Great video and very interesting! Unfortunately, as someone with
| a major sweet tooth that loves all kind of candy/chocolate (and
| even really likes almonds), I never liked marzipan, and I've
| tried lots of different brands/quality. Just generally a really
| unpleasant flavor to me and usually sickly sweet.
| m463 wrote:
| As a kid I just couldn't appreciate adult tastes for dessert.
|
| I just couldn't understand why adults would eat something like
| marzipan, a butter cookie, or fruit cake.
|
| I mean why choose those over chocolate or a reeses cup or a
| creme filled donut?
|
| (I also didn't understand why old people would play golf when
| they could ride bikes)
| bakoo wrote:
| > (I also didn't understand why old people would play golf
| when they could ride bikes)
|
| That's it, I'll never become an adult.
| shadowofneptune wrote:
| 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 wrote:
| > I've never had almond marizpan
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| 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!
| kwhitefoot wrote:
| It 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 wrote:
| Another example: Persipan
| (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persipan)
| crazygringo wrote:
| I'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 wrote:
| The Southwest.
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| https://www.amazon.com/Rosa-Marzipan-Peanut-Candy-
| Gigante/dp...
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| Looking more closely, it only claims to be 'Marizpan-style.'
| amelius wrote:
| What is the fake marzipan made of?
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