Marzipan is made (conventionally in the western world) mainly from sugar and the flour or meal of which nut?
Marzipan ground, with up to 35% sugar, into almond flour. The almond flour mixture is roasted and cooled, after which sucrose (table sugar) and possibly a binding agent such as starch syrup or sorbitol are added. It may then be moulded into any shape. Marzipan must be covered in an airtight container to prevent it from hardening and dehydrating. It should be protected from direct light to prevent rancidity of almond oil, a result of lipid oxidation. The aroma and flavor of marzipan can partially be attributed to benzaldehyde, which is found naturally in almonds. Marzipan is a food emulsion that
Marzipan and on ' (All Souls' Day) on November 2. May 9 and 10 are also special days for eating marzipan in Sicily. In Portugal, where the confection has been traditionally made by nuns, marzipan (') is used to make fruit-shaped sweets; in the Algarve region in particular it is a very common sweet. There are other regions, as Toledo in Spain in which marzipan (') is shaped into simple animal shapes, and sometimes filled in with egg yolk (') and sugar. In Greece and Cyprus, marzipan is made in a variety of shapes and sizes and is almost always left