Almond Marzipan

The almond tree grows in a subtropical climate. It can therefore be found in areas such as the United States (over 80 per cent of almonds come from California), North Africa and countries such as Greece, Turkey, Spain and Italy.

Almond marzipan is a mixture of almonds and sugar.

The almond is the seed of the almond tree, which grows in countries with a Mediterranean climate. The almond tree is closely related to the plum and peach tree.

After the fruit has been harvested, the nuts are dried in the shell for 8-10 days. They are then transported to the factory, where they are cracked and washed. They are also sorted by size and blanched. Almonds are blanched because this makes the skin come off more easily. Most of them are then shelled and sold with or without the skin. Almonds are also sold in other forms. Besides whole nuts and almond paste, think of flakes, sticks, pieces and ground almonds.