Marzipan
What is marzipan? It’s a sweet made from sugar, almond and egg. In Andalusia it is consumed mainly at Christmas, although, in Toledo , where the marzipan comes from It has become a sweet that is made all year round.
Regarding its origin, there are several versions, being able to be manufactured in ancient Greece, in Italy … but The original elaboration of this Christmas sweet is attributed to the city of Toledo, in 1212, after the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa. As a result of the famine caused when the battle ended, the nuns of the San Clemente convent made a kind of highly nutritious sugar and almond paste that met the needs of the population.
Thus, the renowned Toldeo marzipan has become today a denomination of origin product of the area, with a unique quality and way of producing it.















