It’s just one of nature’s great taste combinations... chocolate and almond.  And if you take the almond and grind it up and add some sugar, you create marzipan, another great taste sensation with chocolate.

Niederegger Chocolates, headquartered in Lübeck, Germany, makes some of the most delicious chocolate covered marzipan.  I enjoy many brands of marzipan, but I am particularly fond of Niederegger.

Be careful!  Some confectionery products that are sold as marzipan are made from soy paste and flavored with almond.
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