Marzipan Balls Overview
Marzipan Balls are incredible delicious and perfect for any chocolate lover out there! They will leave you always wanting more. Hence, you will love this great 600g package with 25 pieces individually packed!
Moreover, the best part is you can choose between three different flavors – rum (marzipan with rum sultanas and chocolate (15%), apricot (marzipan with orange liqueur apricot pieces and chocolate (15%), and nature (marzipan with chocolate 15%). No matter which you choose, we’re sure it will become your favorite!
Marzipan history
Marzipan originally came from the Middle East, and back then, it had a rose water or orange blossom flavor. As early as 965, this specialty was one of the caliphs’ tables delights. Moreover, marzipan became known in Europe through the Arab invasion of Spain and Portugal. At that time, only kings and princes could eat this specialty.
When pharmacists started producing and selling the almond paste, as they had the spice monopoly, confectionery manufacturers soon began manufacturing marzipan. However, it remained a luxury item until the 19th century. When people started to produce sugar from sugar beet, which was cheaper than cane sugar, that finally made marzipan more widely available.
The brand behind Olo marzipan balls
The foundation stone for today’s Olo Marzipan O. Lohner AG was laid by the company’s founder Otto Lohner in Ostermundigen in 1933. The protected “olo” logo, well known in the trade, is derived from the first letters of his first name and surname.
Today, the factory has around 60 employees, with an output of some 2,000 tones of products per year. One of their best-known products is the classic orange marzipan carrot, which you can find on almost every carrot cake.
The Olo Marzipan continues to be a family business, now run by the third generation.
Get Marzipan Balls today
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