"March bread" is a literal translation of the word "marzipan" from some European languages.

The most famous marzipan sweets: Mozartkugel(Austria-Germany); Frutta di Martorana or frutta Marturana(sweetness in the form of fruits and vegetables, Italy, Sicily); Mazapán de Toledo(Spain; protected geographical name; marzipan with natural sugar and at least 50% almond); Lubeck marzipan, which is produced by several manufacturers (Lubeck, Germany); Königsberg marzipan from Cafe Schwermer which differed from Lubeck's low sugar content; frankfurter bethmännchen- biscuits from Frankfurt am Main, which are baked from marzipan mass; marzipan stollen- one of the options for traditional German Christmas pastries; marzipans from Tallinn Town Hall Pharmacy (Raeapteek), now one of the well-known producers of Estonian marzipan is Kalev; Szamos marcipán and Szabó marcipán- Hungarian brands.

Traditionally in Europe, special Christmas and Easter marzipans are also prepared.

Soviet "marzipan" - sugar glaze with unpeeled crushed peanut beans - this is, of course, a budget option, but not quite that :) So far I can not say anything about Dutch, Norwegian and other European marzipans, but I hope to learn more someday.

Szabó Marcipán Múzeum, Budapest

Classic marzipan is made from almonds: it is crushed and mixed with a sweetener. The latter can be sugar, powdered sugar, sugar or glucose-fructose syrup, and sometimes honey. Nowadays, you can find marzipan with various additives: apricot pits, candied fruits, raisins, rum, chocolate, and other nuts.

The properties of sweet almonds have been known since antiquity. It cleanses internal organs and improves brain activity, has a positive effect on vision; softens the body, throat, dry cough. Together with sugar (!) used for asthma, pleurisy and hemoptysis, for abrasions and ulcers in the intestines and bladder. It soothes the sharpness of urine, gives fullness to the body.

You can learn about the properties of almond-sugar mass from the works of a Persian physician named Abu Bakr Muhammad Ben Zakariya ar-Razi (865-925). Avicenna, whose works were compiled at the turn of the 10-11 centuries, also wrote in great detail about the properties of almonds and about what it can be combined with when making medicines (including sugar). I read Avicenna's book on paper. Its modern 10-volume edition is constantly on my desk, called "The Canon of Medicine".

"Therefore it is taken with sugar." This is where to look for the origins of marzipan! There is evidence that even before it became a treat, marzipan (or a similar sugar-almond mixture) was sold in pharmacies as a medicine.

The first mention of marzipan in Hungary dates back to 1544: the word "marczapan" comes from the Italian "marzapane" and was associated with the arrival of Italian confectioners on the Hungarian land. The first Hungarian (more precisely Transylvanian) marzipan recipe was published in a cookbook in 1695: grind 2 pounds of peeled almonds with 1-1.5 pounds of sugar in a mortar. It took a long time to grind, about an hour. Then sprinkle with rose water, mix with tragacanth and simmer over low heat. After cooking, cover with egg white.

In the 19th century and between the two world wars, marzipan was made by several small pastry shops, but Hungary only became famous for its marzipans in the last two decades thanks to a man called Szabó Károly; 1926-2009)

Szamos Múzeum Cukrászda, Szentendre

Karay Sabo was born in Transylvania (until 1921 this territory was part of Hungary). He then moved to Austria. but due to political squabbles he soon left for Lebanon. There he studied confectionery, incl. learned what marzipan is. He spent 7 years in Lebanon with his family, and after returning to Austria, he founded his own confectionery. They say that things were not going very well for him until he thought of sculpting the hero of a popular cartoon from marzipan and put it in the window of his pastry shop. So, in 1985, the first marzipan museum in Europe appeared in the town of Puchberg am Schneeberg.

Szabó Marcipán Múzeum, Budapest

Karoly Szabo decided to move production to Hungary after the death of his first wife. In 1994 he opened a marzipan museum in Szentendre. A wonderful small town on the banks of the Danube, located not far from Budapest. There is a bus and a special train from the capital (travel time from the final to the final is about 40-45 minutes). You can get there by water, but it takes much longer. The exact address is Szentendre, Dumtsa Jenő utca 12.

Not all travelers know that Budapest also has a marzipan museum. The one in Szentendre is called Szamos Múzeum Cukrászda, and the one in Budapest - Szabó Marcipán Múzeum... The names are different, but they have the same founder.

Szabó Marcipán Múzeum, Budapest

The history of the Szamos confectionery house begins from the moment when a young pastry chef named Szavits Mladen married a girl with the surname Samosh. The museum in Szentendre changed its name when Kara Szabo decided to retire. But he still could not hold out for long and created a second museum, which bears his name.

Hungarian Parliament building. Szabó Marcipán Múzeum, Budapest

The museum is located in Budapest, right next to the Fisherman's Bastion, in the building of the Hilton Hotel. Behind - the famous Buda Castle Church of Our Lady, known as "Matthias Church" (most tourists and even some guides incorrectly call it "St. Matthias Church").

Fisherman's Bastion. Szabó Marcipán Múzeum, Budapest

Many exhibits in both museums are made by Karoi Szabo, some are even repeated - not one to one, but very similar. The exhibits are very different: national heroes and symbols, cartoons, fairy-tale images, popular personalities in full growth, as well as just flowers, musical instruments, paintings.

Szabó Marcipán Múzeum, Budapest

Szamos Múzeum Cukrászda, Szentendre

Both production facilities - Szamos and Szabó - now exist in Hungary in parallel, but Szamos is more "promoted" and is constantly expanding. In 2011, in Budapest, on Vorsmarty Square - where the Christmas market also operates - he opened the Gourmet House (Hungarian Gourmet Ház / eng Szamos Gourmet Palace). There is not only a pastry shop and a coffee shop, but also a chocolate workshop. You can even enroll in chocolatier courses.

Both museums have small shops, and in Szentendre you can see how craftsmen make their masterpieces.

Szamos Múzeum Cukrászda, Szentendre

In these museums, you can see exhibits made not only from marzipan, but from chocolate, sugar-gelatinous mass, as well as with the addition of other ingredients.

Szamos Múzeum Cukrászda, Szentendre

I will show you a few more exhibits that I like the most.

Marzipan "handicraft" from Szabó Marcipán Múzeum, Budapest

Don't you see anything unusual in this installation? :)

Szamos Múzeum Cukrászda, Szentendre

"Grandfather planted a turnip. The turnip has grown big, very big!" In Hungarian "turnip, turnip" (the full word "shargarepa") is a carrot :)

Every girl dreams of being a princess at least for a minute :)

Szabó Marcipán Múzeum, Budapest

And in the "marzipan" liqueur, in fact, there is no marzipan: there are just additives that imitate its taste and aroma.

This is what not a single tourist leaves without :) Each such candy costs about 1 euro, so you don’t mind the money (the photo is old, the prices, of course, have changed a little). In each confectionery, you can buy one candy (pure marzipan, as well as with various additives) in order to decide for yourself which brand name will remain in memory for the longest time.

Personally, I have not seen Szabó products in ordinary Hungarian stores: apparently, you can buy them only in specialized places. And marzipans from "Szamos" can be found almost everywhere: from large shopping centers to shops at gas stations.

The article was prepared based on the materials of our own trips, as well as using the sites www.szamosmarcipan.hu, www.szabomarcipan.hu

During a trip to any country, the topic of souvenirs and gifts always becomes relevant, because you need to bring your family and friends a piece of emotions from the trip or leave something for yourself as a keepsake. In this article, we want to tell you about one of the most popular, interesting and useful gifts that you can bring from Hungary. Of course, this is delicious and healthy marzipan!

Marzipan is one of the most popular types of confectionery made with almonds and sugar. To date, it is not known for certain in which country and in which city these sweets were first prepared. But we can say with confidence that in Hungary, marzipan is treated with special respect and great love. At the same time, Hungary has absolutely no claim to the title of "homeland of marzipan".

Marzipan was first made in Hungary during the reign of King Matthias, in the 15th century, and was served in the form of almond paste. Since then, the interest in marzipan among confectioners and sweets began to grow rapidly. In confirmation of this, five Marzipan Museums have been opened in Hungary today in different cities. But more on that later.

The main ingredients of real marzipan must necessarily include sugar syrup or powder, and very finely chopped almonds. Real marzipan is necessarily made from sweet almond kernels, but with the addition of a certain proportion and bitter almond kernels, without which the real aroma and taste of almonds will not be able to open. Today, there are already a lot of recipes for making marzipan desserts. But what the correct proportions of bitter and sweet almonds should be is known only to real chefs and masters of their craft.

It's no secret that marzipan has tremendous health benefits as it contains many nutrients. Almonds are an excellent source of folate, vitamin E, and plant proteins. Marzipan helps well with nervous tension, mental disorders, pleurisy and asthma. It also prevents the development of various cardiovascular diseases, helps to improve vision, lower cholesterol levels and raise a person's mood.

During such traditional holidays as New Years, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween and many others, interest in marzipan desserts and, of course, their sales are growing rapidly. You can buy sweets in various souvenir shops, or in pastry shops that are open at the Marzipan Museums.

The most famous and most interesting marzipan museum in Hungary is the Museum in the city of Szentendre. In 1994, the opening of this institution took place under the leadership of the famous Hungarian culinary specialist Karoi Szabo. The name of this man is widely known throughout Europe. In Hungary, he is respectfully called the King of Marzipan, or Sabo Bachi is affectionately addressed, which in Hungarian means "Uncle Sabo". Marzipan Museum

The halls of this museum showcase the most interesting sculptural compositions made from marzipan. The most beautiful are the impressive size wedding cake, the Hungarian Parliament building, a map of the country, a violin and a portrait of the great composer Mozart, a huge portrait of Queen Maria Theresa surrounded by children, a whole hall dedicated to Austria. For children, this museum is just paradise - many compositions depicting figures of people and animals, fairytale heroes, houses and horse carriages. And all this beauty is made of marzipan!

The Museum has a pastry shop where you can taste or buy marzipan sweets for a gift, as well as a workshop where you can watch the process of creating compositions and various marzipan products.

The Marzipan Museum in Szentendre is located at Szentendre, DumtsaJenou. 12. The entrance ticket is 450 forints for an adult and 300 forints for children. Museum opening hours: daily 09.00-19.00, and in the summer - 09.00-20.00.

Another equally popular Marzipan Museum is located in the city of Keszthely, next to the famous palace and park complex Festetics, at the address - Keszthely, Katona Jozsef utca 19. The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10.00 to 18.00. The entrance fee is HUF 180 for an adult and HUF 120 for children.

The Marzipan Museum in Keszthely was opened in 1996 by the famous Hungarian pastry chef Katona Jozsef and his wife. It was through their efforts that the main collection of compositions of this museum was created, the number of which is about 100 pieces. The most impressive exhibit is the Festetics Palace with a park area, flower beds, fountains, a pond and fish, which took almost 2 months to make. In addition, here you can see other sights of Hungary made of marzipan, as well as many figurines and fairy-tale characters, various souvenirs, flowers. As a souvenir brought from Hungary, tourists often buy an elegant flower - a rose with a stem, which is also made of marzipan, moreover, it is neatly packed in a plastic tube, which makes it easier to preserve and conveniently transport the gift.

There is also a pastry cafe in this museum where you can enjoy various marzipan desserts.

The Marzipan Museum in Budapest is located at Budapest, HesAndraster1-3, which is located at the back of the St. Matthias Church. Museum opening hours: daily 10.00-18.00, and in winter - 09.30-17.00. In this museum, you can also see many amazing marzipan compositions depicting various figures, sights of Hungary and Europe. One of the most impressive is the St. Basil's Cathedral. It is surprisingly simple how these virucous pastry masters manage to reproduce such miracles!

Another popular marzipan museum is the museum in Eger, which is located in its historic center, near the minaret. In the exhibition halls of this Museum, masterpiece compositions of sweets by Lajos Kopczyk are presented, whose skill has been repeatedly rewarded with prizes at international contests of confectionery art. The Eger Marzipan Museum has a huge marzipan room, decorated in the Baroque style and reminiscent of the hall of some 18th century palace.

The Marzipan Museum in Eger is located at Eger, Harangontou. 14. The cost of the admission ticket is 600 forints for an adult and 300 forints for children. Museum opening hours: from Tuesday to Sunday from 09.00 to 18.00.

And the last, fifth, the Marzipan Museum is located in Pecs, at the address - Pecs, Apacautca1. Museum opening hours: daily 10.00-18.00. the cost of an admission ticket for an adult is 350 forints, for seniors and students - 200 forints.

If you, like me, loved and voraciously read fairy tales of all times and peoples, then you probably remember the Mouse King from the fairy tale of Hoffmann, who agreed not to touch the Nutcracker in exchange for marzipan. In those days, the Soviet food industry did not indulge us with delicacies, so I naively believed that a bun sprinkled with some sticky powder with the overseas name "Marzipan" on the label and with a gray mass sparingly measured for the filling is the magic marzipan from a fairy tale. Having seen and tasted real marzipan abroad after many years, I experienced a culture shock and realized that the idea of ​​marzipan was touching and, perhaps, one of the biggest gastronomic delusions of my Soviet childhood. However, marzipan remained a real fabulous delicacy for me.

In the small town of Szentendre, the original museum opened in 1994 by the pastry chef Karoi Szabo, the Marzipan Museum, is always popular. The museum is small, but very interesting - all the exhibits are made of marzipan mass.

Next to the entrance is a marzipan manufactory. Confectioners quickly and deftly sculpt funny figures right in front of your eyes.

We go up the steep stairs to the second floor and immediately gasp with delight! This is cake! If you want to "bake" the same, write down the recipe: 970 eggs, 25 liters of cream, 15 kg of sugar, 15 kg of chocolate, 20 kg of flour, 10 kg of glaze.

First, we get acquainted with historical figures.

King Matyash and his wife Beatrice of Aragon.

Marzipan map of the Austro-Hungarian kingdom, the mythical bird Turul and the sacred Hungarian crown

Hungarian Parliament building. The weight of the exhibit is 60 kg, and it takes at least 4 months to create it!

And then you find yourself in a real fairy-tale kingdom!

I forgot to take a picture of the plate, now I sit and wonder how much this giant Mickey Mouse weighs?

The history of marzipan dates back to the beginning of the last millennium and is closely related to the history of the spread of almonds. Moreover, almost all European countries are fighting for the authorship of marzipan dishes. The French are pulling the blanket over themselves, but the Italians are pushing them with their Sicilian legend, according to which marzipan was invented in the first month of spring in the year of the great harvest failure, when after a hungry winter only almonds remained of the edible. Almonds went into business in all forms, including in a hammer mixed with powdered sugar. The resourceful Italian people immediately learned how to make almond bread, almond pizza, sweet marzipan and macaroni with almond sauce. True, even the Egyptians added almonds to bread. This dish with royal nuts was intended exclusively for the pharaohs. It is not surprising that such a high-quality product was revered in many countries as bringing good luck, love, and prosperity. The most preferred version is that marzipan appeared in ancient China, from where it penetrated the Middle East and the Arabs, who captured the Iberian Peninsula in the VIII century, founded its production in the territory of modern Spain.

As for the etymology (Spanish: mazapán; Italian: marzapane; French: massepain; English: marchpane; German: marzipan), one of the versions is the Arabic word “MAUTHA-BAN”, meaning “sitting king”, so how marzipan has been shaped into figurines for a long time

Marzipan has many guises. First, by its nature, this mass is extremely plastic and capable of taking almost any shape. Therefore, a variety of figurines and ornaments are so well obtained from it, which are valuable in themselves and decorate other confectionery products. Secondly, there are as many ways to use almond plasticine as there are applicants for its invention. In Toledo, pine nuts are added to it, in Andalusia - candied fruits, sometimes finely chopped raisins are poured into marzipan, and in Holland, egg white, a few drops of liqueur and lemon juice are added and frozen in the refrigerator for a week. The essence of this, of course, does not change. Marzipan in glaze or without, in the form of painted figures or rolled into balls, similar to selected potatoes, is a fragrant and delicate magic.

Its magical essence is also confirmed by the fact that only two things are needed to create a marzipan mass - almonds proper and sugar. Both, ground into powder, interacting, firmly sticks together and penetrates each other without the participation of any auxiliary elements. The secret lies in the almonds, which contain the necessary amount and quality of vegetable oil for this process. Therefore, any attempts to replace (walnuts, hazelnuts, and even more so peanuts) are doomed to failure. In other nuts, the magic proportion of oil is inappropriate.

Bitter almonds are sometimes substituted with essence, almond liqueur, bitter almond oil, or omitted altogether. In this case, the marzipan mass can be used for decoration, but it does not have a specific "marzipan" taste. The sugar can be in the form of a powder or syrup, or it can be replaced with another sweetener. But the proportions of the main ingredients are the “top secret” of confectionery enterprises.

Manufacturers are experimenting with additional ingredients - flavors - cocoa, liqueurs, orange peel, rose water, spices - and dyes.

The best producers of marzipan not only keep secret the old recipes for its preparation, but also follow the traditional, proven technology of its production. Carefully sorted and peeled almond kernels are mixed with precisely calibrated amounts of water and sugar and ground between granite millstones. As a result of grinding, a "grit" should be obtained, which should not be either too coarse or too fine. Marzipan is fried in open rotating copper pans. The properties of copper as a catalyst and a certain frying temperature give the mass the characteristic recognizable taste of real marzipan. However, not all almonds can be used. The variety of walnut, its taste, moisture content and harvest time are of great importance.

And marzipan is prepared in two different ways: cold and hot.

The cold method consists of mixing carefully ground ingredients, while the hot method, in addition to the classic ingredients, also includes the use of freshly brewed sugar syrup.

Also, marzipan is used in the form of sweets glazed with chocolate or sugar icing and figurines of fruits or other figurines, without icing, but with dye. In its pure form, marzipan is called "marzipan bread". Moreover, today marzipan can not only be eaten, but also drunk: there are several dozen different marzipan liqueurs.

Well, about the benefits, but it is also involved here. Two dozen almonds are the daily intake of vitamin E for the human body. The very vitamin that fights stress more successfully than others and protects cells from damage as a powerful antioxidant. It would not hurt to return to history and remember that, according to one of the versions of the appearance of marzipan, it was invented as a medicine

In Hungary, sugar appeared in the XIV century. Then it was mined from sugar cane, so it was called cane honey and sold in pharmacies as a medicine or spice. Historians tell such an interesting thing: on the tables of the rulers Sigismund and Matyash, sugar first appeared in the form of small sculptures for decoration. In his travel diaries, a Bavarian traveler noted that during a feast in honor of the wedding of King Matthias

in 1477, the eighth course of the course was served on a chessboard made of sugar and almonds, prepared by a confectioner from Naples. The first Hungarian written mention of marzipan, according to the Historical and Etymological Dictionary of the Hungarian Language, contains a document from 1544. Then the word " marcipán "was written and sounded differently:" marczapan ", and Italian confectioners brought this new word.
The first marzipan recipes are believed to date back to the 16th-18th centuries

Although the history of marzipan goes back more than one century, it is still one of the most original and exquisite confectionery products, the personification of aristocratic sophistication, delicate taste, prestige and good taste.

If you decide to make marzipan yourself, you won't need anything special. You will need to take 400 grams of peeled almonds, 200 grams of confectionery icing sugar, 200 grams of high-quality sugar and a glass of water. Boil the syrup from water and sugar: bring to a boil and simmer for 20-30 seconds. Do not refrigerate the syrup. Place the almonds in a coffee grinder and grind them almost to dust. Then add the icing sugar and mix in a mixer at medium speed. Then, without stopping stirring, pour in a thin stream of hot syrup.

At the end of the process, knead the slightly cooled paste with your hands. The composition should turn into a smooth, homogeneous and plastic mass with the consistency of soft plasticine. This, in fact, is marzipan. It must be stored in the refrigerator, wrapped in plastic wrap.

If you are in Hungary, be sure to go to a pastry shop, breathe in the bewitching, fabulous smell and you are unlikely to resist not to take with you a whole package of this food. When you arrive home, make a fruit tea with cinnamon and orange peel, close your eyes and enjoy the magical taste of marzipan. And you will return again to those happy times, when you believed in fairy tales and did not doubt that all your dreams would come true!

All children love toys, and when they are also made of sweets, a lot of fun is guaranteed. If you are walking around Budapest, be sure to visit the Szabo Marzipan Museum with the whole family. It is located in the Hilton Hotel, located opposite the Fisherman's Bastion, one of the city's popular landmarks.

This location is convenient because it will allow you to combine a visit to several interesting places in one day. Even if your child is indifferent to sweets, he probably loves cartoons, the main characters of which are presented in this museum. However, here and adults will find something to be surprised, considering edible expositions.

Marzipan exhibits of the museum

Marzipan is a mixture of ground almonds and powdered sugar, flavored with other food additives and colors. It turns out to be so plastic that all kinds of figures can be sculpted from it. Almonds do not grow in our country, therefore marzipan delicacies are not very common, but in Europe it is customary to eat amusing figurines on holidays.

The Budapest Marzipan Museum is rich in large-scale exhibitions. It will be interesting for both adults and children to look at the smaller, but exact copies of famous landmarks, which are made of edible material. There is the Fisherman's Bastion, the building of the Hungarian Parliament, the chain bridge, St. Basil's Cathedral and other large-scale expositions. Each of them has signs indicating how much marzipan was spent and how much time was spent - this information is sometimes overwhelming. The museum displays a full-length figure of Queen Sisi, wearing a dress made entirely of marzipan. Marzipan portraits of famous people hang on the walls.

Expositions for children

Children will most of all like the performances of well-known cartoons with detailed elaboration. Small scenes contain not only marzipan heroes, but also other entourage - houses, trees. Among the marzipan figurines, children will see their favorite cartoon characters "Shrek", "Kung Fu Panda", gnomes, Dalmatians, pigs and many other characters. The part of the museum dedicated to cartoon characters is the most loved by children.

However, no less impressive for both children and adults will be huge chic cakes and incredibly realistic cacti, of which there are countless numbers. Children will also remember the marzipan room - all the furniture in it is made of this product. The exhibits in the museum are hidden behind glass, so you cannot touch them with your hands. On the ground floor of the building there is a pastry shop, where visitors can see the process of creating culinary masterpieces with their own eyes.

And, of course, few children and adults do not want to try attractive sweet figurines. This can be done in the cafe located next to the museum. Marzipan liqueurs and sweets are sold there, however, as noted by visitors, the prices are quite high. Perhaps this is due to the good location of the cafe, but you can buy marzipan sweets in other shops in Budapest much cheaper. By the way, relatively close, in the town of Szentendre, there is another Marzipan Museum, which we also recommend visiting with the whole family and comparing the exhibits of both museums.

Marzipans - sweet gifts from Hungary

The topic of gifts and souvenirs was covered by me earlier in the article: Hungarikums. Useful souvenirs and gifts from Hungary. Today I will continue this topic. What other useful and interesting gifts and souvenirs can you bring from Hungary? Of course, this is healthy and tasty marzipan. Marzipan in the form of almond paste in Hungary began to be made in the fifteenth century, during the reign of King Matthias (Mátyás király). In Hungary, marzipan is treated with great love and special respect. Hungary, of course, does not claim to be the homeland of marzipans, but they are very, very popular here.

The composition of real marzipans should include powdered sugar or syrup, and a mixture of finely-finely chopped almonds. There is a widespread version that marzipan is good for mental disorders, nervous tension and helps to raise mood.

It is no secret that almonds contain a huge amount of beneficial nutrients. It helps lower cholesterol levels and prevents the development of cardiovascular disease. Almonds are also a source of plant proteins, vitamin E and folate. It strengthens vision and helps with asthma and pleurisy. A healthy sweetness, isn't it?

Real marzipan is necessarily made from sweet almond kernels with the addition of a certain amount and bitter almonds. Without a bitter additive, marzipan will not reveal all its true taste and aroma.There are many recipes for making marzipan desserts. But the correct proportions of sweet and bitter almonds are known only to true chefs, masters of their craft.

In Hungary, during traditional festivals, interest in marzipan products tends to increase.On Easter, Valentine's Day, Halloween, Christmas, New Years and other holidays, sales of your favorite treat increase significantly.

These tasty and healthy sweets can be found in souvenir shops and pastry shops open at marzipan museums. If we talk about our region of Zala, then there is a small but very interesting museum in the city of Keszthely. Museum-confectionery Marzipan is located very close to the palace and park complex of Count Festetics, at Katona József utca, 19. The museum is open daily from 10 am to 6 pm, except Mondays. Tickets cost only 180 forints, and even cheaper for children.

We dropped in there just the other day, for a minute, in order to take photos for you in the confectionery at the museum. It's a paradise for kids here.

Here they will find a variety of marzipan candies in beautiful wrappers; they can choose bars, medals, round and square candies in the form of briquettes, figurines of animals and wonderful fairy-tale and cartoon characters to their taste.

And adults here will be delighted with excellent coffee and delicious pastries, the price of which is less than three hundred forints.

The price for marzipan figurines (Marcipán figurák) is from 490 to 720 forints, for sweets 210 forints, for a flower - 390 forints. You can also buy here, as a souvenir from Hungary, an elegant rose flower (with a stem) made of marzipan, conveniently packed in a plastic tube for better preservation.

Be sure to look into the museum itself, there you can contemplate simply unique exhibits from marzipan. For example, the marzipan palace complex of Count Festetics in all its glory, with a park area, fountains, flower beds, a pond and even fish.

And some more useful information for you, about what was on sale when we looked into the pastry shop. By the way, for learners of Hungarian, it will be very useful to write down the names of sweets for themselves in Hungarian.

Marcipán desszert golyók(marzipan dessert balls) - 210 Ft

They are available with different additives:

Földi Mogyorós (with hazelnuts);

Narancsos (orange);

Konyak - Meggyes (cognac-cherry);

Rumos diós (nutty rum);

Kókuszos (with coconut).

Ready-made sets of sweets in boxes-boxes:

Gyümölcsös - likőrős marcipán desszert

(Fruit and liqueur dessert) - 1370 Ft.

And there is also a marzipan mass of several colors (a kind of edible plasticine), from which you can, if you wish, mold whatever you want.

If you wish, you can visit other marzipan museums in Budapest, Eger, Szentendre, Esztergom and Pecs.

The most interesting museum -Szamos Marcipán Múzeum is located in the Hungarian city of Szentendre.

This m Uzey was opened in 1994 by a famous Hungarian culinary specialist named Károly Szabó. His name is known throughout Europe. Hungarians respectfully call him the King of Marzipan or affectionately Szabó bácsi, which translates as Szabo's uncle.

The Szentendre Museum is located at: Szentendre, Dumtsa Jenő u. 12.Tickets are not expensive at all, about five hundred forints.