Another Marzipan Story from Lubeck

The city of Lubeck is famous throughout Germany for its exquisite marzipan. There are various stories how marzipan was discovered. We may never find out, which one carries the seed of truth. Never less, all those stories are entertaining and worth telling. Here is one of them.  

In the 17^th century, there was a chef by the name of Franz Marcip, who in search of a job had to leave his home town of Lubeck. He found a work for a wealthy man. Franz was a very creative chef. He came up with variety of dishes for different occasions with ease. He never stopped to amaze his employer. One day, the rich man was preparing for a very important banquet. He had no doubt that Franz would come up with the most superb dessert for that special day.

Franz, who liked any kind of nuts, decided for the first time to add almonds to the dessert. He chopped almonds and mixed them with the dough he preferred earlier. He even went further, dipping the small pieces of already cut dough in some chocolate. The dessert was so well received at the party that it was given a name of Marcip in honor of the chef.

Franz with his experience and brand-named dessert returned to Lubeck, where he set up a bakery specializing in marzipan only. The rest is history as Lubeck remains the city of marzipan.