Christmas marzipan gets a makeover
Market pressures are driving innovation of the beloved holiday tradition in Germany's Luebeck
Lübeck
GERMANS believe no Christmas is complete without marzipan, the mouth-watering treat made of sugar and crushed almonds that dates back to the Middle Ages.
But market pressures are driving innovation of the beloved holiday tradition - not least in Luebeck, the charming port city in northern Germany that is arguably the world capital of marzipan.
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