Marzipan eels are a pure Spanish Christmas tradition and, above all, a hallmark of the master pastry chefs of Toledo. The eel is one of the oldest figures used for marzipan, whose existence in Toledo has been attested since the time of the Catholic Monarchs.
Here the beauty of the sweet itself is combined with the creativity of the pastry chefs and the historical anecdote. Apparently, the hidden motive behind the production of marzipan in the shape of eels is due to the interest of the Christian authorities of the 15th-16th centuries in discovering hidden Jews and false converts, since the eel is an animal prohibited as food for the Jews. Jews.
Marzipan eels are a pure Spanish Christmas tradition and, above all, a hallmark of the master pastry chefs of Toledo. The eel is one of the oldest figures used for marzipan, whose existence in Toledo has been attested since the time of the Catholic Monarchs.
Here the beauty of the sweet itself is combined with the creativity of the pastry chefs and the historical anecdote. Apparently, the hidden motive behind the production of marzipan in the shape of eels is due to the interest of the Christian authorities of the 15th-16th centuries in discovering hidden Jews and false converts, since the eel is an animal prohibited as food for the Jews. Jews.