Ring Here
by Joan Carroll
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Title
Ring Here
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
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It's nothing like you have ever tasted before, unless you have been to Toledo Spain: marzipan. It is nothing like the almond paste in the stores in the US. And Convento Gaytanas is the place to go to get authentic marzipan, homemade by the nuns. Don't expect a big storefront. This is it, a small sign on the wall. The process of getting the the marzipan is half the fun. You ring the doorbell and hear the voice of a nun who speaks only Spanish. You can't figure out what she is saying so you mumble out a few phases that you know. And she goes on and on and on in Spanish until you are positively humbled by your ignorance of the language. Finally someone walks by....it's a very friendly place.....and talks back and forth with the nun and the door buzzes open. The inner hallway is dark, there is no one there to greet you, you just follow a sign with an arrow and figure you are going in the right direction. Finally you come to a small vestibule where there is an old dusty display case with the types of 'dulces' (sweets) sold. A shadowy figure of a nun appears behind a small wooden door, you point to what you want, the door closes, then opens again after a few minutes. Your dulces are pushed out to you, you push the money back in, and then leave the way you came in. When you get outside, you feel positively giddy from the experience! It is very other-worldly! Mazapan is Toledo's most famous dessert, often created for Christmas, and has protected geographical indication (PGI) status, much like Gorgonzola, Parmigiano-Reggiano, Melton Mowbray Asiago cheese, Camembert, Somerset Cider Brandy and Champagne. There are several possibilities for the origins of marzipan. Some put its origins in China. From there it was passed to the Middle East and the Arabic Empire introduced it to Spain. Whatever the origin, my first stop in Toledo is buying marzipan to eat while I'm there and my last stop in leaving is to buy marzipan to bring home.
FEATURED PHOTO, Signs group, 11/15/18
FEATURED PHOTO, No Place Like Home group, 1/26/18
FEATURED PHOTO, Signs group, 12/28/17
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JOHN TELFER
Joan, Great find and capture with a very interesting story, liked and promoted via G+ and T
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