Comments on: Sixteen Things You (probably) Never Knew about Navidad: Part 2

By: Kiryna

Kiryna — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:55:21 +0000

Almond soup is a sweet, thick soup made of a kind of marzipan dough dissolved in milk. It has to be served hot, with cinnamon powder and a thin toasted bread on top. Some years ago, the marzipan dough for the soup was sold in supermarkets and so on, but today it seems to be more difficult to find -which I didn’t know until I asked- because it’s expensive and not so popular. My mother has just told me my grandfather only found it last Christmas to be sold in Mercado Maravillas in Madrid. There are recipes for the dough all over the net, though.

By: Theresa

Theresa — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:14:36 +0000

Sounds delicious. Have you got a recipe. Hot or cold? Not like ajo blanco, no?

By: Kiryna

Kiryna — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:34:14 +0000

In my home there is this old tradition to have almond soup as dessert on Christmas Eve. Though you can purchase it everywhere, I think it is only traditional in Madrid or Castile -in my case, tradition comes from my father’s father side of the family.