Niederegger Dark Chocolate Covered Marzipan Loaf is a cherished tradition during the holidays or anytime. Covered in dark chocolate, the unmistakable pleasure of distinctive marzipan, made from delicious almonds and sugar, is unsurpassed when it's from Niederegger.

Net Weight:  75 g. / 2.65 oz.
Country of Origin: Germany

Niederegger Marzipan Pigs, known as Glückschwein in Germany, are a traditional German confection consisting of marzipan shaped as a pig.

During the holiday season, one tradition is to eat porridge, known as Risalamande, where a single almond is hidden in the porridge. Whoever finds the almond, receives a marzipan pig as a prize, which is a symbol of good luck!

And how did a pig become a symbol of good luck?  In the Middle Ages, farmers survived the winter depending on what they could produce. If they were really lucky, they had a pig - which meant MEAT all winter long. “Ich habe Schwein gehabt” (“I had pig”) became a common expression for being lucky.  You were lucky to eat, and later, you were just lucky.

In the more recent years, the pig became a good luck symbol, like a four-leaf-clover. In fact, some Glückschweinchen come with a little clover on them.

A German Marzipan Pig (Glückschwein) as a gift helps to insure good luck for the New Year, so it is often given as a gift between Christmas and New Year.  Some children are lucky to find one of these delicious piggies in their shoes on St. Nicholas Day!

Sold in multi-packs of 5.  If you wish to order the entire counter display box, it contains 70 pieces which is 14 5-packs.

Net Weight:  12.5 g. / .44 oz.
Country of Origin: Germany