The Monastery of San Clemente in Toledo is lucky. The Repsol guide has just given it a score Christmas Solite as a gastronomic highlight For the artisanal production of marzipan, as well as the Jesús María Monastery, run by nuns … Dominican Republic on Avenida de Francia.
For the first time, 27 monasteries in the country have received distinction from the Gastronomic Guide, a way of highlighting the artisanal desserts made in these historic workshops, some of which are… With centuries of tradition.
This is the case of the Monastery of San Clemente, according to tradition, Birthplace of Toledo Marzipan. It was the thirteenth century in Toledo, after the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, a famine that struck Castile. The nuns of the San Clemente Monastery to feed the population, Ground almonds and sugarthe only ingredients available, resulting in the emergence of “mezze bread”.
From there comes the monastery’s marzipan, which can be purchased in San Clemente Historical centerthrough the entrance to the Plaza de Padilla, or at Jesús y María, in their contemporary convent on Avenida de Francia, in the neighborhood Buenavista.