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Lebkuchen Information
Choice ingredients and exotic spices make
Lebkuchen a particular pleasure. The following ingredients are used as
the main constituents when baking Lebkuchen...
Hazelnuts, walnuts, almonds (the so-called "oily seeds")
candied orange and lemon peel
honey, flour, sugar, eggs
marzipan
and a special selection of the choicest spices:
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Cardamom
belongs to the ginger plants. For Lebkuchen on wafers this spice
is mainly obtained from Guatemala, India and Sri Lanka.
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Aniseed
is harvested from the aniseed plant native to the Mediterranean
basin. The main areas where it is cultivated are: Syria, Egypt,
Turkey, Italy, Bulgaria, and Spain. |
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Pimento
smells and tastes a bit like cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and pepper
- that is why it is also called "mixed spice". It is imported
from Mexico, the West Indies and Jamaica for Lebkuchen on
wafers. |
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Cloves
The ancient Egyptians were already already familiar with this
spice from originating East Africa, Madagascar, Indonesia and
Brazil.
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Coriander
is considered a typical spice for cakes. This berry the size of
a peppercorn occurs in Morocco, but in Hungary, Rumania,
Bulgaria and in parts of the Russian Federation as well.
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Ginger
is the pounded powder of dried root ginger. Chiefly imported
from India, this spice gives food and drink an unmistakable
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Cinnamon
is the most important spice in Lebkuchen baking. The choicest,
finest types come from Sri Lanka. |
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