{{Short description|Marzipan candy in the shape of a pig}} thumb|Marzipan pigs
The '''marzipan pig''' is a traditional German, Dutch, Belgian, and Scandinavian confectionery consisting of marzipan shaped as a pig.
During Jul in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, a tradition is to eat a rice porridge known as risgrøt (''risgrynsgröt'' in Swedish); a single almond is hidden in the porridge. Whoever finds the almond receives a marzipan pig as a prize.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hayford O'Leary|first1=Margaret|title=Culture and customs of Norway|date=2010 |publisher=Greenwood Press|location=Santa Barbara, California|isbn=9780313362491|page=74|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CFjVv4qZ8K0C&pg=PA74|accessdate=25 December 2015}}</ref> The same tradition exists for Christmas Eve in Denmark, but with ''risalamande''. In Germany, marzipan pigs are given at New Year's for good luck (''Glücksschwein'').<ref>{{cite web |title=Word of the Week: Glücksbringer |url=http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/__pr/GIC/TWIG__WoW/2013/01-Gl_C3_BCcksbringer.html |website=German Mission in the United States |accessdate=2020-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106172906/http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/__pr/GIC/TWIG__WoW/2013/01-Gl_C3_BCcksbringer.html |archive-date=2017-11-06}}</ref>
== See also == * List of almond dishes * Lemon pig * ''Posankka''
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Category:German confectionery Category:German traditions Category:Marzipan Category:Christmas food Category:Pigs in art Category:Scandinavian cuisine Category:Dutch confectionery Category:Belgian confectionery Category:Swedish confectionery Category:Norwegian confectionery