You may have seen it at Christmastime or even recognized the name from the Nutcracker ballet (there's a whole dance dedicated to marzipan), but do you know what is marzipan and how it's made?

For Luisa Becker, lead marzipan dancer, “Nutcracker” is a tradition anyone can enjoy. “Like a lot of people, ‘Nutcracker’ was my first introduction to ballet,” Becker said.